Below, two judges from HuffPost Teen, Elizabeth Perle and Taylor Trudon, pick their favorites from Week 3. To enter this week's contest, post your entry by the night of July 19. We publish hundreds of teenage bloggers on HuffPost Teen, so this thoughtful piece by a high school newspaper's editor in chief hit home. The writer, Sam from New York City, clearly and deftly explains not only what the original article was about, but why it was important - to his own work as a young editor, and to all aspiring writers. His conclusion is so right: great journalism is about bravery. We thought this sharp, personal response showed some of that courage. As editor in chief of my school newspaper, I've repeatedly been faced with the decision of whether or not to publish articles that could potentially cause backlash from the school administration - exposés on homophobia in the school's sports program, feuds between teachers and faculty members, and so on. Time and time again, my co-editors and I have chosen not to publish these articles. Our justification: too much risk, not enough reward. That's why The New York Times's June 14 article on two student journalists, Paula Pecorella and Nicholas Krauss, who were arrested and charged with trespassing while working on an article on their school's flawed security policy for their school newspaper, Paw Prints, was so eye-opening. These brave high school students saw an issue in their school (in this case $10 swipe cards offered to high school seniors to enter the school's back gate), realized the extent of the problem - "it's harder to get out of the building than it is to get in" - and worked tirelessly trying to get to the bottom of the security hazards. When they were told, first by the newspaper's features editor then by their principal, that they should be careful in their investigation, the students refused to turn their heads the other way. The decision to pursue the article led to the arrest of both student reporters. While the students acknowledge their reporting could have been handled more responsibly, the relentless courage they showed trying to determine the truth about their school's flaws in security protocol is nonetheless worthy of admiration. Whether you look at these students" reporting or Glenn Greenwald's articles in The Guardian, one thing is clear: to be an effective journalist, you often need to be willing to sacrifice personal well being to obtain the truth. And next time my co-editors and I are faced with the decision of whether or not to publish a controversial article, we will no doubt remember Paula's and Nicholas's unwillingness to back down. Runners-Up We thought KaileeRHSNT11"s was an astute, well-written response to a question every teenager faces: How far is too far when it comes to social media? Here is an excerpt: According to the article, people have been using their First Amendment right, freedom of speech, a little too freely. Saying you are "going to kill the President" over social media is a dumb decision. No, seriously. Did you know you could be arrested? You can be sentenced to as much as 5 years in prison and fined for threatening the President, even if you "did not mean it" or if it was an "accident..." After a bit of thought, I came to a conclusion on my article-spurred question dealing with how long before technology no longer has positive effects on the world. My conclusion was this: Technology is not the cause of negative outcomes. We are. Meanwhile, Logan took a strong stand on the complicated and politically charged issue of women's reproductive rights. It's certainly an unusual perspective - this is the first we've heard of a 13-year-old boy sounding off on Senate Bill 5. Here is some of what he wrote: State Senator Wendy Davis of Texas filibustered a law proposed by Gov. Rick Perry that would have essentially shut down all abortion clinics in the state. Wendy stood and argued against the bill for eleven hours straight, fighting for a woman's right to choose regarding her reproductive rights. It's dismaying that a woman had to go to such extreme lengths to protect women's rights. As a thirteen year old boy, I'm not exactly sure I'm even entitled to an opinion on abortion. I don't really think any man is. At least one reason: none of us have a uterus.