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IYJC finalists are now in the UK!Meet some of the finalists in this year’s International Young Journalist Competition! They’re from England, New Zealand and India.

“Hello. I’m Steve Chang. I’m English and I live in Manchester. My mum’s English and my dad’s Chinese. I’m seventeen. My hobbies are swimming and surfing the Internet. Oh, and I like cooking – Chinese food, of course! My birthday’s on 12th April and my favourite colour’s blue.

My interests are the cinema and multicultural British society. My ambition is to be a reporter.”

“Hi! My name’s Emily Watson. I’m sixteen years old and my birthday’s on 30th November. I’m from Richmond, in south-west London. I haven’t got a favourite colour – I like all colours. I like dancing and playing squash.

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My ambition is to be a newspaper editor one day. My special interests are sport and science and technology.”

“Hello. My name’s Rebecca Russell. I’m eighteen and I live in Auckland, New Zealand, with my parents. My hobbies are drawing and scuba diving – a strange combination, I know! My favourite colour’s red and my birthday’s on 3rd November.

My ambition is to be an illustrator. My special interests are psychology, education and tourism.”

“Hi! I’m Amar Prabhu and I’m from Delhi, in India. I’m eighteen years old. My birthday’s on 17th July and my favourite colour’s green. I love music and I like singing and playing the guitar. My favourite band is Euphoria.

My special interests are music, international politics and globalisation. One day I want to be a cameraman.”