What does it mean to trust the news in an age of AI, fractured attention, and declining public confidence? For Te-Rina Isaáko a youth leadership scholarship opened the door to three days of rigorous dialogue, challenge, and connection at the 2025 Socrates Seminar in Queenstown. In this reflection, she shares what it was like to step into a global conversation on media, trust, and leadership, and why youth voices are a necessary part of it.