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May 2, 2024 — 1 min read

Jill Dando News journalists being interviewed by BBC News

By Amelie, 12, Jill Dando News Correspondent

Buzzing young journalists got interviewed outside the Houses of Parliament.

Jill Dando News' outstanding team had an incredible opportunity with national news provider, BBC .

The team of journalists travelled to London on to visit the Houses of Parliament, not knowing they were about to have an astonishing interview.

The interviews followed an unprecedented, special day of commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary of Jill's death and her incredible legacy.

They got asked question like

Why do you want to be a journalist ?
What do you think is going to stop you from being a journalist ?
Who was Jill Dando to you ?

Their responses were very positive and uplifting.

Amelia said: “It was a lovely day and was full of joy, generating lots of positive news stories. Read one of them here!”

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