Meet 9-yr-old girl who acts as editor and lead reporter for her own newspaper

This Pennsylvania 9-year-old who acts as editor and lead reporter for her own newspaper is the real MVP.

Hilde Kate Lysiak, 9, of Selinsgrove, has been writing, editing and publishing the Orange Street News for more than a year.

She published a YouTube video recently, where she defended herself from critics who say she is too young to be reporting news and should instead be "playing with dolls" or "having tea parties".

"I know this makes some of you uncomfortable, and I know some of you just want me to sit down and be quiet because I'm 9. But if you want me to stop offering news, then you get off your computer and do something about the news. There. Is that cute enough for you?" she said.

And for those who have criticised her for covering homicides, the young journalist said she acted on a tip Saturday afternoon about police activity on Ninth Street, so she visited the scene, spoke to police and neighbors and was able to write a story bearing the headline, "EXCLUSIVE: MURDER ON NINTH STREET!"

The budding journalist, who said she developed a passion for the field when her father worked for the New York Daily News, has been profiled by the Columbia Journalism Review and the Today show.

Lysiak said she won't be giving up her chosen career anytime soon.

"I just like letting people know all the information," she told The Washington Post. "It's just what I really want to do. And crime is definitely my favorite."

Watch her reporting below.

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