• Six Child Media Prodigies You Should Fear

    That 16-year-old TechCrunch writer with 120,000 Twitter followers, who we wrote about yesterday, is part of a burgeoning child punditocracy. Children are operating in virtually every facet media — and doing so successfully. Fear for your job.

    Here's a rundown of some of the more promising names in child-labor media. Some of the names will probably look familiar to you, since these kids are famous. Far more famous than most media hacks. In other words, they're coming for your job, loudly.

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    By Ryan Tate
    Nov 6, 2009 2:23 PM 22,902
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    Six Child Media Prodigies You Should Fear

    The Pint-Sized Political Pundit

    Name: Jonathan Krohn

    Age: 13

    Summary: Talk-radio regular and self-published author became a smash hit when he spoke at the CPAC right-wing convention.

    More: The home-schooled youth practiced public speaking at Christian Youth Theater plays and calling in to Bill Bennett's radio show. Has appeared on CBS News and Today. His endorsement was sought by a Georgia gubernatorial candidate.

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