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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Memphis students build on long legacy of R&B and soul artists from their community
At the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, students learn the fundamentals of music, building on the long legacy of R&B and soul artists who emerged from their local communities. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs produced this story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
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Climate Curriculum: Change Starts in Classrooms
As we look at the impact on education, post-pandemic, we’ve sought out the student’s point of view. Michelle So, a junior from Temple City, CA, shared her experiences as part of the Student Journalism Challenge produced by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and powered by the XQ Institute.
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Shield’s Ingrid Smith featured on award-winning PBS NewsHour Student Report Labs podcast ‘On Our Minds’
Thanks to our partnership with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, Shield reporters were not only able to attend SXSW EDU 2023 last March, but we were able to do some original reporting. Our PBS SRL colleagues gave co-news editor and co-online managing editor Ingrid Smith the assignment to interview U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and illustrator Michaela Goade about their new children’s book, Remember.
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Cambodian refugee’s restaurant provides space to heal and celebrate culture
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and our Student Reporting Labs explored how food is tied to culture and identity. Student reporter Sandeep Brijesh Pillai of the Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering in Hillsboro, Oregon, found one Cambodian refugee whose restaurant helps him heal from his tragic family history and provides a space to share his culture.