What's the Scoop?
What’s the Scoop? If you are a student looking for news about the upcoming presidential election, the Scoop is what you need.
The Scoop08 is the first-ever daily student newspaper. It is the brainchild of Alex Heffner, an 18 year-old senior at Phillips Academy. Alex and his co-founder Andrew Mangino, a junior at Yale University and editor of the Yale Daily News, decided to create a newspaper by students and for students.
Alex has organized a group of 300-400 student volunteers from high schools and colleges all over the country. The student volunteers choose the topic they would like to cover. They cover political parties, candidates or in some cases, issues.
This year, 44 million Americans ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the 2008 election. That means that one in four voters in this election will come from this age group. Candidates are aware of the power of the youth vote and all of them have specialized youth campaign managers.
Alex and his team of volunteers have become an important news source for young voters around the country.
The Scoop08 also has an advisory board that supports the students’ work. Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut, William Buckley, the founder of the National Review, and Judy Woodruff from Public Broadcasting are members of the advisory team.
The Scoop08 is a not-for-profit organization that is interested in getting young voters engaged in the issues and personalities that will determine who will become the next president of the United States. Visit The Scoop08 at www.scoop08.org.
Source: CNN, The Scoop08
BLOG QUESTION
Why are so many young people interested in this presidential election?
The Scoop08 is the first-ever daily student newspaper. It is the brainchild of Alex Heffner, an 18 year-old senior at Phillips Academy. Alex and his co-founder Andrew Mangino, a junior at Yale University and editor of the Yale Daily News, decided to create a newspaper by students and for students.
Alex has organized a group of 300-400 student volunteers from high schools and colleges all over the country. The student volunteers choose the topic they would like to cover. They cover political parties, candidates or in some cases, issues.
This year, 44 million Americans ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the 2008 election. That means that one in four voters in this election will come from this age group. Candidates are aware of the power of the youth vote and all of them have specialized youth campaign managers.
Alex and his team of volunteers have become an important news source for young voters around the country.
The Scoop08 also has an advisory board that supports the students’ work. Senator Joe Lieberman from Connecticut, William Buckley, the founder of the National Review, and Judy Woodruff from Public Broadcasting are members of the advisory team.
The Scoop08 is a not-for-profit organization that is interested in getting young voters engaged in the issues and personalities that will determine who will become the next president of the United States. Visit The Scoop08 at www.scoop08.org.
Source: CNN, The Scoop08
BLOG QUESTION
Why are so many young people interested in this presidential election?
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