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Student research project draws attention to price disparities in low-income neighborhoods

A student research project in Boston is drawing attention to price disparities between grocery stores in high and low-income neighborhoods. Student journalist Sriya Tallapragada reports in this story produced during NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs Summer Academy, where teens from around the country come together to hone their journalism, film and storytelling skills.

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Women’s professional football players on the successes and challenges facing the sport

Boston is known as a sports-loving city, but there’s one team many might not know about. The Boston Renegades are a pro women’s tackle football team that has come to dominate their league. This story was produced as part of the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Summer Academy with mentor Michael Kaufman and student producers Angie Twombly, Keely Crawford, Sarah Youssef and Shawn McCarthy.

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How anonymity on social media influences online behavior, harassment

When Tionna Haynes was a college student, she became a target of harassment on an anonymous messaging platform after organizing racial injustice protests on campus. She spoke with student reporter Bridgette Adu-Wadier about how the design of social media platforms can influence people’s online behavior, as part of the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ series “Moments of Truth.”

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