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SRL is a hands-on student journalism training program that connects young people to real-world experiences & educators to resources and community.
Meet Morgan Bricker, a journalism teacher in West Virginia and our November #TeacherFeature studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/t...
Teacher Feature November 2025: Morgan Bricker - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
Morgan Bricker is a journalism teacher and adviser for the Weir Student Media program at Weir High School in Weirton, W.Va., where her students produce a news website, yearbook, daily announcements, a...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Meet Morgan Bricker, a journalism teacher in West Virginia and our November #TeacherFeature studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/t...
We're celebrating 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! Check out this Q&A with veteran mentor Erika Aguilar, who shares the guiding principles that shaped her journey, and the next generation of storytellers.
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Sixteen Years of SRL: Words of advice from early SRL mentor Erika Aguilar - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
Happy 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! PBS News Student Reporting Labs was founded by Leah Clapman in 2009 as an experiment of the PBS News Hour: What could national news stories look like if repo...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We're celebrating 16 years of Student Reporting Labs! Check out this Q&A with veteran mentor Erika Aguilar, who shares the guiding principles that shaped her journey, and the next generation of storytellers.
studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/s...
studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/s...
In case you missed it, individual segments from our award-winning documentary Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun are now on YouTube.
Watch them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun - YouTube
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. "Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun" is a new 30-minute documentary about...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In case you missed it, individual segments from our award-winning documentary Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun are now on YouTube.
Watch them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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When I see the passion and energy of young people like Hailey, a @howard.edu student who’s helping her peers embrace slow fashion, I can’t help but feel hopeful for the future.
“Celebrating is a form of action.”
I love that!
So honored to participate in this piece for @reportinglabs.bsky.social.
“Celebrating is a form of action.”
I love that!
So honored to participate in this piece for @reportinglabs.bsky.social.
The Howard University program that’s making carbon-consciousness chic
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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October 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
When I see the passion and energy of young people like Hailey, a @howard.edu student who’s helping her peers embrace slow fashion, I can’t help but feel hopeful for the future.
“Celebrating is a form of action.”
I love that!
So honored to participate in this piece for @reportinglabs.bsky.social.
“Celebrating is a form of action.”
I love that!
So honored to participate in this piece for @reportinglabs.bsky.social.
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PBS News Hour Classroom Lesson: PBS News @reportinglabs.bsky.social 'Second Nature' focuses on climate solutions
Watch 2 videos w/ discussion Qs of Howard & USC students sharing their work on protecting the environment
#MediaLiteracyWeek https://loom.ly/NeMXDZk
Watch 2 videos w/ discussion Qs of Howard & USC students sharing their work on protecting the environment
#MediaLiteracyWeek https://loom.ly/NeMXDZk
PBS News Student Reporting Labs' 'Second Nature' series focuses on climate solutions
Learn about solutions journalism by watching youth-produced stories about the environment
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October 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
PBS News Hour Classroom Lesson: PBS News @reportinglabs.bsky.social 'Second Nature' focuses on climate solutions
Watch 2 videos w/ discussion Qs of Howard & USC students sharing their work on protecting the environment
#MediaLiteracyWeek https://loom.ly/NeMXDZk
Watch 2 videos w/ discussion Qs of Howard & USC students sharing their work on protecting the environment
#MediaLiteracyWeek https://loom.ly/NeMXDZk
Meet Preston Donakowski, an award-winning former journalist turned high school teacher from Kentwood, Michigan, and this month's #TeacherFeature. studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/t...
Teacher Feature September 2025: Preston Donakowski - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
Preston Donakowski is an award-winning former journalist turned high school teacher. Under his leadership, the Falcon News Network at East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Michigan, has grown from a ...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Meet Preston Donakowski, an award-winning former journalist turned high school teacher from Kentwood, Michigan, and this month's #TeacherFeature. studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/t...
On Our Minds is Student Reporting Labs’ award-winning teen life podcast. Season 6 is hitting the road with stories about what makes teen life unique across the country.
Apply to be a co-host by 10/31.
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Apply to be a co-host by 10/31.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
On Our Minds is Student Reporting Labs’ award-winning teen life podcast. Season 6 is hitting the road with stories about what makes teen life unique across the country.
Apply to be a co-host by 10/31.
airtable.com/appPsqPRD4Zu...
Apply to be a co-host by 10/31.
airtable.com/appPsqPRD4Zu...
WELCOME TO THE SRL COMMUNITY COMMONS, your go-to spot for getting oriented and making the most of our community.
Learn more and sign up here! community.story-maker.org/c/start-here/
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September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
WELCOME TO THE SRL COMMUNITY COMMONS, your go-to spot for getting oriented and making the most of our community.
Learn more and sign up here! community.story-maker.org/c/start-here/
Learn more and sign up here! community.story-maker.org/c/start-here/
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🎉🍎 We’re excited to announce the launch of the Civic Media Playbook for Educators, created in partnership with @reportinglabs.bsky.social! This adaptation offers practical lesson plans and resources that guide classrooms through every step of community-focused journalism.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
🎉🍎 We’re excited to announce the launch of the Civic Media Playbook for Educators, created in partnership with @reportinglabs.bsky.social! This adaptation offers practical lesson plans and resources that guide classrooms through every step of community-focused journalism.
tinyurl.com/29vsv62b
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NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom News Lesson: The Smithsonian is creating a time capsule of hopes and wishes for the next 50 years
Ask students: If you had the opportunity to put a note in the time capsule, what would you say?
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social | #sschat #civics #EduSky
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Ask students: If you had the opportunity to put a note in the time capsule, what would you say?
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social | #sschat #civics #EduSky
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The Smithsonian is creating a time capsule of hopes and wishes for the next 50 years
Learn more about the Smithsonian's newest time capsule, which will not open to the public until 2075.
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July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom News Lesson: The Smithsonian is creating a time capsule of hopes and wishes for the next 50 years
Ask students: If you had the opportunity to put a note in the time capsule, what would you say?
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social | #sschat #civics #EduSky
bit.ly/4nBwrnh
Ask students: If you had the opportunity to put a note in the time capsule, what would you say?
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social | #sschat #civics #EduSky
bit.ly/4nBwrnh
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NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom News Lesson: DC Greens is fighting food injustice, one healthy meal at a time
Ask students: How could thinking of food as medicine change the way doctors and communities help people stay healthy? #sschat #EDUSky
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social
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Ask students: How could thinking of food as medicine change the way doctors and communities help people stay healthy? #sschat #EDUSky
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social
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DC Greens is fighting food injustice, one healthy meal at a time
Learn about a non-profit group that fights food insecurity by helping communities grow their own food
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July 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom News Lesson: DC Greens is fighting food injustice, one healthy meal at a time
Ask students: How could thinking of food as medicine change the way doctors and communities help people stay healthy? #sschat #EDUSky
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social
bit.ly/4livyP1
Ask students: How could thinking of food as medicine change the way doctors and communities help people stay healthy? #sschat #EDUSky
feat. @reportinglabs.bsky.social
bit.ly/4livyP1
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PBS @pbsnews.org News Classroom Daily News Lesson:
Ask students: What do you think were the interests and sources of curiosity on the part of the student reporters who produced this segment?
w/ @reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat #ngss #APES #EduSky
LINK: bit.ly/3HoOixN
Ask students: What do you think were the interests and sources of curiosity on the part of the student reporters who produced this segment?
w/ @reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat #ngss #APES #EduSky
LINK: bit.ly/3HoOixN
How Maryland’s riverkeepers protect the state’s waterways
Learn more about riverkeepers in Maryland, and their plan to ensure clean water throughout the state
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August 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
PBS @pbsnews.org News Classroom Daily News Lesson:
Ask students: What do you think were the interests and sources of curiosity on the part of the student reporters who produced this segment?
w/ @reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat #ngss #APES #EduSky
LINK: bit.ly/3HoOixN
Ask students: What do you think were the interests and sources of curiosity on the part of the student reporters who produced this segment?
w/ @reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat #ngss #APES #EduSky
LINK: bit.ly/3HoOixN
Meet the 2025 Summer Academy Fellows joining us at the end of June to produce reported news stories with the support of PBS News Student Reporting Labs staff, in collaboration with WETA.
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Meet the 2025 Summer Academy Fellows
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June 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Meet the 2025 Summer Academy Fellows joining us at the end of June to produce reported news stories with the support of PBS News Student Reporting Labs staff, in collaboration with WETA.
youtu.be/7fQETslw7s4
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NEW @pbsnews.org Daily News Lesson: Family who lived through 1950s U.S. deportation effort reflects on current climate
Ask Students: What do you know about American citizens being deported under the Trump administration?
#sschat #EduSky @reportinglabs.bsky.social
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Ask Students: What do you know about American citizens being deported under the Trump administration?
#sschat #EduSky @reportinglabs.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mbhSGp
Family who lived through 1950s U.S. deportation effort reflects on current climate
Produced by Student Reporting Labs, News Hour's youth journalism program
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May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Daily News Lesson: Family who lived through 1950s U.S. deportation effort reflects on current climate
Ask Students: What do you know about American citizens being deported under the Trump administration?
#sschat #EduSky @reportinglabs.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mbhSGp
Ask Students: What do you know about American citizens being deported under the Trump administration?
#sschat #EduSky @reportinglabs.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mbhSGp
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Edible Stories Market Garden in Hillsboro, Oregon, focuses on growing vegetables traditionally used in South Asian cooking.
Owner Lakshmi Tata says it helps her family and the community connect to their Indian heritage.
Watch this report from @reportinglabs.bsky.social
Owner Lakshmi Tata says it helps her family and the community connect to their Indian heritage.
Watch this report from @reportinglabs.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Edible Stories Market Garden in Hillsboro, Oregon, focuses on growing vegetables traditionally used in South Asian cooking.
Owner Lakshmi Tata says it helps her family and the community connect to their Indian heritage.
Watch this report from @reportinglabs.bsky.social
Owner Lakshmi Tata says it helps her family and the community connect to their Indian heritage.
Watch this report from @reportinglabs.bsky.social
Check out this NEW MediaWise + Student Reporting Labs series of videos and lessons all about teaching students the basics of generative A.I. @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
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MediaWise A.I. Unlocked Series
A MediaWise/PBS News Student Reporting Labs series of videos and lessons all about teaching students the basics of generative A.I. This series explores how to detect A.I., identifying misinformation, ...
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March 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Check out this NEW MediaWise + Student Reporting Labs series of videos and lessons all about teaching students the basics of generative A.I. @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
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SRL screened our Run, Hide, Fight documentary, hosted a podcasting workshop, and invited student reporters to interview authors and influencers at this year's SXSW EDU
Check out our recap here studentreportinglabs.org/news/sxsw-ed...
Check out our recap here studentreportinglabs.org/news/sxsw-ed...
SXSW EDU 2025: SRL screens documentary, hosts podcasting workshop, and invites student reporters to interview authors and influencers - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
March 19, 2025 By: Anthony Payne It’s become a tradition for PBS News Student Reporting Labs to ring in the spring season by heading down to the Austin Convention Center in Texas for SXSW EDU. This fo...
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March 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
SRL screened our Run, Hide, Fight documentary, hosted a podcasting workshop, and invited student reporters to interview authors and influencers at this year's SXSW EDU
Check out our recap here studentreportinglabs.org/news/sxsw-ed...
Check out our recap here studentreportinglabs.org/news/sxsw-ed...
🚨 Calling high school student journalists! Spend a week reporting in DC with PBS News Student Reporting Labs this June. Join us for a free, all-expenses paid week of journalism training and hands-on reporting experience. Apply by 4/27. airtable.com/appCiKI9w68L...
March 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🚨 Calling high school student journalists! Spend a week reporting in DC with PBS News Student Reporting Labs this June. Join us for a free, all-expenses paid week of journalism training and hands-on reporting experience. Apply by 4/27. airtable.com/appCiKI9w68L...
EDUCATORS: Join PBS News Student Reporting Labs staff for a FREE summer workshop in Washington, DC to explore video and audio journalism tactics, tools, and resources. SRL will cover lodging, meals, and offer up to $250 in travel stipends. Register by 4/1 studentreportinglabs.org/news/2025-te...
2025 Teacher Workshop: Registration Now Open - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
Join us for a (FREE!!) immersive weekend workshop from July 25th–27th at the WETA/PBS News headquarters in Arlington, VA. This year’s Teacher Workshop is all about streamlining storytelling: what stra...
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March 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
EDUCATORS: Join PBS News Student Reporting Labs staff for a FREE summer workshop in Washington, DC to explore video and audio journalism tactics, tools, and resources. SRL will cover lodging, meals, and offer up to $250 in travel stipends. Register by 4/1 studentreportinglabs.org/news/2025-te...
Meet the 10 students joining SRL for a Climate Reporting Fellowship. They'll be reporting in groups about different climate issues facing young people today.
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Announcing SRL’s first College Climate Reporting Fellows - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
PBS News Student Reporting Labs is thrilled to introduce the ten college student journalists who have been selected to report stories about young people working to create solutions to respond to the c...
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February 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Meet the 10 students joining SRL for a Climate Reporting Fellowship. They'll be reporting in groups about different climate issues facing young people today.
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What are your rights as a student journalist? SRL talks rights and (free!) legal resources with the Student Press Law Center
@splc.org in our latest blog post.
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@splc.org in our latest blog post.
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What are your rights as a student journalist? SRL talks rights and (free!) legal resources with the Student Press Law Center - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
February 21, 2025 By: Anthony Payne Following the recent walkouts and protests challenging President Trump’s new immigration policies, high school and college newsrooms may have questions about how to...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
What are your rights as a student journalist? SRL talks rights and (free!) legal resources with the Student Press Law Center
@splc.org in our latest blog post.
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@splc.org in our latest blog post.
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College students: apply for our summer internships!
SRL Video Production Intern: weta.org/about/career...
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SRL Video Production Intern: weta.org/about/career...
SRL Operations & Events Intern: weta.org/about/career...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
College students: apply for our summer internships!
SRL Video Production Intern: weta.org/about/career...
SRL Operations & Events Intern: weta.org/about/career...
SRL Video Production Intern: weta.org/about/career...
SRL Operations & Events Intern: weta.org/about/career...
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PBS @pbsnews.bsky.social Classroom's resources in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth💫
"And now I can follow my dream, becoming an engineer, because he broke down those barriers." —Braelyn Starks on his grandfather, Lester Lewis, aka Pop-Pop
@reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat to.pbs.org/3uxQuYp
"And now I can follow my dream, becoming an engineer, because he broke down those barriers." —Braelyn Starks on his grandfather, Lester Lewis, aka Pop-Pop
@reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat to.pbs.org/3uxQuYp
Black History Month: Students reflect on their modern-day heroes
Reflect on one teacher's project to help students see the living history in their own time
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February 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
PBS @pbsnews.bsky.social Classroom's resources in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth💫
"And now I can follow my dream, becoming an engineer, because he broke down those barriers." —Braelyn Starks on his grandfather, Lester Lewis, aka Pop-Pop
@reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat to.pbs.org/3uxQuYp
"And now I can follow my dream, becoming an engineer, because he broke down those barriers." —Braelyn Starks on his grandfather, Lester Lewis, aka Pop-Pop
@reportinglabs.bsky.social #sschat to.pbs.org/3uxQuYp
2 days left to submit a theme song for the next season of our podcast On Our Minds 🎚️ airtable.com/appkVFbP8KD2...
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This year’s SRL Winter Academy was held in Los Angeles where 13 students spent the first week of the year collaborating to report, film, and produce their own original news stories just before fires broke out in the area.
Check out our recap here:
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Check out our recap here:
studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/s...
Student stories explore where art meets science in Los Angeles at the 2025 Winter Academy - PBS News Student Reporting Labs
January 30, 2025 By: Anthony Payne This year’s SRL Winter Academy was held January 2-6 in Los Angeles, California, where 13 high school students spent the first week of the year collaborating to repor...
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January 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This year’s SRL Winter Academy was held in Los Angeles where 13 students spent the first week of the year collaborating to report, film, and produce their own original news stories just before fires broke out in the area.
Check out our recap here:
studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/s...
Check out our recap here:
studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/s...