Date: August 8, 2025 By: Anthony Payne PBS News Student Reporting Labs just wrapped the 2025 Teacher Workshop, hosted in Washington, DC. From July 25-27, 47 teachers from all over came to the WETA offices to streamline storytelling by… Read More
By: Anthony Payne Date: Aug 1, 2025 This spring, PBS News Student Reporting Labs’ first college climate reporting fellows wrapped filming on their final projects. Nine college students from across the country produced stories alongside mentors from the SRL team about young people working… Read More
July 31, 2025 Global Youth & News Media, a France-based nonprofit that aims to strengthen the linkages between young people and news media, awarded PBS News Student Reporting Labs its second-ever Prize forOutstanding Achievement in Journalism in late July. … Read More
July 24, 2025 Your guide to working with SRL this school year is here! This year PBS News Student Reporting Labs is offering reporting opportunities across formats, topics, and skill levels — podcast production, social media video, longer form video packages, plus in-person training and more opportunities to… Read More
Join Student Reporting Labs staff for a three part virtual event series to get you oriented, organized, pumped, and prepared for a strong start to the school year. REGISTER HERE. 🗓️ PART 1: Back to School Kickoff | Tuesday August… Read More
July 10, 2025 By: Anthony Payne That’s a wrap! This year’s PBS News Student Reporting Labs Summer Academy just ended – here’s an inside look at this summer’s week of in-person journalism training. From June 22-28, 20 high… Read More
June 4, 2025 By: Anthony Payne From June 22-28, the 20 students participating in the SRL Summer Academy will meet in Washington D.C. to spend a week producing reported news stories in small groups with the support of PBS News Student Reporting Labs staff, in collaboration with WETA. Read More
June 4, 2025 Student Reporting Labs’ will host its annual Teacher Workshop from July 25-27 in Washington, DC at the WETA offices, home of the PBS News Hour. This year’s Teacher Workshop focuses on streamlining student… Read More
May 23, 2025 By: Anthony Payne Nothing beats hands-on, guided learning, face-to-face. Outside of our larger programs like the Summer Academy and Teacher Workshop, we look for as many opportunities as possible to collaborate IRL and make video… Read More
Founders Note: Congress has voted to end federal funding for PBS… what’s next? (updated July 18, 2025) Dear SRL community, As you’ve seen by now, Congress has voted to cut federal funding for public media, including funds that support PBS… Read More