Over the summer, six young reporters recruited by Blast, the BBC project for young people, will be given the chance to share their views on the big stories of the day in an attempt to encourage young people to get more involved in news.

Every Friday the BBC News website will publish their reflection of the week's news coverage.

Meet our young reporters by clicking on their diaries below:

Jasdeep Slough "I'd like to cover stories from around the world" Genevieve West London "Journalism is about making people's voices heard" Abigail Essex "I've found out exactly what the BBC do!"

Camilla Worcester "Journalism is a craft you can apply in different areas" Charlotte Kings-Lynn "I would like to cover human stories I feel passionate about" Dhiren Leicester "I've just come back from India where I helped set up a school"