It’s time for kids to ask the questions

Do you know what it takes to be a journalist?

CBC Kids News gave some students from the Toronto area an opportunity to learn about that at a studio tour on Jan. 17.

CBC Kids News video producer David Mewa, on screen, speaks to kids during the studio tour on Jan. 17 in Toronto. (CBC)

“For a long time, news was just for adults,” said CBC Kids News video producer David Mewa in a video created for the event.

“But at CBC Kids News, we think it’s time for kids to ask the questions.”

Sunny and Cora from C.D. Farquharson Junior Public School in Toronto test out what it’s like to do a television news interview. (CBC)

“I really like that, because it gives awareness to kids and it lets us have it kid-friendly,” said Kate from St. Anselm Catholic School.

Kids learned about the five W’s and one H that it takes to put together a news story. They are:

Who?

What?

Where?

Why?

When?

How?

A Toronto student learns what it’s like to be a camera-operator during the studio tour. (CBC Kids News)

Then the kids were invited to put together a news story using a toolkit designed by CBC Kids News.

Arts, the environment and soccer were some of the topics these kids wanted to hear more about.

Check out what the studio tour looked like in the video above.

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