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From left to right: U.S. Rep. John Larson's Youth Advisory Cabinet members
Isabelle Palumbo, 16, of Southington High School; Sarah Hague, 16, of
Northwestern Regional  School in Winsted; Sara Miltenberger, 15, of Granby
Memorial High School; and Kelly Morrissey, 15, also of Northwestern
Regional. They are all from Connecticut.
    Photo by  Kiernan Majerus-Collins/Youth Journalism International
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Hello loyal readers,
Another new issue<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/2march2009jfdslarew453578134...>of
ReadTheTattoo.com <http://www.ReadTheTattoo.com> is online now, featuring
the works of young writers in India, Kuwait, England and Connecticut. Two
news articles
<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/2march2009jfdslarew453578134...>
focus
on the efforts of a powerful U.S. congressman, John Larson, to create a new
YouthAdvisory Cabinet to seek input from several dozen Connecticut teens.
It's the first cabinet of its kind and could become a model for public
officials who want to reach out to a new generation. Youth Journalism
International senior reporter Wesley Saxena and reporter Kiernan
Majerus-Collins tell the
story<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/2march2009jfdslarew453578134...>
 . <http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/slumdog-song-pulver-20090302...>Five
other pieces are tied to the recent Academy Awards, with most dealing with
some aspect of Slumdog Millionaire, the hit movie tracing the rise of a boy
from the slums to game show triumph in India.
Writing about the movie are India's Harsha
Mishra<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/slumdog-mishra-2009-0302fdsj...>
,
a YJI reporter; reporter Sana Ali
<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/slumdog3-ali-20090302vaffa53...>
in
Kuwait; and junior reporter Mariah
Pulver<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/slumdog-song-pulver-20090302...>in
Arizona, Junior reporter Upasan Bhaumik in England reminds us there is
also a great book<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/slumdog2-bhaunmik-20090302va...>behind
the film.
From Jamaica, reporter Jason Lofters brings another Oscar winner to the fore
with his review of
Wall-E<http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/wall-e-20090302brsaf72834575...>
 .
This marks our 14th issue of The Tattoo so far this year, with more in the
works. All of the previous issues of the world's largest and best
teen-written newspaper, going back 15 years, are online at
ReadTheTattoo.com<http://www.ReadTheTattoo.com>
.
For information about Youth Journalism International, the educational
nonprofit (IRS ruling pending) that works with the young journalists, see
its website at youthjournalism.org <http://www.youthjournalism.org>.
We are always eager for constructive criticism, tips and any help anyone can
offer. Let us know how we're doing.
To contact us about The Tattoo, write to thetat...@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading,
Steve Collins and Jackie Majerus
Co-founders, Youth Journalism International and The Tattoo
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