Student journalist earns national recognition

April 20, 2021

Congratulations to Nahshon Cooper, an eighth grader at John Hopkins Middle School,  for being named a runner up in the national 2021 Aspiring Young Journalist competition. Nahshon’s portfolio showcasing his creative videos, interviewing and editing skills and serious and feature stories caught the judges’ attention.

Nahshon is in the John Hopkin’s Center for Journalism and Multimedia magnet program. Students learn about TV production, multimedia technology and multimedia journalism. The award is sponsored by the Journalism Education Foundation. Nahshon’s goal is to become a broadcast journalist.