Rory Hu
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Who Will Tell the Story Next? Three Generations Reflect on Today’s Journalism Crisis
Journalists are storytellers of our culture, politics and life. But who is telling their stories? I spoke with 3 generations of journalists I met at AAJA’s Seattle convention. Through their eyes, I took a peek at the life of the people behind the “breaking news” and learned how they are coping with some of the…
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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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Starting Small, Hitting It Big: Young Scientists Engineering the Future
When we look at everyday objects, most of us see background props. But some young scientists see a solution instead: cow bones as water filters? Ant smelling power for allergen detection?
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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
Youth Journalism Alliance 