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Students in the SRL network tackle critical topics, resulting in a wide-range of special content features investigating issues such as climate change, gun violence, student debt, government, STEM, education, pop culture and more. Look through some of the examples below to find out how young people across the country are reporting on and talking about issues and ideas tied to elections and the political process.
Teen reporters from the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs across the country captured how teens feel about voting and elections. From Miami, Florida to Bozeman, Montana, student journalists in 28 states conducted over 300 interviews, including some with elected officials and young political leaders. These stories tackle topics like lowering the voting age to 16 and how first-time voters are being mobilized in battleground states like Florida.
Student Reporting Labs presents Power In Numbers, a collection of student-produced stories that captures the different ways in which young people are actively organizing to effect change in their communities. The series reflects the emerging youth voice that has moved front and center in national conversations about school safety and gun violence, and has the potential to influence voter turnout in the 2018 elections.
Find out what young people really think about the news and the spread of misinformation using a variety of short videos produced by PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL).
Letters to the Next President 2.0 empowered youth voice on the issues that mattered to them during the 2016 Presidential Election. We encourage you to read and share the powerful, thoughtful videos that were submitted.
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