After meeting at the SRL Student Academy during the summer of 2015, Arizona Public Media Senior Editor and longtime SRL partner Steven Bayless became a mentor to Mya Long, then a student at Black River Falls High School. After Mya decided to attend the University of Arizona to study Film and Television, Steve recruited her to become a part of the AZPM team. Read More
Melissa Sherman is the Technology Facilitator at Hughes STEM High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She encourages her students to embrace technology as a tool to tell important stories. Read More
As a freshman at the University of Arizona, Mya Long is working at Arizona Public Media as part of the post-production student crew with her Student Reporting Labs mentor Steven Bayless. See why Mya feels that SRL has put her ahead of the pack. Read More
Students and big thinkers in education gathered in Howard University's Founders Library Thursday to dissect and reimagine the American high school experience. The conversation was part of Rethinking High School with Soledad O’Brien, a town hall produced by local PBS stations WETA and WHUT with support from the XQ Super School Project. Youth reporters Bridjett Castell, Emanuel Grimes and Imani St. Clair, from Frederick Douglass High School not only listened to the panel discussion about testing, teacher quality, equal access and learning styles, but they got to interview the television host, Howard University students and Super School organizers. Read More
Student Reporting Labs journalists with internships at their local PBS stations spent their summer breaks out in the field producing stories and honing professional media skills. Jordan Brown, a rising senior at Cedar Crest High School, contributed to WITF’s campaign coverage by photographing a… Read More
The SRL curriculum is being taught in 100 plus schools in the United States. And now, the Reporting Labs model is also being implemented abroad. Veronica DeVore, a founding team member of the Student Reporting Labs and former NewsHour Extra employee, is using the SRL curriculum… Read More
Thirty-five educators converged on the nation’s capital this summer for #SRLBootcamp2016, an annual workshop devoted to storytelling, student engagement and the future of public media. Teachers and program leaders worked alongside commercial and public media mentors to hone video production,… Read More
As the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio played prominently on newsfeeds and broadcasts across the country, Student Reporting Labs was there to make sure the perspectives and opinions of the youngest demographic of American voters were not left out. Read More
20 students from across the country touch down in Washington, DC to hone their journalism skills at SRL Academy 2016. Read More
When I walked amongst the crowd at the United State of Women Summit, my first thought was, “Wow, I’ve never been surrounded by so many women before.” The summit celebrated the advancements and accomplishments of women in their fight for justice and gender equality. Not only was I fortunate enough… Read More