Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens according to the CDC, but coverage of its impact on youth is often reported by adults. Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun is… Read More
PBS News Student Reporting Labs is excited to announce that applications are now open for the SRL Winter Academy in Los Angeles, California, which will be held January 2-6, 2025 in collaboration with PBS SoCal. High school students are invited to apply for… Read More
Arlington, VA —30 educators from across the country gathered in the Washington, D.C. area for the annual PBS News Student Reporting Labs Teacher Workshop. The three-day training was held in late July at WETA/PBS News headquarters. Participating educators learned skills in video and audio journalism through… Read More
August 21, 2024 A special seven-episode season of On Our Minds, a teen life podcast from PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL), launches on August 21 and will focus on the issues and impacts of the… Read More
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