Student reporters explore changing narratives around stereotypes and misconceptions

ARLINGTON, Va. – PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) launched a new series from its national network of teen reporters that explores how young people break down misconceptions and challenge stereotypes about who they are. 

40 Labs responded to the assignment and produced over 58 videos. Themes arose and a few of these videos were compiled into montages, which aired on NewsHour Weekend in January and February:

WATCH: Student Reporting Labs on the experiences of LGBTQ youth

Aired: Sunday, February 16, 2020

Produced by: SRL Youth Media Producer Briget Ganske

Featuring:

  • KIPP Dc Somerset College Preparatory, Washington DC
  • Brentwood High School, Brentwood, NY
  • T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, VA
  • Jersey Village High School, Jersey Village, TX

WATCH: Student Reporting Labs on Misconceptions about Race and Culture

Aired: Sunday, February 9, 2020

Produced by: SRL Youth Media Producer Marie Cusick

Featuring:

  • The Franklin Learning Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • The U School, Philadelphia, PA
  • Jersey Village High School, Jersey Village, TX
  • Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Dominion High School, Sterling, VA
  • Westview High School, San Diego, CA
  • Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA
  • Etiwanda High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  • Legacy Early College School, Greenville, SC
  • Frederick V. Pankow Center, Clinton Township, MI

Many of the above pieces are also featured in How Students Experience and Cope with Racist Stereotypes, written by SRL Youth Media Producer Eli Kintisch:

  • Frederick V. Pankow Center, Clinton Township, MI
  • Legacy Early College School, Greenville, SC
  • Etiwanda High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
  • University View Academy, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Jersey Village High School, Jersey Village, Tx
  • Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, WI
  • The U School, Philadelphia, PA

WATCH: Student Reporting Labs Tackle Gender Stereotyping in Sports

Aired: Sunday, February 2, 2020

Produced by: Eli Kintisch

Featuring:

  • Dominion High School, Sterling, VA
  • Hallie Wells Middle School, Germantown, MD
  • Caesar Rodney High School, Camden, DE
  • TC Williams High School, Alexandria, VA
  • Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City, UT

WATCH: Student Reporting Labs series explores stereotypes

Aired: Sunday, January 26, 2020

Produced by: Eli Kintisch

Featuring:

  • Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School, Miami FL
  • Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, OH
  • Caesar Rodney High School, Camden, DE
  • Dominion High School, Sterling, VA
  • Franklin Learning Center, Philadelphia PA
  • Frederick Douglass High School, Upper Marlboro, MD
  • Free Spirit Media, Chicago, IL
  • Hallie Wells Middle School, Clarksburg MD
  • Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City, UT
  • KIPP DC Somerset College Preparatory, Washington, DC
  • Loudoun Valley High School, Loudon VA
  • Ontario High School, Ontario, CA
  • Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • TC Williams High School, Alexandria, VA
  • University View Academy, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Washington Liberty High School, Arlington, VA
  • Wauwatosa East High School, Wauwatosa, WI

Watch ALL of the 58 published pieces here.

About Us:

Student Reporting Labs connect students with an innovative video journalism curriculum and a network of public broadcasting mentors to develop digital media, critical thinking and communication skills while producing original news reports from a youth perspective. Visit studentreportinglabs.org to learn more.

Support Provided By:

The MacArthur Foundation and The American Graduate: Getting to Work initiative, public media’s long-term commitment, made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to help young people succeed in school, career, and life.