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    A Newspaper by Teens, for Teens

    “The lessons I learned and the people I met have always influenced who I am as a person and as a parent. Those were formative years.”
    by Julie Beck May 28, 2021 7 minutes
    Source: Wenjia Tang

    Updated at 8:24 p.m. ET on May 28, 2021.

    Each installment of “The Friendship Files” features a conversation between The Atlantic’s Julie Beck and two or more friends, exploring the history and significance of their relationship.

    This week she talks with the founder, a former editor, and several former student journalists of L.A. Youth, an independent nonprofit newspaper for and by teens in the Los Angeles area that ran from 1988 to 2013. They reflect on how their time at the paper shaped their values and the people they became as adults; how meaningful it is for high schoolers to have their voices heard; and the friendships they’ve carried with them from their teen-journalism days.

    The Friends:

    Johnathon Briggs, 47, a communication strategist who lives in Naperville, Illinois
    Stephanie Cruz, 34, a postdoctoral researcher who lives in Seattle
    Mike Fricano, 45, a director in the strategic-communications division at UCLA, who lives in Los Angeles
    Donna Myrow, 76, the founder and former publisher of and author of , who lives in Palm Springs, California , 47, an immigration lawyer who lives in Los Angeles , 47, a stay-at-home dad who lives in Bakersfield, California

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