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

Adit Garg

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December 1, 2023 - 5:00AM

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Adit Garg, 10, was a year 4 student at Epping Public School when he won the Primary News Story (Video) category of the inaugural Kids News Junior Journalist competition with his dynamic report of the Granny Smith Festival. Picture: supplied

READING LEVEL: GREEN

Epping Public School’s Adit Garg, newly 10 when winners were announced on December 1, said he was “very proud (and) thrilled to become a Junior Journalist” as he has “a passion for journalism”.

Adit covered all the fun of his neighbourhood’s renowned Granny Smith Festival.

“The main complication was that the location was too noisy for voice to be picked up by the smartphone,” the Year 4 student said, “so I had to use another device. This led to the problem of matching the audio with video, which I resolved with trial and error.”

Adit Garg, 10, a Year 4 student at Epping Public School in 2023, won the Primary News Story (Video) category but was also short-listed for his print entry. Picture: supplied

Adit was not the only student to enter twice, but he was the only one to be short-listed in both print and video sections.

“My dad likes reading news while my mum prefers to watch it on TV, so I wanted to address both audiences,” he said.

After stepping “into the shoes of a journalist”, Adit said he wanted “to continue on this journey.”

WATCH ADIT’S WINNING VIDEO OF THE GRANNY SMITH FESTIVAL