SRL Partner Station of the Month: April 2016
PBS SoCal provided invaluable support to their students at Etiwanda and West Ranch High Schools for a piece on Wi-Fi school buses for PBS NewsHour. Read More
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Ask the Alumnus: Ben Root
SRL and Austin High School alumnus Ben Root has already accomplished what most adult journalists dream about - and he's only a college freshman. In March, Ben attended his second South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas. While there, he along with three other SRL alumni led a panel called Meet the Next Generation of Public Media Producers. Read More
SRL Connected Educator of the Month: April 2016
At Cedar Crest High School, Christopher encourages his students to ask the right questions in order to produce stories with a purpose. Read More
PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs selects youth journalists for pilot apprenticeship
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs has selected three youth journalists to participate in a pilot apprenticeship program in Washington, D.C. These aspiring storytellers will work alongside the SRL team to hone their journalism skills while producing original news reports. Apprentices were chosen by a selection committee composed of the SRL staff… Read More
PBS NewsHour names 20 fellows for summer student reporting academy
Learn more about the 20 talented young storytellers from 11 states who will gather in the nation's capital in this year's summer academy. Read More
Youth react to Facebook’s ‘wow’ feature
Yes, we are aware that most young people left Facebook the second their parents “friended” them, but since teens are the indisputable emoji experts, who better to ask about the new set of “Reaction” buttons? So we reached out to middle and high school students in the SRL network to get… Read More
Ask the Alumnus: Sydney Harper
What do you do when you're a college student interested in producing news stories, but your school doesn't offer it as a degree track? If you're Sydney Harper — you create your own path. Read More
SRL youth journalists go behind the scenes at Democratic Presidential Debate
Wauwatosa West High School students Henry Tyson, Zoe Stack, Richard Sear and Thomas Leonard proudly display their official PBS NewsHour press passes. Read More
SRL Connected Educator of the Month: March 2016
Although a newbie to the SRL program, Dalton Middle School teacher Gina has hit the ground running, leading her students through several successful rapid responses such as their inspiring… Read More
SRL Partner Station of the Month: March 2016
WFYI Public Media has been inspiring the Indianapolis community for over forty years. SRL mentor and WFYI producer Aric Hartvig is always encouraging the students at Arsenal Technical High School and their teacher Donna Griffin to push the boundaries and think creatively. We asked Aric and the President and CEO of WFYI Public Media Lloyd Wright to tell us why public media is different and necessary. Read More