Fred Tutman is the riverkeeper of Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway. He’s an advocate for the Patuxent River and one of the longest-serving waterkeepers in the Chesapeake region. Our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, traveled to Maryland to learn about Tutman’s unique job.
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Smithsonian exhibit collects visitors’ hopes for the next 50 years
At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, a recent time capsule exhibit asked visitors to reflect on their hopes for the next 50 years. Alia Soliman, Diarra Gangazha and Jayden Hall from our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, bring us the story.
PBS News Hour
An award recognizes the importance of youth journalism
As the U.S. government slashes funding for public media, a PBS youth journalism project is awarded an international prize for outstanding achievement.
News Decoder
One student reflects on how their dad inspires them
Student Ava Gilberg-Stroud picked up the drums at a young age to feel closer to her dad. She interviewed him to learn about how he first got into music for the PBS News Student Reporting Labs.
NPR Weekend Edition
Family farm in Oregon grows crops to share South Asian cuisine with its community
A family farm in Oregon is unlike most here in the U.S. Sandeep Pillai of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, spoke with the farm’s owners about the connection between their South Asian heritage and the crops they grow.