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Media Studies Student Co-Produces Stories for PBS Program

Sitting in her homeroom class during her first year at Westview High School, Roury Fitzpatrick was captivated by the morning newscast put on by her school. She had never watched the news much growing up, but it was then that she decided she wanted to pursue broadcast journalism.

CSUSM

Young photographer documents disappearing salt marshes to inspire action

Salt marshes exist on every coast of the U.S., but these important wetlands are succumbing quickly to the effects of sea level rise caused by climate change. Grace Go of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, has the story of how one young photographer from Massachusetts is fighting to protect these places.

PBS News Hour

Schools need libraries, librarians, and banned books

The first day of middle school is a defining moment — and a frightening one. And when you are a kid who spent elementary school recess reading books rather than running around, it can feel more nerve-racking than exciting. When we, Aruja and Marium, started middle school at the Young Women’s STEAM Research and Preparatory Academy, or YWA, in our hometown of El Paso, Texas, we were terrified.

Chalkbeat

How Maryland’s riverkeepers protect the state’s waterways

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.

PBS News Hour