March 19, 2025 By: Anthony Payne It’s become a tradition for PBS News Student Reporting Labs to ring in the spring season by heading down to the Austin Convention Center in Texas for SXSW EDU. This four-day conference… Read More
March 14, 2025 Calling all high school student journalists! Collaborate with other young storytellers at the PBS News SRL Summer Academy, an all-expenses paid week of journalism training and reporting stories with the Student Reporting Labs team. This year’s program will be held just outside… Read More
Join us for a (FREE!!) immersive weekend workshop from July 25th–27th at the WETA/PBS News headquarters in Arlington, VA. This year’s Teacher Workshop is all about streamlining storytelling: what strategies can we apply to the production process to help students hone their perspective, refine their creative process, and… Read More
PBS News Student Reporting Labs is thrilled to introduce the ten college student journalists who have been selected to report stories about young people working to create solutions to respond to the climate crisis and other environmental issues. This spring, these college climate reporting fellows will work in teams to produce three video stories related to student advocacy efforts, environmental education initiatives, youth-led community programming, and more. This is the first time SRL has offered a reporting fellowship for college students. Read More
From January 2-6, 13 students will spend five days in Los Angeles, Calif. producing news stories with the SRL team for the second annual PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) Winter Academy in collaboration with PBS SoCal. As fellows, students will gain… Read More
This fall, the SRL team was active all over the map speaking at conferences, covering events, and spreading the word about how to get involved with our programs! Here’s the run down on where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to lately. Read More
A note from Leah Clapman, Founder and Executive Director: Last year we shared with you our first-ever strategic plan and community report, and since then the SRL team has been focused on supporting and growing our community, exploring ways… Read More
Congratulations to the students on the 2024-2025 Student Advisory Team! PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) recently selected 31 students from across the U.S. who will work closely with SRL staff to guide the team’s editorial strategy and approach. The team will meet virtually throughout… Read More
October 29, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA — This summer, three Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows reported stories in their communities with the support of their local PBS stations: Morgan Hawkins at WETA in Arlington, Virginia, Maria Witcher at Detroit Public… Read More
PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is launching a new fellowship opportunity for student journalists attending college. SRL is seeking stories about how young people are working on solutions to respond to the climate crisis and other environmental… Read More