The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of America’s young people, who now face uncertainty in almost every aspect of life and the constant stress of social isolation. To explore the lasting impact, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and the Well Beings initiative created… Read More
By Hannah Lee With less than a month away until Election Day, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, in partnership with the Poynter Institute’s MediaWise, hosted an election youth town hall featuring first-time voters, leading journalists and Gen Z activists. Thousands of students, teachers, and community members across the country tuned… Read More
By Grace Vitaglione PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) works with local public media stations to create summer internships for aspiring journalists who are graduating high school through its Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellowship. This year’s fellows worked remotely over the summer to report on their communities… Read More
“She was fierce and relentless.” #RBG Students across the country reacted to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and reflected on what she meant to them. We spoke to students… Read More
The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL), in partnership with MediaWise, will host Face the Facts: Election 2020 Youth Town Hall, a one-hour, virtual youth town hall streaming on NewsHour digital platforms on October 6 at… Read More
Arlington, Va.––PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has selected three outstanding student journalists for its inaugural Health Video Fellowship this fall. The application is still open for winter and spring candidates. Students selected for the inaugural fall fellowship are Andrea Salazar Lopez, of Beaverton… Read More
Arlington, Va. – As schools all over the country and world return to the 2020-2021 academic year in different ways, the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is releasing its 2020-2021 Student Projects for immediate and wide use by educators, students and the general public. … Read More
Arlington, Va.–– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) awarded grants to three local PBS stations for youth engagement events around the 2020 election earlier this March. Montana PBS, PBS SoCal |KCET, and… Read More
Arlington, Va.–– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) worked with high school student reporters remotely across the country to cover both the virtual Democratic National Convention (DNC) and the Republican National Convention (RNC). First, SRL reporters Sara Stanislawski, 17, of Wauwatosa West High School and AJ… Read More
Educators from across the country talk about the challenges they’re facing with the upcoming school year amid coronavirus safety concerns. This montage was edited by SRL Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske. Read More