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

  • Fusion restaurant owner brings Asian flavors and culture to fast-casual dining

    West Ranch High School

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  • How this family comes together to make maple syrup

    Trumbull Career & Technical Center

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  • This high school cafe employs its students

    John F. Kennedy High School

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  • Why this student has Spam musubi every day for lunch

    Frederick V. Pankow Center

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  • How a food worker’s Puerto Rican culture inspires the menu at this high school cafeteria

    Caesar Rodney High School

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  • How a train derailment is impacting East Palestine, Ohio’s health risks

    Trumbull Career & Technical Center

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Impact

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Impact

“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

“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 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