Editor in Chief
Rory Hu
An avid journalist and reporter for Nickelodeon’s Nick News, former TIME for Kids kid reporter, Emmy nominated TV producer, Rory has interviewed Biden administration Cabinet members such as Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg; phenomenal kids like youngest farmer in US and TIME’s KID of the Year top 5 finalists; Apple CEO Tim Cook, former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, former Marlins GM Kim Ng, and more.
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Clichés: Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Are clichés the villains of our writing — or simply misunderstood? We love to hate clichés — but what if they were never the enemy? The researchers found the little known benefits of clichés
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Habeas Corpus: A Tug-of-War Between Power and Liberty
In a tug-of-war between power and liberty, how did habeas corpus evolve from enforcing the king’s authority to freeing elephants?
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Beneath the Waters, The Key to Predicting Earthquakes May Surface
Earthquakes are scary, and what makes them even scarier is that they’re unpredictable: we never know when the next “big one” will hit. Earthquakes and tsunamis have wreaked havoc on human civilization since the beginning of time, with the earliest recorded occurring in the 2000s BCE. And we’ve been trying to explain why they occur…
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Opinion | A New Pope Emerged… and So Did Ironies
In that dramatic ancient ritual, with puffs of smoke as a signal in the age of the iPhone, we caught the first whiff of the many ironies that swirl around the modern papacy like incense in a cathedral. With all eyes on Rome, here are a few of the contradictions that rise with the smoke.
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Science Fairs: the Barometer of American STEM Culture
Recently, heated debates have sparked in the Republican Party over the H-1B visa program and whether it ultimately benefits America. Tech entrepreneurs Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk have argued that the program is necessary because American culture does not value intelligence enough, with Ramaswamy tweeting that “American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence.” But are…
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Making Waves and Moving Earth – Dr. Lin Jian’s Quest to Understand Our Dynamic Planet
Interviews, Earth Making Waves and Moving Earth – Dr. Lin Jian’s Quest to Understand Our Dynamic Planet Over the course of the years, few scientists have bridged the worlds of oceanography and earthquake research as seamlessly as Dr. Jian Lin. Over decades of exploration, analysis, and innovation, Dr. Lin has made profound contributions to understanding…
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Humanitarianism: A Journey of Two Worlds
With the rise of tension in global geopolitics, the humanitarian crises and the relief efforts inevitably unveil under the media spotlights. What is the history of humanitarian aids? What is the present and future of the humanitarian system? YJA interviewed three UN OCHA leaders, Joyce Msuya (the assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs), Lisa Doughten (Director,…
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Janet Yellen Interview
Kid Reporter Rory Hu interviews U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on various topics.
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These Little Pieces Episode 11
Winner of 6th New York Times Student Podcast Contest Episode 11: The Past, The Present, and The Forkture
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Pete Buttigieg Explains Infrastructure Bill
Kid Reporter Rory Hu interviews Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and finds out what the “Infrastructure Bill” is all about from Sec. Buttigieg himself
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Women trailblazers of Major League Baseball
Meet Alyssa Nakken, an American professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball, and Kim Ng, the first female general manager of a men’s team in North American sports history. What does it take for women to be successful in a male dominated industry like MLB? To hear the answered from…
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One Day As White House Correspondent
Rory shadows the CBS White House correspondent, Ed O’Keefe, for a day to experience what it’s like to work as a member of the White House press. She has a sit-down interview with Jen Psaki and follows it up by asking the former White House press secretary two questions concerning the young generation during the…
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