About Us

PEARL World Youth News is an online international news service managed by secondary school students from around the world. Adhering to the highest journalistic standards, students select the issues they want to report on, and write, edit and publish their articles on the web-based news service. School publications can reprint articles from PEARL World Youth News to add a global component to their news.

Any secondary school student (between 14-19 years old) can join the news service as a PEARL Reporter after successfully completing an online training and certification course.

This initiative is a partnership between iEARN (International Education and Resource Network) and the Daniel Pearl Foundation. It aims to take students beyond becoming media literate into becoming international correspondents for student publications. Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered by terrorists in Pakistan, used journalism and music to connect people of diverse backgrounds. His skills as a foreign correspondent and his commitment to promoting understanding are the inspiration behind PEARL World Youth News.

The worldwide team of PEARL reporters and editors is encouraged to work collaboratively while researching, writing and editing articles. With an emphasis on unbiased reporting and respect for a diversity of views, PEARL World Youth News hopes to not only develop journalistic skills among students but also broaden cross-cultural understanding and provide an important global youth perspective.