On this episode, we talk to students who attended the Journalism Education Association's national convention in Philadelphia, November 7-10. We got their perspective on how they view journalism and why it's important to them, as well as their take on the president-elect calling journalists the enemy.

Student Journalists we spoke to:

* Sophie Nguyen, Granite Bay High School, California (1:21)

* Ghost Taylor, Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas (12:38)

* Linus Bossardt, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles (15:29)

* Jenny Marquez, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles (18:29)

* Hannah Berk, Pulitzer Center (21:28)

* Allesandra Tremulis, Carlmont High School, Carlmont California (23:00)

* C.J. Getting, Naperville High, Naperville, Illinois (33:55)

* Vivian Kumpf, Delaware Hayes High, Delaware, Ohio (35:41)

* Juliana Yao, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania (39:07)

* Anna Herr Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana (41:57)

* Oskar Doepke (44:12), American School in London

* Sophia Bateman (47:19), American School in London

* Rena Felde (49:18), Redondo Union High School, Los Angeles

* Student newspaper tribute (37:19)

- The Spoke- Conestoga High, Berwyn, PA

- Comet- Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana

- The Dispatch- James Bowie High School, Austin Tx

- Eastside- Cherry Hill East, Cherry Hill, NJ

- The Nexus- Westview High School, San Diego, CA

- The Redwood Bark- Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA

Advisors saluted

- Julie Francesconi, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, California

- Adriana Chavira, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles

- Lindsey Skaggs, Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas

- Cyndi Hyatt, former advisor, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania

- Kristina Collard, Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana

- Keith Carlson, Naperville High School, Naperville, Illinois

- Julianne McLain, Delaware Hayes High School, Delaware, Ohio

- Louisa Avery, American School in London, London, England

- Justin Raisner, Carlmont High School, Carlmont, California

Also saluted

- Journalist Kitty Felde

- Washington Post reporter, Arelis Hernández

- Sophia Bassi, student, Columbia University 

Articles of note

- Why Does Wellness Notify My Parents by Sophie Nguyen

https://granitebaytoday.org/why-does-wellness-notify-my-parents/

- Hidden Narratives, Individual Realities of Student Drug Dealing by Allesandra Tremulis

https://scotscoop.com/hidden-narratives-individual-realities-of-student-drug-dealing/

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