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The Vox Box archive for Dec. 10, 2007

MONDAY, DEC. 10, 2007


"Mr Bush? Is your Refrigerator running?"

An Icelandic teen claims he was questioned by police after dialing an apparently private White House number and posing as Iceland's president. (ABCNEWS)When Vífill Atlason, a 16-year-old high school student from Iceland, decided to call the White House, he could not imagine the kind of…

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In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.