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The homeowner, a waste picker with long hair and amateurish heavy makeup, went on television and became the center of controversy. She was Liu Peilin, a 63-year-old transgender woman who had been raised by a foster family.
Say hello to our newest contributors — the student journalists of Chadwick International School, South Korea
What does it mean to be a global citizen? Does world news matter? Can media cross cultures? Students from the Chadwick International School in Songdo, South Korea, Skyped with GSS executive director Beatrice Motamedi and answered these and other questions in their first group story for Global Student Square. From avid readers to youth struggling to connect world news with their own lives, these students provide insight on what the next generation of news consumers will look like. Here are a few of their responses.
Special thanks to Chadwick teacher and journalism adviser Stuart Read. Responses have been edited for length, clarity and style. —Simon Greenhill, editor
“I feel like I should be aware of what is going on outside of the life I am living, and not only concentrate on my life.”
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“For some reason, most of the major events that are happening around the world do not relate to me or my community. “
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“Being a global citizen means that you are aware of what is going around the world and you try to make positive changes in your society.”
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“Living in a country that could go into war at any time, I watch the world news and take the events very seriously.”
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“(World news) affects who we are.”
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