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Visiting Washington opens young Fort Mill journalist’s eyes

When Karin McKemey, my television teacher at Fort Mill High, notified me that I had been chosen for the PBS Student Reporting Lab All-Stars program, I was beyond ecstatic. And unbeknownst to me at that point, I only knew some of what lay ahead. It was an opportunity of a lifetime with was so much more involved than I could ever imagine. Ms. McKemey was fully aware, but she wanted to let most of what I was about to experience come as a surprise. Read More

Teens reflect on impact of Ferguson unrest

The NewsHour's network of Student Reporting Labs explore how the shooting of Michael Brown and the violent aftermath affected teen's views of justice and race in America. Student reporters found responses ranging from frustration and confusion to a sense of promise for the future. Read More

Youth seek solutions as Chicago’s violent summer continues

This Friday, the city of Chicago will lay to rest its youngest fatal shooting victim this year. Nine-year-old Antonio Smith was fatally shot at least four times in a South Side backyard just blocks away from his home, according to the Chicago Tribune. Since the summer of 2012, when the city recorded the nation's highest homicide count, shootings have become a large part of an ongoing discussion about relations between the police and residents, neighborhood safety and gun control legislation. Read More

Educators learn media literacy by producing artist profiles

In August, teachers and public media mentors joined the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs to participate in the #SRLbootcamp2014 located in the Washington D.C. area. The bootcamp's goal was to provide teaching tools to help foster the next generation of journalists through media literacy in the classroom. The groups were tasked with the challenge of producing character profiles of local artists. Here are their final results. Read More

SRL Spotlight: Meredith DeMarois

Meredith DeMarois, a member of the inaugural SRL All-Stars Class, will be documenting her internship experience at MontanaPBS. Follow her journey here. Week 2: This past week I was able to focus on the thing I'm best at and the thing I'm worst at. Read More

SRL Spotlight: Gabriel Gamiño

Gabriel Gamiño, a member of the inaugural SRL All-Stars Class, will be documenting his intership experience at Arizona PBS. Follow his journey here. Week 5: Read More