Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Pilar Álamo brings an eclectic and interdisciplinary approach to media literacy and education. A former performance and dance artist turned Social Studies teacher, she’s been weaving radio and media literacy into classrooms and community projects since 1997. Read More
David Diianni is a former producer and director with a background in working for major European traditional broadcasters. Seventeen years ago, he transitioned into education and now serves as the Program Director of FilmAcademy360, an innovative program designed for young adults on… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Julie Knutson (she/her/hers) is a classroom educator with a keen interest in human rights and sustainability education. She teaches at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) in Philadelphia, where she is part of the school’s Center for Entrepreneurial… Read More
February 21, 2025 By: Anthony Payne Following the recent walkouts and protests challenging President Trump’s new immigration policies, high school and college newsrooms may have questions about how to cover these and other current events locally. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or advisor, it’s always good to know… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Jodi Hwang teaches in the Digital Communications Career Technical Education pathway (Journalism One/Yearbook) at Los Altos High School in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a KQED Media Literacy Innovator and enjoys seeing her students… Read More
January 30, 2025 By: Anthony Payne This year’s SRL Winter Academy was held January 2-6 in Los Angeles, California, where 13 high school students spent the first week of the year collaborating to report, film, and produce their own original news stories just before fires broke out in… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Nancy Montoya teaches journalism at the University of Arizona and Utterback Middle School in Tucson, Arizona. She is also the Senior Reporter for Immigration and Border Issues at Media Source America, which provides content to PBS, CNN,… Read More
Each year, PBS News Student Reporting Labs shines a spotlight on the next generation of storytellers in our network who are shaping the future of journalism and media. This year’s list is no different. We’re celebrating extraordinary young voices whose work stands out for its originality, impact, and… Read More
From election interference to climate crises to a Latin American cabaret, SRL’s student reporters covered some incredible stories this year – too many to fit in one list. This list includes the most inspiring, imperative, and technically impressive pieces of student work in 2024. Without further… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Tony Baughman is the public information officer and archivist at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Agriculture at John de la Howe, the nation’s only public residential high school devoted to agricultural… Read More