MARCH 10, 2020 UPDATE: SXSW EDU 2020 was cancelled as a result of coronavirus concerns, but SRL looks forward to providing virtual resources in the weeks and months to come. Follow SRL on social media for more information. — ARLINGTON, Va.–– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL)… Read More
Arlington, Va.–– SRL attended the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA)’s annual conference, which convened over 600 representatives from member PBS stations across the country. The conference included an awards gala to honor the work of public media stations in various categories. SRL was recognized for its… Read More
Today, Student Reporting Labs (SRL) fondly remembers the PBS NewsHour’s legendary long-time anchor and co-founder, Jim Lehrer, who was an ardent supporter of the Student Reporting Labs. He passed away today at the age of 85. “Jim Lehrer will always be a guiding star for the… Read More
Arlington, Va.–– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is joining forces with KQED and the National Writing Project on the Let’s Talk About Election 2020 youth media challenge to empower young voices and provide a real-world audience for student voice. … Read More
ARLINGTON, Va.––Eight students across the D.C. and Virginia area convened for the 2020 class of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’s Homegrown fellowship. Entering its third year, the fellowship serves to elevate and support the next generation of video journalists in the national capital region. Over four… Read More
Washington, D.C. (December 31, 2019) — PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has selected four up-and-coming journalists from its nationwide network of high school broadcast programs to be honored at the NETA conference in Washington, DC. The Student Press Law Center and the Freedom Forum Institute declared… Read More
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… Read More
Arlington, Va.–– Univision correspondent and journalist Yarel Ramos will moderate a student panel presented by the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) immediately following the Democratic Debate hosted by PBS NewsHour and POLITICO on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif. The student panel… Read More
When Gwen Ifill was named the co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour in 2013, she said she hoped little girls would watch her and think it “perfectly normal” to occupy an anchor’s desk someday. Her death in 2016 was a shock in so many ways, but the loss was felt… Read More
The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Homegrown Fellowship gives students in the Washington D.C. Metro area an opportunity to make professional-quality videos while developing their journalism and video production skills and connecting with other students who are passionate about storytelling. Read More