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PEARL Reporter Certification Program
The
PEARL World Youth News (PEARL) Reporter Certification Program is
aimed to help secondary school students get started as international
correspondents for a global youth news service. From writing leads
to finding sources and conducting interviews,
this
program discusses reporting techniques and the ethics of
journalism, which are the cornerstone of a reporter's credibility.
On
successfully completing this program,
a high school student gets the opportunity to:
Like any professional news
organization, PEARL features objective and balanced news stories covered
by a worldwide team of student
journalists. It is not a web log or blog, which is based on
personal observations and opinions. Using online forums, students work together
to decide the issues to be reported, conduct research and interviews, and
edit articles.
PEARL reporters and editors
come from many different social and cultural backgrounds. The
news
service
reflects this diversity by covering
a variety of issues and views. Its online structure enables participating students
to
exchange questions and information and
write about issues with balance and fairness.
Daniel Pearl, whose life
and work have inspired this project, brought people from various cultures
closer through journalism. His skills as a
foreign correspondent were apparent not only in the entertaining pieces
that shed light on other cultures and customs but also in investigative
stories that uncovered the truth from the rubble of war and
devastation. PEARL encourages
student journalists to uncover, report and write news stories in the spirit of
Daniel
Pearl and continue his legacy of building
cross-cultural understanding.
Go to the certification course
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