11-year-old girl's dream to become a journalist gets the support of the Washington Post
Children really do have a way of reminding us all—even in the bleakest of times—that there are good things in the world.
This 11-year-old girl's silent efforts to prepare for a future career in journalism are so impressive, The Washington Post invited her to spend a day with them.
Liam Stack—a reporter at the New York Times—tweeted that he'd found out his cousin's 11-year-old daughter had secretly downloaded The Washington Post app two years ago, and had been a "loyal reader" since then.
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Just in case you weren't already blown away by this remarkable little girl, she has already decided she wants to study journalism and work for The Washington Post.
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Stack's tweet was spotted by the folks at this little girl's dream employer. The Washington Post tweeted a response, asking Stack to tell his cousin's child that she has an "open invite" to spend the day with them.
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"We're all very excited to work for her someday."
This girl is going places.
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
