Burke Girl Tapped As Scholastic News Kid Reporter

BURKE, VA—A Burke girl has been chosen to take on the task of reporting on local and national news.

Lillian Martosko is one of 44 promising young reporters ages 10–14, from across the country and around the world selected to join the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. The reports cover breaking news, entertainment and sports on the local and national level, described by the organization as “news for kids, by kids." This is her second year participating.

Living near DC has allowed her to cover major events happening on the national stage. She's covered the Women's March on Washington and a "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day" event held by President Trump at the White House.

Her story on the Women's March begins by saying,

More than 500,000 people participated in the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, a day after the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

The idea for the march took hold on social media after Trump’s victory in the November election. Many women expressed concern about controversial statements that Trump had made during the campaign about women, immigrants, Muslims, and others, and wanted to make their voices heard.

She then goes on to describe the atmosphere of the march and the signs protesters were carrying. Martosko added a special element to the story by interviewing kids that participated in the march. Read all of her stories here.

"I want to make a difference by reporting about events that other people are not able to witness," Martosko told the organization. She aspires to be an author or journalist.

For more information about the Scholastic News Kids Press Corp, click here.

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