From a dramatic presidential inauguration to the 20th anniversary of 9/11 to a rocky return to in-person learning amid an ongoing pandemic, here are SRL’s TOP 15 STORIES from 2021: 1. High school students share their hopes for the Biden administration How does this historic inauguration… Read More
By Jaylah Moore-Ross Arlington, Va.–Last year, WETA launched the Well Beings campaign and the Youth Mental Health Project, which addresses the “critical health needs” of American’s and our youth. This project included… Read More
As we grapple with the end of yet another year of the coronavirus pandemic, we wanted to reflect on 2021 as a year of many challenges—but also several moments of brightness. A majority of students returned to in-person learning, vaccines were widespread, and, more than ever,… Read More
By Lilly Waterfall You can ask any American about September 11, 2001, and they will be able to tell you where they were and what they were doing. That’s not the case for the generation born after 9/11, who only know about the historic day from… Read More
Moderated by Malik Mercier, SRL alumni Angeline Abrera, Fernando Cienfuegos, and Victoria Hodge talked about their experience in SRL and how to support young media makers. The panel explored how SRL alumni leveraged their experiences and outlined what steps decision makers need to take in newsrooms to continue supporting diversity,… Read More
Seniors from the Student Reporting Labs network are graduating from a school year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. Even though their senior year wasn’t quite what they expected or hoped it would be, students rose to the challenge. We reached out to a few of our past fellows… Read More
Arlington, Va.– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) announced the selection of 24 distinguished students from 13 different states for its 2021 virtual student academy. Now in its seventh year, the award-winning academy is an immersive video journalism fellowship for teens. All production costs are… Read More
SRL began #MoraleFriday in March 2020. This is from July 31, four and a half months after the offices shut down. Can you guess the theme? Team SRL Reflects on the Pandemic One Year Later Unbelievably, this week marks an entire year since Student Reporting Labs started… Read More
By Leah Clapman, SRL Founder & Managing Editor of Education for the PBS NewsHour What we’re looking forward to in 2021 2021 should be about learning from our mistakes, so to break my long-standing habit of burying the lede, I’ll start right off the top with what I’m… Read More
2020 brought significant challenges and history-making events, from racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic to a record-breaking hurricane season and an enormous uptick in mental health challenges afflicting communities nationwide. These extraordinary times were met with exemplary young journalists and storytellers who covered these life-changing events through their… Read More