One Young World has concluded, but the impact will be felt for a long time -- not only by the local delegates but by the local youth reporters who covered the gathering at
Pittsburgh Youth Media. As previously reported by Pop City, the
Pittsburgh Youth Media project recruited 32 local high-schoolers from 26 districts to cover the One Young World Summit and to give a youth perspective to other future events in Pittsburgh.
Following a boot-camp training on journalism earlier this month, the students converged on the summit, meeting in their own press room at the David L Lawrence Convention Center. For four days they reported on a range of stories, from speakers such as Bob Geldof and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to the 50 breakout sessions held through Pittsburgh for the 1300 delegates attending from around the world.
Want to know what One Young World was like from a young person's perspective? The more than 80 stories at Pittsburgh Youth Media tell the tale from a multitude of angles:
An Experience of a Lifetime by Prem Rajgopal, Grade 12, Fox Chapel Area High School.
Inspired Delegates Have Hopes For Future Conference, by Sophie Belch, Junior, Riverview High School.
Nutrition and Education in Schools, by LaTionna Russell, Pittsburgh Obama 6-12.
Youth Summit Delegates Propose Behavior Changes, by Daly Trimble, Freshman, Fox Chapel Area High School.
An Apple for an Angel, by Brana' Hill, Senior, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 and Kendre Blue, Junior, Pittsburgh Milliones University Preparatory School.
Best of 2012 Summit, by Elianna Paljug, 10th Grade, Fox Chapel Area High School.
Successful Failures: Geldof Shares His Vision at One Young World Summit; article by Megan Fair, Senior, Hempfield High School; photo by Christian Snyder, Sophomore, Riverview Junior/Senior High School.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, by LaTionna Russell, Pittsburgh Obama 6-12.
Op-Ed: Lessons Learned on the Roberto Clemente Bridge: One Young World Bridge Party, by Lily Zhang, Senior, North Allegheny.
Opening Ceremony Electrifies the One Young World Summit, by Lily Zhang, Senior, North Allegheny High School.
Writer:
Marty Levine