'I wear a hoodie but it doesn't mean I'm a bad person' NEWS: Schoolgirl filmed a news report about the stereotyping of youngsters.

Byline: Tina Junday

WATCH this space - Coventry schoolgirl Alice Gordon could be a future face of television after making her telly debut last night, aged just 12.

Alice, of Arnold Avenue, Styvechale, filmed a news report about the stereotyping of youngsters who wear hoodies as a "press pack" reporter for BBC children's programme Newsround.

She was filmed interviewing a university professor of social studies and members of the public in the city centre after the programme's producers contacted her last week.

In her report Alice, a pupil at Bishop Ullathorne RC School, expressed the right for young people to wear a hoodie without being judged.

She said: "I wear a hoodie but it doesn't mean I'm a bad person. Young people wearing hoodies are stereotyped as being bad but that's just an assumption.

"I went to the shops and saw an elderly woman who was carrying all these bags of shopping and this boy wearing a hoodie went to help her. She was quite hesitant at first but then realised he was just trying to help.

"That's not to say that all of them are good. Some people that wear them are bad people but you have to remember that not everyone is."

She said she never imagined she would be picked to be on the popular kids' news programme, but had enjoyed every minute of the experience.

She added: "It was even better than I thought it would be. I was really happy to do it. I never realised they would pick me. I was a bit scared being filmed but I always wanted to be on TV.

"My mum and dad were quite shocked because they didn't really know I'd sent anything in.

"The BBC said my article had a lot of information given that we only had 150 words to explain what we thought of hoodies. They said I explained it well and that they didn't have a lot of people saying hoodies were not such a bad thing and that's why it was interesting.

"I'll always remember this. I'll carry on writing reports to them because I love it and I'd like to see what they think of them."

Dad Gary, aged 39, said: "She's always had her head in books and loves to write.

"It came a bit out of the blue because I had no idea she sent her story in. She plays the flute, goes to dancing classes and now she's been on television - we just can't keep up with her."

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NEWSHOUND... Alice Gordon (top and (above) was filmed by BBC newsround for a report about hoodies (left).