About

Welcome to The SUNN Post, America’s first national student newspaper!

 

 

About Us

Launched in March 2025, The SUNN Post is the flagship program of the Students United News Network (SUNN), a network of 150+ student newsrooms in more than 30 states nationwide. We are a non-partisan national student newspaper that syndicates and commissions high school and undergraduate reporting, features, opinion writing, and broadcast news from the SUNN network. Our graphics and writing are by students, for students – and the teachers, parents and mentors who are invested in their futures.

Our Mission

SUNN and The SUNN Post are programs of Kidizenship, a non-profit, non-partisan youth civics organization that aims to empower student journalists and modernize civics education. 

We believe student journalism is a vital form of lived civics education that teaches students to inquire, research, fact-check, and consider new perspectives—work that is especially important as youth trust in traditional media declines and student journalism programs collapse. We provide a platform for young people to be heard and participate in the national conversation.

How We Work

We support and professionalize young journalists using the following process:

  • Pitch & Commission: Student journalists in our network pitch their best content. We also commission new work from our team of student reporters nationwide.
  • Edit & Fact-Check: Our young editorial team edits the pieces and mentors students, helping them polish, fact-check, and professionalize their work.
  • Publish: We publish 3-5 pieces per week on SUNNPost.com, aggregating both syndicated and commissioned content.
  • Share: We share content with our partners and adapt it for social media channels like Instagram and TikTok (@sunnposts).

Our Impact

Since we launched our platform, we’ve made a true impact that only keeps on growing:

  • 22,000+ students, teachers, parents, and mentors in our audience.
  • $71,000 + in prizes and honoraria awarded directly to students. 
    • 2,500 +  highly-engaged student content creators have been involved.

Our Team

Leadership Team

Our leadership is made up of educators and students who are passionate about uplifting scholastic journalists.

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Amanda Little

Founder

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Ryan Derenberger

Editorial Director

 Teen Advisory Board

The TAB is made up of young journalists from around the country who source, compose, and edit articles, as well as creating content for our social media channels.

  • Wyatt Meyer- ODYSSEY Media Group in Athens, GA
  • Alara Göksu and Charlie Martin- The Black & White in Bethesda, MD
  • Taia Menefee- The Beachcomber in Beachwood, OH 
  • Emily Ryu- The Spectator in New York City, NY
  • Andie Korenge- Eagle Eye News in Parkland, FL
  • Emmie Wolf-Dubin- Hume-Fogg Knightly News in Nashville, TN
  • Ella Persky- The Oracle in Mountain View, CA
  • Julia Taylor- Los Angeles, CA
  • Sam Yarkin- Washington, D.C.

Our Partners

Our partners help amplify our initiatives, expand our reach, and give students involved in our programs more opportunity to network nationally and gain pre-professional training as journalists.

Get involved

Are you a student journalist or educator who wants to get involved in SUNN? We’re always on the lookout for:

  • School journalism programs who want to become part of SUNN

  • Student writers and graphic artists who would like to write and illustration for The SUNN Post

  • Students who would like to join our Teen Advisory Board to curate the content we syndicate and create content for social media

Reach out at evie@kidizenship.com for more information.