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>>> EACH
>>> EACH YEAR SCHOLASTIC PICKS 50 CHILDREN FROM AROUND THE
WORLD TO BE PART OF THEIR
SCHOLASTIC KIDS PRESS, AN AWARD-
WINNING TEAM OF YOUNG
JOURNALISTS AGES 10 THROUGH 14
AND THEY SHARE ONE OF THOSE
REPORTERS IS FROM SEATTLE AND
SHE JOINS ME NOW.
THIS IS 10-YEAR-OLD AND FIFTH-
GRADER, ZOE ADELE MIRCHANDANI.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU.
>> WHEN DID YOU START
REPORTING?
REPORTING? >> WELL, I STARTED REPORTING,
THEY ANNOUNCED IT IN SEPTEMBER,
SEPTEMBER 26.
SEPTEMBER 26. A WEEK AGO.
SO EXCITING.
SO EXCITING. I WAS REALLY, I WAS REALLY
NERVOUS BECAUSE I WAS, LIKE,
NOW I NEED TO INTERVIEW PEOPLE.
>> AND IT CAN BE A LITTLE
INTIMIDATING SOMETIMES TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. HOW
THAT. HOW DO YOU GET TO BE ONE OF THE
50 KIDS ?
50 KIDS ?
50 KIDS ? >> WELL, I HAD TO APPLY TO DO
IT.
IT.
IT. YOU
IT. YOU HAVE TO WRITE A NEWS ARTICLE
AND AN ESSAY ABOUT WHY YOU WANT
TO BE A KID REPORTER AND I ALSO
ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT MYSELF
. THEY PUT A COUPLE THINGS
ABOUT YOU ON THE WEBSITE SO
THEY WANTED TO KNOW SOME THINGS
ABOUT ME AND THEY ALSO -- YOU
ALSO HAD TO SUBMIT A HEADSHOT.
>> WAS THAT YOUR FIRST
HEADSHOT?
HEADSHOT?
HEADSHOT? IS SORT OF LIKE A SCHOOL
PICTURE SO NOT BIG DATA VIDEO.
AND MY FAVORITE THING OF ALL.
I LIKE BIG PRESS CREDENTIALS SO
THERE YOU GO.
>> AND A NOTEBOOK.
>> AND A REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK.
YOU WILL GET ADDICTED TO THESE
AND YOU WILL ALWAYS WANT ONE
BECAUSE THEY ARE COOL AND THEY
FIT EASILY.
FIT EASILY. WHERE DID YOU WRITE YOUR
ARTICLE ABOUT ?
>> I WROTE MY ARTICLE ABOUT --
SORRY -- ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION
CALLED, LEADERSHIP TOMORROW.
AND IT'S BASICALLY ABOUT MAKING
LEADERS OR CREATING LEADERS WHO
ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> DID YOU FOCUS ON ANY
PARTICULAR PROBLEMS ?
>> NOT REALLY.
KIND OF THE OVERALL, WHAT
PEOPLE WANT TO GET OUT OF THE
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. >> AND HOW YOU BECOME A LEADER.
NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?
NOW YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND BE A
REPORTER, RIGHT?
REPORTER, RIGHT? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO WORK ON ?
>> I HAVE SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS.
ABOUT CONSTRUCTION IN THE
SEATTLE CENTER.
SEATTLE CENTER. THE NEW ARENA AND THERE IS A
LOT OF ATHLETES HERE AND
AUTHORS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE DOING QUITE INTERESTING
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH.
>> I GOING TO CALL THEM UP THE
PHONE AND ASK HIM LIKE
REPORTERS DO.
REPORTERS DO. HAVE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE?
THE INTERVIEW YOU WOULD LIKE TO
GET.
GET.
GET. IT
GET. IT WOULD BE THE TOP OF THE LIST?
>> I THINK SOME OF THE TOP OF
MY LIST, I DON'T WANT TO NAME
NAMES BECAUSE --
>> IN THE GIVE US A FEEL?
>> THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING
WOMEN ADVOCATES WHO ARE ALSO
ATHLETES SO I WANT TO MAY BE --
>> I THINK I MAY KNOW WHO YOU
ARE THINKING OF.
IT'S POSSIBLE THERE ARE TWO OF
THEM YOU MIGHT WANT TO
INTERVIEW TOGETHER.
INTERVIEW TOGETHER. JUST PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. HOW DO YOU THINK KID REPORTERS
MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN ADULT
REPORTERS?
REPORTERS? >> WELL, I THINK IT'S HAVE A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN
ADULTS.
ADULTS.
ADULTS. SOMETIMES ADULTS WRITE ABOUT
STUFF THE KIDS MAY NOT REALLY
CARE ABOUT AND I THINK WITH THE
SCHOLASTIC KIDS PRESS, KIDS CAN
WRITE NEWS BY KIDS, FOR KIDS.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THOSE TOPICS
YOU THINK WE MIGHT NOT
ORDINARILY COVER THAT TEND, 10-
14-YEAR-OLDS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >>
ABOUT. >> I THINK CLIMATE CHANGE
MARCHES AND SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH
HOMELESSNESS AND DIFFERENT --
MAYBE JUST ORDINARY PEOPLE
DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS.
OR THEY HAVE INTERESTING
STORIES IN THEIR LIVES THAT
PEOPLE MAY NOT ALWAYS HEAR
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. >>
ABOUT. >> AND THAT CAN BE REALLY
INSPIRING TO MEET THOSE PEOPLE
AND TO LOOK FORWARD.
AND ALSO YOU WILL BE LIVING
WITH THESE THINGS LONGER THAN I
AM.
AM.
AM. LET'S
AM. LET'S BE REAL.
MATHEMATICALLY SPEAKING.
MATHEMATICALLY SPEAKING. DO YOU THINK YOU WANT TO BE A
REPORTER WHEN YOU GROW UP ?
>> ACTUALLY I WANT TO BE A
LAWYER BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY
DECIDED WHAT KIND OF LAWYER YET
BUT I KNOW I WANT TO BE AWARE.
>> WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE A
LAWYER ?
LAWYER ?
LAWYER ? >> I ENJOY DEBATE AND SPEAKING
UP FOR PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WHO
MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE A VOICE, I
WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM A
VOICE.
VOICE.
VOICE. >>
VOICE. >> CAN YOU THINK OF AN EXAMPLE?
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> YOU
>> >> YOU THINK IS EXCLUDED OR
DOES NOT HAVE A VOICE ?
>> IMMIGRANTS.
>> IMMIGRANTS. A LOT OF IMMIGRANTS.
PEOPLE DON'T REALLY SPEAK UP
FOR THEM AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD
BECAUSE THEY ARE PEOPLE TOO.
>> THEY ARE, INDEED.
THEY ARE OUR FELLOW CITIZENS
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT CITIZENS
BUT THEY ARE FELLOW HUMAN
BEINGS.
BEINGS.
BEINGS. SO, TELL ME ABOUT THIS.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY CHANCE
YOU COULD PRINT JOURNALISM AND
LOT TOGETHER?
LOT TOGETHER? THERE ARE A LOT OF LEGAL
ANALYSTS AND WE NEED PEOPLE TO
EXPLAIN INTERNATIONAL LAW OR
MAYBE IMMIGRATION LAW?
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU SHAPE
YOUR FUTURE.
YOUR FUTURE. >> I LOVE WRITING.
I STARTED LIKING WRITING LAST
YEAR BECAUSE OF MY FOURTH GRADE
TEACHER, MR. DOWNING.
>> IT'S GOOD TO HAVE GOOD
TEACHERS, ISN'T IT?
THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE STORIES
YOU CAN COVER TOO.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TEACHERS.
>> TEACHERS ARE EVERYDAY
SUPERHEROES.
SUPERHEROES. >> THEY ARE, INDEED.
I LIKE THAT.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
ARE YOU REPORTING FOR A CERTAIN
PERIOD OF TIME AND YOU SUBMIT
SOME ARTICLES?
SOME ARTICLES? WHAT IS THE PROCESS ?
>> I CAN PITCH IDEAS OR BE
ASSIGNED IDEAS BY MY EDITOR.
OR I CAN PITCH IDEAS TO MY
EDITOR AND I'M DOING THIS FOR
THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR SO, UP
UNTIL I THINK NEXT AUGUST OR
SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER. >> COOL.
>> COOL.
>> COOL. AND THEIR KIDS FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD WERE PART OF THIS.
WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT SOME OF
YOUR FELLOW REPORTERS ?
>> I KNOW THERE ARE 21
DIFFERENT STATES.
DIFFERENT STATES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. AND I THINK SOMEONE FROM THE
U.S. TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO.
>> WILL THERE EVER BE A TIME
WHEN YOU WERE ALTOGETHER ?
>> I'M THE ONLY ONE IN SEATTLE
SO, NOT REALLY, BUT I THINK THE
REPORTERS WHO LIVE IN
CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK MEET UP
A LOT.
A LOT.
A LOT. >>
A LOT. >> YOU GUYS CAN ALWAYS SKY.
EVEN OVERSEAS.
EVEN OVERSEAS. WHAT IS YOUR MOST, THE FIRST
THING YOU WILL TACKLE?
WILL YOU TACKLE A BIG ISSUE OR
TACKLE A CELEBRITY OR AN
INTERESTING, EVERYDAY STORY?
>> I THINK CELEBRITY FIRST.
ADVOCATES.
ADVOCATES. I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT ONE.
I THINK THAT'S MY FIRST IDEA.
THE ATHLETES, WOMEN ACTIVIST.
>> HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO REACH
THEM ON THE PHONE ?
>> NOT YET.
I STILL HAVE TO PITCH THE IDEA
TO MY EDITOR SO I'M STILL
WORKING ON THAT.
>> THAT'S ALWAYS TOUGH TO GET
UP BY THE EDITOR BUT I THINK
THIS ONE WILL BE FINE.
AND ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE
PICTURES AND DO THE OTHER
THINGS AND DO WE GET TO SEE
REPORTING WHEN YOU PUT IT OUT ?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU CAN GO TO THE SCHOLASTIC
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. >> AND WE CAN FIND IT THERE.
>> AND SOMETIMES IN SCHOLASTIC
CLASSROOM MAGAZINES.
CLASSROOM MAGAZINES. >> YOU ARE JUST IN THE FIFTH
GRADE.
GRADE.
GRADE. PRETTY IMPRESSED.
PRETTY IMPRESSED. >> THERE ONLY 210-YEAR-OLDS.
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
GIRLS ROCK.
GIRLS ROCK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD LUCK.
GOOD LUCK. WILL YOU STAY IN TOUCH AND LET
US KNOW HOW IT GOES?