These NYC students say misinformation about COVID-19 led to hurtful, racist comments from their peers: 'They were basically saying how we have coronavirus because we are Chinese.' So, they made a podcast to set the facts straight — and call out racism.
, director of programming and new audience at NPR and another of our judges, agreed."I actually found myself sounding out the words as I went along," she said.
Several minutes into the episode, it becomes clear the Dragon Kids have more on their minds than a few cool vocabulary lessons. Soon, they get down to the business of journalism, shining a light through the swirl of misinformation that followed COVID-19 into their community. Before their New York City schools shut down, the Dragon Kids say those rumors led to hurtful, racist comments from classmates in the hallways and even in the classroom.
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