A note from Leah Clapman, Founder and Executive Director: This has been a pivotal year for SRL, and as we reflect on the 2022-23 school year with our first-ever community report celebrating the scope of the work we do together, I’m also incredibly excited… Read More
After a decade of hosting an SRL Academy for high school journalists each June, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs is excited to offer a new opportunity for students to train with SRL staff in person this year: the first SRL Winter Academy, to be held… Read More
BACK TO SCHOOL KICKOFF The SRL team held a virtual back-to-school kickoff event in late August to share how we’re doing things a little differently this year. Watch the recording to learn about our new processes, resources for you, and other ways that team SRL can support… Read More
By Einav Tsach Arlington, VA — 40 educators from across the country gathered in the Washington, D.C. area for the annual PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Teacher Workshop. The four-day training was held in late July at WETA headquarters. Read More
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will host over 40 educators from across the country for its 13th annual SRL Teacher Workshop from July 24 to 27 at WETA in Arlington, VA. Educators will work alongside the SRL team to strengthen their technical and editorial skills in… Read More
Written by Einav Tsach Boston, MA — 28 high school student journalists from nearly 20 states gathered in Boston in late June for the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ 2023 SRL Academy, an intensive journalism training program where students worked in teams to produce… Read More
ARLINGTON, Va. – PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) welcomes five young journalists of color as Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows at their local PBS stations this summer: Kate Nakamura at PBS Hawai’i in Honolulu, Hawai’i; Tyler Pullum at… Read More
Arlington, VA – May 23, 2023 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Moments of Truth series was named the Gold Telly Winner in Online – Series: Video Journalism in the 44th Annual Telly Awards, which honor excellence… Read More
By Ethan Rodriguez SXSW EDU held their second in-person conference since the pandemic and PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs went back to Austin to conduct interviews, create content, meet speakers, and sit on their own panel on the official SXSW EDU Podcast Stage. From… Read More
Winning stories celebrate students’ perspectives on education in their communities Arlington, Va.— Six projects by teens from across the United States won the 2022 Student Journalism Challenge, a national contest for teens to report stories from their communities. The theme was “My Education,… Read More