Kid Reporter: The Secret to Breaking News Synopsis
You don't need to be an adult to break news and change the world. You can start your career as a young reporter right now. In Kid Reporter you'll learn how to:research, investigate and interviewwrite, produce, photograph and recordfact-check and editbecome a publisher by starting a school newspaper, creating a TV- style news show, or a current affairs website or podcastKid Reporter will also help you become a savvy media consumer and creator in the digital age, from navigating the daily deluge of media, information and 'fake news' to grasping the tools to become a responsible creator yourself.Packed with inspiring stories from young people who've already started their reporting careers, Kid Reporter also offers tips from some of Australia's and the world's leading journalism experts.
Saffron Howden started and edited Australia's only national newspaper for kids, Crinkling News, and pioneered children's news literacy programs. She has worked for major news organisations, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, and AAP. She was Google News Initiative's first Teaching Fellow for Australia & New Zealand and developed a digital citizenship curriculum for Facebook Asia Pacific.
Dhana Quinn has worked as a radio, television and print journalist. Dhana has written for school-aged audiences at Crinkling News and was a presenter and reporter on the ABC's education program Behind the News.
