Why Youth Media

The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) connects students with a network of public broadcasting mentors and an innovative journalism curriculum to develop digital media, critical thinking, and communication skills while producing original news reports.

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Latest Reporting

  • How making pozole brings family together

    Desert Pines High School

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  • Teen volunteers tackle food insecurity in Los Angeles County

    Northview High School

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  • My grandmother’s gooey, crunchy, “gunkie” cookies

    Rockville High School

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  • The heart-warming stories behind four special family meals

    Etiwanda High School

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  • These student athletes steer clear of fast food before basketball games

    DC International School

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  • This family-run business brings Chicago soul food to the South

    Westwood High School

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Impact

“So much of what is accomplished in my classroom is thanks to the lessons you and SRL have taught me.”

Jean Biebel
Wauwatosa, WI

“I still have to pinch myself when I think of how I fell into this program. This is the most engaging educational program in the country. What else gives students a chance to research, collaborate, problem solve, create, write, speak, all for an authentic audience of the highest caliber?”

Michael Conrad
Detroit, MI

“I was totally bowled over. I was also, admittedly, overwhelmed a little by the challenges ahead–but only in a way that inspired me to want to meet those challenges. I really can’t say enough good things about this training and program.”

Joanna Greer
Silver Spring, MD