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
May 24, 2024 ARLINGTON, VA. — PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is thrilled to announce the three young journalists of color who are the 2024 Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows. They will report stories in their communities with the support of their local PBS… Read More
Teacher Reporting Labs, a new three-episode pilot podcast created by teachers, for teachers from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, launches April 12, 2024. Hosted by longtime SRL teachers Mike Conrad of Royal Oak High School and… Read More
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Student reporters from Rouse and McCallum high schools in Austin, Texas attended SXSW EDU from March 4-7, marking the 13th year of SRL student reporters covering the event. Students conducted several interviews, including with Hamilton star Chris Jackson, poet Yung Pueblo,… Read More
Teachers, this one’s for you! Join Student Reporting Labs for our annual Teacher Workshop from July 19-21 in Washington, DC. Meet the SRL team, connect with fellow educators, discover how to gain support from your school and community, build your… Read More
Spend an all-expenses paid week with student journalists, producing stories with the SRL team — apply for the 2024 SRL Summer Academy! PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs is excited to announce that this summer’s academy will be held in Washington D.C. June 19-27, in collaboration with… Read More
By Keegan Brooks Thirteen high school student journalists from a dozen states gathered in Austin in December for PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ Winter Academy, five days of journalism training and hands-on story production where students worked in teams to produce… Read More
On the heels of three successful seasons of On Our Minds, the teen mental health and wellbeing podcast from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL), last year’s hosts are passing the mic to two new teen hosts… Read More
13 students from across the country will travel to spend five days training and producing stories in Austin with the Student Reporting Labs team for the first-ever SRL Winter Academy this December, in collaboration with Austin PBS. Working in teams with SRL staff… Read More
Congratulations to the students on the 2023-24 Student Advisory Team! PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) recently selected 26 dedicated students who will work closely with SRL staff to guide the team’s editorial strategy and approach. The team will bring their perspectives on… Read More