Youth Journalism International
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May 26, 2012
YJI is an extremely caring organization that I was grateful to be a part of. As a teenager in Minnesota who became a reporter for YJI, I never had thought I could reach such a huge audience with my voice as a high school student and I never had thought I would receive such fantastic support. The YJI team makes a point to promote a sense of community globally. They have done so by being personally connected to every reporter from all over the world. Then they even go further and connect those who are involved. I have made life-long friends with people through the YJI even though we live in different parts of the world. YJI is an organization that provides valuable point-of-view of important world events in the eyes of the youth. I cannot imagine a better organization that globally empowers the voice of our future.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
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May 25, 2012
2 people found this review helpful
I got involved with YJI during my freshman year of high school, 15 years ago. Jackie and Steve were excellent mentors who taught me the skills necessary to research, write, and publish news and opinion articles. They empowered me, as a teenager, to ask questions of the adults around me, and they taught me to do this in a respectful, but persistent, manner. The technical skills have been tremendously helpful throughout my work as a medical student and researcher. More importantly, my time with YJI gave me ye skills and confidence needed to succeed as a woman in the male-dominated field of neurosurgery.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
May 25, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
Youth Journalism International has been the platform for developing my intellectual understanding over the years by joining this wonderful organization in 2005 as a student journalist when I was a teenager and now that I’m its board member. Ever since, I have been inspired from YJI’s growing environment of talented youths from around the world. Students find YJI a fascinating organization due to its professional conduct of journalism and nurturing bond of friendship within its community. The diversity of YJI’s students from across the globe has made it an amazing stage for cross cultural understanding and building up bridges between youths of various countries. In addition, I have also found some amazing friends at YJI that I value the most. Among YJI’s cultures are professionalism, freedom of speech, respect, openness, knowledge sharing, education and friendship and there are no room for any sort of discriminations. I have experienced nowhere else such encouragement and support that YJI’s mentors and its founders has been giving me since I have joined this organization.
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Definitely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
May 24, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
I was lucky enough to become involved with Youth Journalism International in 1996, when I was a sophomore in high school. At that point I was a teenager who wanted to get into writing and reporting, but had no idea how and where to start. Over the next three years, I learned about writing, reporting and researching, skills which helped me through college, law school, and continue to help me in my career as an attorney. I also learned that if you truly care, if you truly have a passion for something, you can make a difference. I learned that because Steve and Jackie truly care about introducing teens to the world of journalism, and they have made a difference to teens all over the world.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
September 4, 2010
I was involved with Youth Journalism International when I was a high school student, from 1996-1999. It is hard to explain just how important that experience was to my development, both academically and as a person. I learned to write effectively for a variety of audiences. I also learned to research topics so that I was telling a complete story for the readers of our newspaper. I learned that when you work on a team, with a group, it is important to follow through on your work, because, in a way, everyone is depending on you. Even more importantly, I gained self-confidence, in that I found out that with hard work I could put out a news story that was of interest to people in my area. Steve and Jackie are two of the most thoughtful, most dedicated people I've ever met. They truly care about the members of YJI, and have done everything in their power to make sure that everyone has a positive experience. You can find people positively affected by YJI on a local level, a national level, and a global level. The lessons I learned from Steve and Jackie served me well in college, in law school, and now as I practice law. I can never thank them enough, and I can't say enough positive things about YJI.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
that YJI has been crucial in my development as a student and professional. The writing and researching skills I learned will serve me well for the remainder of my career.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
working with Steve and Jackie, and learning about writing, researching, and working as a team to put out a great end product.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
kind people from a variety of backgrounds. Everyone worked hard and truly wanted to learn how to write and produce news stories.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
have an even greater global reach, and could help improve journalism education for students across the world.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
May 24, 2012
Youth journalism International has provided me with something that has made me believe that i, a normal girl, can do wonders with what i have. up til now, YJI has been my life's greatest achievement. and no doubt, the organization has given me a lot of important information and is beneficial for both, its students and readers. i get from YJI, something that can never be obtained from anywhere else in the world! Luv u YJI!
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Likely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
September 3, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
Although it has only been a month, since i have joined Youth journalism international, Steve Collins, and Jackie Majerus; the editor and executive director, have excelled my expectations, by their polite and impressive ways of instilling the spirit of journalism. Their polite ways of telling me what to do, how to write, and communicate with the readers, has not only improved my writing, but has also given me a new hope. This organization has strengthened my hopes for the future. Not only me, but above 200 students from around the world have been provided with the same opportunity, and the doors are still open. Youth Journalism International is an organization that educates the young generation, to produce better journalists and photographers for tomorrow. The collective contributions of so many students coming from different cultures, results in the best journalism organization, for young people i have ever come across, with no doubt!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my writing skills, my thoughts, and thousands of other aspects.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
change nothing. it is the perfect journalism organization.
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For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
The organization, is perfect, the change; is to be made by the people, by donating more and more, so that the doors of this youth journalism international remain open for students.
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
my volunteering, gave me a lot of benefits, from increasing my writing skill, to meeting a hand full of new friends.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
it makes me feel spectacular, and encouraged.
1 person found this review helpful
May 23, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
While today's media outlets present celebrity weddings and sensationalism as top news of the day, it is refreshing to have an organization like Youth Journalism International. Reporting with accuracy, truth, objectivity and an un-jaded and unique perspective, from locations around the globe, it is even more incredible that the moving, poignant stories are coming from our young people who are living their reporting. YJI helps to build bridges while empowering young people regardless of age, culture or gender, to seek the truth and share it. The founders, Steve and Jackie Majerus-Collins and the YJI volunteers are providing guidance and opportunities to young journalists in ways that many would not otherwise have available. Endorsing and supporting Youth Journalism International will certainly have a postive impact on, not only young journalists, but the world at large and the future of journalism.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
May 23, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
YJI offer an amazing service, allowing for young people globally to be given an opportunity that they never would normally. They allow for as much or little commitment and time as students have.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
May 22, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
YJI fosters the ideas that it is a good thing to be a well-written, well-informed, etc., world citizen (for lack of a better word; it's called Youth Journalism International for a reason). It provides an outlet of expression for those who wish it, and some great writing for those who wish to read it. While quite a few articles (just a bit much to me) involve pop culture, the serious side of journalism, the quirky side of it, and somewhat longish form journalism have all been presented as well. It's hard to understand how the folks who work so hard for YJI, who've founded it and pretty much dedicated themselves to it since 1994, have received such little recognition for this - when they deserve so much more.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
A lot
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Quite well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
May 22, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
I am a Youth Journalism International student already 2 years. During these years I have gained lots of journalistic skills with the help of YJI. This organization is a great opportunity for young journalists to do their first steps in journalism. Narine Daneghyan From Armenia
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
May 22, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
YJI is not only amazing organization, it's also amazing family. They really help young people to make a difference in their community through giving them amazing journalistic skills and giving them platform to show their work.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
September 3, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
YJI is the best opportunity that youth can have. They really give us the space we need to express our opinions.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
They make really outstanding outcome.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Nothing because YJI is really amazing.
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