About us
Our mission
Looking from the outside in
To give young people a clear, accurate and independent account of American politics and its place in the world, from Americans their age writing from both the States and abroad.
— The Editors
Who we are
Youth Outsider is an independent, student-run publication covering U.S. politics and international relations, reported, written and edited by teenagers.
We launched in fall 2026 and are in our starter stage: our first stories are out, and we're building the newsroom now. Our writers are American teens living both in the States and abroad. We follow Washington closely, some of us from a distance, and report on how its decisions are felt around the world. That is the view our name describes: looking from the outside in.
01 · U.S. PoliticsElections, Congress, the courts and the White House.
02 · International RelationsWorld politics, and U.S. foreign policy abroad.
03 · Op-EdsArguments from students anywhere, clearly labeled as opinion.
How we report
Our standardsFact-checkedEvery piece is checked against its sources before publication.
Sourced and labeledFactual claims link to their sources. News and opinion are kept separate and marked.
CorrectedWhen we get something wrong, we fix it and say so with a dated note.