On the heels of three successful seasons of On Our Minds, the teen mental health and wellbeing podcast from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL), last year’s hosts are passing the mic to two new teen hosts… Read More
13 students from across the country will travel to spend five days training and producing stories in Austin with the Student Reporting Labs team for the first-ever SRL Winter Academy this December, in collaboration with Austin PBS. Working in teams with SRL staff… Read More
Congratulations to the students on the 2023-24 Student Advisory Team! PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) recently selected 26 dedicated students who will work closely with SRL staff to guide the team’s editorial strategy and approach. The team will bring their perspectives on… Read More
By Kayla Smernoff This summer’s Gwen Ifill Legacy Fellows covered critical local stories in their communities as they flexed their reporting skills at PBS stations around the country— Kate Nakamura at PBS Hawai’i, Tyler Pullum at Houston Public Media, Liam Wady at YouthBeat, and Alexa D’Amato and… Read More
A note from Leah Clapman, Founder and Executive Director: This has been a pivotal year for SRL, and as we reflect on the 2022-23 school year with our first-ever community report celebrating the scope of the work we do together, I’m also incredibly excited… Read More
After a decade of hosting an SRL Academy for high school journalists each June, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs is excited to offer a new opportunity for students to train with SRL staff in person this year: the first SRL Winter Academy, to be held… Read More
BACK TO SCHOOL KICKOFF The SRL team held a virtual back-to-school kickoff event in late August to share how we’re doing things a little differently this year. Watch the recording to learn about our new processes, resources for you, and other ways that team SRL can support… Read More
By Einav Tsach Arlington, VA — 40 educators from across the country gathered in the Washington, D.C. area for the annual PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Teacher Workshop. The four-day training was held in late July at WETA headquarters. Read More
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) will host over 40 educators from across the country for its 13th annual SRL Teacher Workshop from July 24 to 27 at WETA in Arlington, VA. Educators will work alongside the SRL team to strengthen their technical and editorial skills in… Read More
Written by Einav Tsach Boston, MA — 28 high school student journalists from nearly 20 states gathered in Boston in late June for the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs’ 2023 SRL Academy, an intensive journalism training program where students worked in teams to produce… Read More