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"Some of the first to take blogging, iPods and cell phones into Jefferson County's media news realm haven't yet graduated from high school.

These students are known as the 4-H Network News crew. Their mission: gathering news with attitude for the youth-run 4-H Network News, recognized at the national 4-H level and by Washington State University as a trend-setter for web communication and marketing. "

Members of 4-H Network News Club include (from left, back row) Tyrus Wilcox, Megan Gordon, Sophie Gilbert, Freeman Luoma, Souhil Alazani, Travis Sharpe, William Bennett and (front) instructor Jack Olmsted, Barbara Svetich and instructor Pamela Roberts

By Kelly Joines
Leader Staff Writer

Some of the first to take blogging, iPods and cell phones into Jefferson County's media news realm haven't yet graduated from high school.

These students are known as the 4-H Network News crew. Their mission: gathering news with attitude for the youth-run 4-H Network News, recognized at the national 4-H level and by Washington State University as a trend-setter for web communication and marketing.

"We are a national model," said Pamela Roberts, Jefferson County 4-H coordinator. "We are showcasing what people can do in small communities and have an effect on a national level."

4-H is the largest youth organization in the nation, with seven million members and 60 million alumni. 4-H Network News Club is one of the first to install a program in Jefferson County to teach young people the necessary skills to attain jobs relating to the digital and online world. (Read More)

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