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DUISBURG, GERMANY - OCTOBER 28: Kyra Cooney-Cross of Australia celebrates scoring her team's first goal with teammates during the Women's international friendly match between Germany and Australia at Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena on October 28, 2024 in Duisburg, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Matildas break 19-year drought

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Australia’s losing streak against Germany came to an end as the Matildas’ Cooney-Cross clocked 50 games

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TOPSHOT - Devotees carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha during a procession ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai on August 30, 2022. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

Indian festival brings us together

This Diwali, learn about the Ganesh Utsav festival, celebrating a significant Hindu deity: 2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Video) category

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KIDS NEWS 2024: Junior Journalist Newsroom and competition: Years 7-8 entrant and current Junior Journalist of the Year Madison Riquelme submitted original illustrations with her four-part domestic violence series of stories. Picture: Madison Riquelme/supplied

Teens worried about violent crime

PART 4: The final instalment in the reigning Junior Journalist of the Year’s four-part series, entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category – WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

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Silent epidemic impacting males

PART 3: The reigning Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year returns with a four-part DV series entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

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Kids innocent victims of filicide

PART 2: The reigning Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year returns with a four-part DV series entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

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Part 1: how to write a news story

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Part 1 of our Junior Journalist series explains what makes a story newsworthy and what you need to know to get writing

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Part 2: choosing the right words

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Part 2 of our Junior Journalist series helps budding reporters discover the words to use and the ones to leave out

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Part 3: hook them with a headline

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Part 3 of our Junior Journalist series investigates the importance of a headline and what makes a good one

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Part 4: sharpen your interview skills

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Part 4 of our Junior Journalist series will have you conducting interviews like a pro

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Part 5: creating a video news story

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Part 5 of our Junior Journalist series teaches students the key steps to creating a video news story with the help of Studio 10 host Narelda Jacobs

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Education missing the mark on DV

PART 1: The reigning Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year returns with a four-part DV series entered in the Secondary News Story (Print) category WARNING: RED LEVEL (secondary only)

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DAILY TELEGRAPH 18TH APRIL 2024
Pictured at the Channel 7 Morning Show studio at Eveleigh in Sydney is The Morning Show hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur, with Adit Garg, 10, as the announce the launch of the 2024 Junior Journo Newsroom competition. Adit won the inaugural Primary News Story (Video) category in 2023.
Picture: Richard Dobson

Cub reporters sniff out fake news

Kids News Junior Journalist 2023 winners and The Morning Show hosts launch the new-look Kids News Junior Journo Newsroom and 2024 competition aimed at teaching kids essential media skills

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Kids News 2023: A group entry from Year 5 students at St Agatha's Pennant Hills, has won the Primary News Story (Print) category of the inaugural Kids News Junior Journalist competition for their story on organ donation. From left to right:Children from left to right: Raghav Sharma, 11, Andric Pereira, 11, Angus Madigan, 11, Gabrielle Wen, 10, Layla Hasrouni, 11, Meghna Dharmadasa, 11. Picture: supplied

Organ donors give gift of life

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: News Story (Print), Primary – St Agatha’s Pennant Hills, NSW, Year 5 group entry

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Kids News 2023: Victoria Shridhar, a year 8 student at St Patrick's College Campbelltown, has won the Secondary News Story (Video) category of the inaugural Kids News Junior Journalist competition with her video report from the 2023 Celebration Sing Out! at Sydney Town Hall, which raises money for the Music Therapy Unit at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. Picture: supplied

Chorus with a cause for sick kids

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: Secondary News Story (Video) – St Patrick’s Campbelltown, NSW, Year 8 entry

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Kids News: From left, brothers Jonathan and Joseph Tan won the secondary sports story (print) in the Kids News Junior Journalist Competition for interview with Australian Olympic javelin thrower Mackenzie Little. Picture: supplied

Javelin champ inspires next generation

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: Secondary Sport Story (Print) – St Aloysius College and Lady of Dolours Chatswood, NSW, Year 7 and Year 4 joint entry

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Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year. Year 7 student Madison Riquelme who attends St Monica's College in Epping, Melbourne has been named the National Kids News Junior Journalist of the Year. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS EMBARGOED until Friday 1 December . Picture: Ian Currie

Karate kid fights back on bullying

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: Junior Journalist of the Year and Secondary News Story (Print) – St Monica’s College Epping, VIC, Year 7 entry

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Kids News 2023: Lucas Bordignon, a year 5 student at Lysterfield Primary School in VIC, has won the Primary Sports Story (Print) category of the inaugural Kids News Junior Journalist competition with his dynamic report of a junior U11 AFL semi-final in the Eastern Football Netball League between Lysterfield Wolves and the Heathmont Jets, with the Wolves taking the win, 45-14. Picture: supplied

Wolves keep Jets at bay in thriller

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: Primary Sports Story (Print) – Lysterfield Primary School, VIC, Year 5 entry

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SA student Franklin Oliver, Year 5, is a category winner of the Kids News Junior Journo comp, claiming the Primary sports video title.

Speedcuber shoots and scores

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: Primary Sports Story (Video) – Gilles St Primary School, SA, Year 5 entry

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Kids News 2023: Adit Garg, 10, a year 4 student at Epping Public School, has won the Primary News Story (Video) category of the inaugural Kids News Junior Journalist competition with his dynamic report of the Granny Smith Festival. The roving reporter is pictured at TBC. Picture: supplied

Beloved festival’s post-pandemic comeback

2023 Junior Journalist Competition WINNER: Primary News Story (Video) – Epping Primary School, NSW, Year 4 entry

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Junior Journalist winners named

After receiving 200 print and video submissions from cub reporters nationwide, it’s time to meet the winners of the 2023 Kids News Junior Journalist competition

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Jim Chalmers and his interviewer Saffron Deacon, 9, Bowen Hills. Picture: Liam Kidston

Treasurer Jim Chalmers ‘a naughty kid’

Becoming a good interviewer and presenter takes planning and practise – watching how other junior journalists have tackled the challenge is a great place to start WATCH THE VIDEO

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Mabel Tovey interviews Usman Khawaja for 'Tiny Edition, Monday, August 14, 2023 - Picture: Richard Walker

Junior journalist talks trolls with sporting star

Cub sports reporter Mabel Tovey asked test cricketer Usman Khawaja how he handles hecklers – WATCH THE VIDEO to pick up interview tips before submitting your Junior Journalist entry

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Enter the Junior Journalist competition

We’ve extended our hunt for the next generation of news breakers. The Junior Journalist competition now closes on Friday, October 27. Click here for more info and to enter