West Virginia Public Broadcasting has been supporting and engaging with local schools in their community for years. Most recently, the station’s news director, Jesse Wright, and his team worked with student reporters from Morgantown High School on a story about pipeline construction in the state. Read More
Neena Kumar first started working with SRL five years ago when she reached out to our founder, Leah Clapman, about becoming a Lab. Her students currently participate in our STEM program and over the years, have produced a number of compelling stories, some of which aired on the NewsHour. Read More
Students from Austin-area high schools were front and center at SXSWedu last week, interviewing keynote speaker Paula Kerger, the president of PBS, appearing on panels discussing Media Literacy and Youth Voting, and taking over Instagram with flash interviews of attendees. Read More
Outrage has swirled since federal prosecutors charged 50 people, including CEOs and high-profile celebrities, in an intricate scheme to secure college admission for their children through extensive cheating and bribery. High school students share their perspectives on the scandal and broader inequalities in education, and NewsHour correspondent John Yang talks… Read More
A recent Brookings Institution report examined pathways to high-quality jobs for young adults and found that while employment rates are high among all young adults, they are higher among those who did not experience disadvantage as an adolescent. Student Reporting Labs has teamed up with WNET’s Chasing… Read More
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs is kicking off 2019 with a series from its national network of teen reporters that explores how young people are making decisions about their future as they discover opportunities and encounter barriers like the high… Read More
The non-profit organization B-GREAT provides open mic opportunities and performing venues for underprivileged artists. Pine Crest School students from one of our PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs found out how the group helps those artists recognize their talents and rise to success. Read More
he NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs spoke to several of them about the tragedy’s impact on their daily experiences, how safe they feel and the role of politics. Read More
Altamese Osborne started a Lab with her students at Aldine Senior High School in Houston, Texas two years ago. Her tireless work is centered around preparing her students for the professional broadcasting field, and teaching them how to examine all aspects of storytelling to create great journalism. What is… Read More
An increasing number of young people don’t trust the news media, so we asked our network of teen reporters what they hope to see from news organizations in 2019. Watch the segment that aired on the NewsHour’s New Year’s Day broadcast: NewsHour Extra Lessons: What news stories… Read More