Written by Beyza Vural Ken Burns, an American documentary filmmaker, has over 40 years of filmmaking experience, producing documentaries on topics ranging from the Civil War to baseball and jazz and U.S. presidents. Some of his work includes “The Central Park Five,” “Hemingway” and “Muhammad… Read More
Rapper Darryl McDaniels, better known as his stage name “DMC,” was part of Run-DMC, one of the most influential groups in hip-hop history. DMC has been open about his mental health and has written a memoir, Ten Ways Not to Commit Suicide… Read More
Dr. Hina Talib is a board-certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, writer, and teen media creative based in New York City. Recently, she was featured in an episode of our teen mental health podcast, On Our Minds with Matt and Faiza to give young people… Read More
Dr. Daniel Siegel is a neuropsychiatrist and a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles and the author of the book “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain.” Recently, he was featured in an episode of our teen mental health… Read More
Arlington, Va.– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has selected 27 up-and-coming storytellers from across the country for its annual summer academy, which will take place at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in Phoenix from June 23-29 after two years of virtual… Read More
Austin, Texas—PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) returned in person to Austin for SXSW EDU, the annual conference that attracts the education field’s leading minds on how to positively transform and improve education for students. Over 4 days, SRL convened 50 local students across the… Read More
After a two-year hiatus, we at PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs are so excited to revive our in-person student academy this June 23-29 in Phoenix, Arizona (If pandemic trends change, we will consider reverting back to a virtual experience). We are thrilled to partner with Arizona State University and the … Read More
By Owen Shao PBS Newshour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) hosted Our New Normal: How Teens Are Redefining School Life. The hour-long special detailed the thoughts, feelings and experiences of teens attempting to reclaim a sense of normalcy within their education. Hosted… Read More
Arlington, Va.—Following the success of its inaugural season, PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has begun production of a second season of On Our Minds and selected two, new teen hosts for the podcast about youth mental health. On Our Minds with Matt & Faiza… Read More
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will host “Our New Normal: How Teens are Redefining School Life,” an hour-long event on PBS NewsHour’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, January 25 at 7pm ET, with an encore presentation on the WORLD Channel. From vaccination mandates to book bans, social media policies to teaching history and race,… Read More