By: Zion Williams SRL Spring 2024 Intern Zion Williams caught up with former SRL Summer Academy Fellow Brigette Adu-Wadier who is pursuing journalism at Northwestern and is a current intern at NBC News. Dig in to this convo for inspiration, advice, and a peek behind the scenes at… 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
KAKE news producer Keenan Penn II talks about how the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Summer Academy helped spark his passion for journalism and get him started in his career in local news production. 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
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
By Kayla Smernoff This summer’s Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows covered critical local stories in their communities as they flexed their reporting skills at PBS stations around the country— Kate Nakamura at PBS Hawai’i, Tyler Pullum at Houston Public Media, Liam Wady at YouthBeat, and Alexa D’Amato and… Read More
After a decade of hosting an SRL Academy for high school journalists each June, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs is excited to offer a new opportunity for students to train with SRL staff in person this year: the first SRL Winter Academy, to be held… Read More
Former On Our Minds co-host and SRL alum Faiza Ashar recently graduated high school and is headed to Stanford University. We caught up with her as she talked about graduating high school, hosting the podcast, and the importance of journalism, and she gave advice to other student journalists. This… Read More
By Einav Tsach Arlington, VA — 40 educators from across the country gathered in the Washington, D.C. area for the annual PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Teacher Workshop. The four-day training was held in late July at WETA headquarters. Read More