Nick Kristof's Youtube channel

Nick Kristof on assignment for the New York Times.

Nick Kristof (who is sponsoring that amazing contest that I spoke of yesterday) has also started a wonderful (and depressing) YouTube channel to showcase all the columns he's written about. Amazing footage and stories fill the videos. I've seen three today and they were so depressing that I had to switch to watching ABC's The Bachelor.

Here's a sample of one of the more hopeful pieces (last thing I want is for you to be depressed and run away from my blog!):

Awesome job opportunity for a student

New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof (also one of my favorite journalists) is offering a chance of a lifetime for any student based in the United States. He will take you on a trip to visit the places he does in remote parts of the world and give you a powerful stage (the New York Times paper and blog) to let your voice be heard.

So what kind of a person am I looking for? The truth is, I’m not entirely sure – except that I want someone with excellent communication skills, who can blog and vlog in ways that will capture the interest of other students. If you’ve done blogging, vlogging or journalism, be sure to mention that. Ditto for anything else that makes you special or will make your voice more memorable.

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