TIME for Kids: ‘8 Questions for Francesca Di Cristofano’

TIME for Kids, the elementary school news magazine that reaches two million students across the country, interviewed Pelham Examiner Managing Editor Francesca Di Cristofano for its 8 Questions feature.

8 Questions for Francesca Di Cristofano

December 14, 2018
Courtesy Francesca Di Cristofano
TAKING THE LEAD Pelham Examiner is a news site owned and run by students.

When a local newspaper in Pelham, New York, shut down in the spring of 2018, a group of student journalists started their own news site, Pelham Examiner. TFK’s Brian S. McGrath spoke with the managing editor, high school senior Francesca Di Cristofano, about the challenges and rewards of running a news site.

1. How did the Examiner get started?

(Click to read more on the TIME for Kids site).