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PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: Public Media's Next Generation

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About the Labs

The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) initiative is building the next generation of public media with a unique digital journalism curriculum, local PBS station mentors and the opportunity to tell important community stories to the world.

The program creates transformational education experiences for middle and high school students in classrooms and after-school environments. Students engage in a powerful form of journalistic inquiry, media production and student-centered learning that builds critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, news literacy and communication skills.

By giving them a voice and the opportunity to reach millions of people via the PBS NewsHour broadcast and digital platforms, the program inspires youth to speak up and be part of the solution.

PBS SoCal and SRL

PBS SoCal serves as a connector between schools and the PBS NewsHour team. The station finds mentors for schools, gives studio tours, and creates opportunities for students to interact with their peers, PBS SoCal staff and other journalism professionals.

Students from Etiwanda High School shoot and edit on the road for a story about first-time voters on Election Day in 2018. | PBS SoCal
Students from Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, shoot and edit on the road for a story about first-time voters on Election Day in 2018. | PBS SoCal

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Etiwanda High Students Want to Read More Relevant Books to Help Foster 'Progressive Conversations'

Student Aliyah Addie at Etiwanda High School reflects on her findings while producing the story "Should schools teach more modern books?" for Students Reporting Labs.
By Aliyah Addie
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A Former Sports Producer Shifts Game Plan in Her Youth Journalism Classroom

Ryanne Meschkat, a video and TV production teacher at Canyon High School, shares her journey from the live sports truck into the youth journalism classroom, plus her challenges and opportunities during the pandemic.
By Michelle Poveda
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10 Things SRL Alum Zhenwei Gao Learned as a Youth Journalist

Student Reporting Labs program alum Zhenwei Gao of Etiwanda High School in Rancho Cucamonga, CA reflects on the key lessons, takeaways and memories she's gained as a youth journalist for the three past years.
By Zhenwei Gao