August 15, 2024 Arlington, VA — PBS News Hour recently rebranded as PBS News across its digital and social platforms, while retaining the iconic PBS News Hour name for its Monday – Friday nightly broadcast, senior executive producer of PBS News Hour and WETA senior vice president… Read More
BACK TO SCHOOL KICKOFF We held our virtual back-to-school kickoff event in August! Check out this recording (or slides) to learn how we’re doing things a little differently this year (TLDR: PITCHES for most stories!), and read on… PROMPTS AND DEADLINES – NEW THIS YEAR: PITCHES… Read More
By Maggie LeBeau, Yeonseo Seok, and SRL staff July 8, 2024 WASHINGTON, D.C. — 24 high school journalists from across the country attended the eight-day SRL Summer Academy in Washington, DC with PBS News Hour Student Reporting Labs (SRL). Fellows reported and… Read More
July 2, 2024 Student Reporting Labs’ will host its annual Teacher Workshop from July 19-21 in Washington, DC at WETA. Educators and local PBS station staff will work alongside the SRL team to strengthen their technical and editorial skills in interviewing, digital photography/videography,… Read More
June 5, 2024 CHARLESTON, South Carolina — From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to NHK in Japan, over 250 public broadcasters from across the world come together yearly to share and discuss their production projects and learn from each other. This spring, for the first time in many… Read More
May 31, 2024 Arlington, VA — 24 teen reporters from across the country will join PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) for its annual summer academy this June, hosted this year at our home station WETA, just outside of Washington D.C. The SRL summer academy is an intensive week-long… Read More
May 24, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA. — PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is thrilled to announce the three young journalists of color who are the 2024 Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows. They will report stories in their communities with the support of their local PBS… Read More
Teacher Reporting Labs, a new three-episode pilot podcast created by teachers, for teachers from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, launches April 12, 2024. Hosted by longtime SRL teachers Mike Conrad of Royal Oak High School and… Read More
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Student reporters from Rouse and McCallum high schools in Austin, Texas attended SXSW EDU from March 4-7, marking the 13th year of SRL student reporters covering the event. Students conducted several interviews, including with Hamilton star Chris Jackson, poet Yung Pueblo,… Read More
Teachers, this one’s for you! Join Student Reporting Labs for our annual Teacher Workshop from July 19-21 in Washington, DC. Meet the SRL team, connect with fellow educators, discover how to gain support from your school and community, build your… Read More