Arlington, Va.–– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) worked with high school student reporters remotely across the country to cover both the virtual Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the Republican National Convention (RNC). First, SRL reporters Sara Stanislawski, 17, of Wauwatosa West High School and AJ… Read More
Educators from across the country talk about the challenges they’re facing with the upcoming school year amid coronavirus safety concerns. This montage was edited by SRL Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske. Read More
#PasstheBallot is a digital video series produced by the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) on how Gen Z is preparing for this consequential election. SRL team member and first-time voter Jaylah Moore-Ross speaks with a group of young influencers on issues that matter to… Read More
Washington, DC — More than two dozen middle and high school students across the country participated in a special virtual fellowship with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) this spring and summer where they worked with news professionals… Read More
By SRL Founder, Leah Clapman July 2020 What’s a word that describes being all fired up with ideas and yet exhausted mentally and spiritually? Pre-pandemic, I would have given myself a pep talk: “The work is too important. Shake it off and focus!” But over the past… Read More
Washington, D.C.–– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has partnered with WETA’s WELL BEINGS, a major public media campaign addressing the health needs of Americans, beginning with the Youth Mental Health Project. On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, the campaign will kick off with… Read More
Arlington, Va. — In early May, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) and ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) launched #SeniorPortrait, a public awareness campaign to amplify the voices of millions of high school seniors whose class was dramatically disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More
Arlington, Va. — In the wake of George Floyd’s death and worldwide demonstrations, teens across the U.S. responded to racial injustice with fear, hope, and resolve to make lasting change. The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) issued a call for responses from students across the… Read More
A picture of George Floyd is seen at a makeshift memorial put up by protesters at the corner where he got arrested, in the aftermath of a white police officer getting caught on a bystander’s video pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck, who later died at a hospital, in Minneapolis,… Read More
Arlington, Va.––Eight students from the Washington, D.C. area joined the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) for its annual Homegrown fellowship. This year’s fellows set out to create profiles on first-time voters, but when the coronavirus pandemic… Read More