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Youth Radio’s Top 15 Stories of 2015
December 18th, 2015
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Check out some of our favorite reporting and projects from 2015!
February 17th, 2016 by Pendarvis Harshaw
February 16th, 2016 by Sayre Quevedo audio
February 14th, 2016 by Billy Cruz audio
February 11th, 2016 by Salim Boykin audio
December 18th, 2015
February 9th, 2016 by Kasey Saeturn
February 4th, 2016 by Garrison Pennington audio
January 19th, 2016 by Shyra Gums audio
February 4th, 2016 by Garrison Pennington audio
January 19th, 2016 by Shyra Gums audio
January 12th, 2016 by Deandre Benjamin/ WLRN audio
February 16th, 2016 by Sayre Quevedo audio
January 14th, 2016 by Gabriela Alvarez audio
December 9th, 2015
February 11th, 2016 by Salim Boykin audio
February 9th, 2016 by Joi Smith,Nila Venkat
February 3rd, 2016 by Pendarvis Harshaw
February 17th, 2016 by Pendarvis Harshaw
February 14th, 2016 by Billy Cruz audio
February 10th, 2016 by Pendarvis Harshaw
January 3rd, 2016 by Cole Carman audio
October 22nd, 2015 by We'Ced
September 16th, 2015
September 25th, 2015 by Teresa Chin
September 16th, 2015 audio
September 8th, 2015 by Soraya Shockley,Teresa Chin
February 9th, 2016 by Kasey Saeturn
January 15th, 2016 by Desmond Meagley,Teresa Chin
December 3rd, 2015 by Pendarvis Harshaw audio
February 14th, 2016 by Billy Cruz
I’m suspicious Valentine’s day is just a consumer trap. But when you have a girlfriend, that doesn’t really matter.
February 16th, 2016 by Sayre Quevedo
Originally aired on NPR’s All Things Considered on February 15, 2016 In 2012, The United States Supreme Court ruled that it was cruel and unusual punishment for juvenile offenders to receive automatic sentences of life without the possibility of parole. But until a few weeks ago, it was uncertain whether the ruling applied retroactively. Now,…
February 11th, 2016 by Salim Boykin
I was trembling throughout the song. And at the end, I stared at the audience for maybe two
seconds in silence.
January 31st, 2016 by Amber Ly
Politicians seem to be talking down to young voters.
January 15th, 2016 by Desmond Meagley,Teresa Chin
Do teens today identify with political parties, or are they redefining political action? What does being politically active mean to you? #DoNowPolitics
January 14th, 2016 by Gabriela Alvarez
I remember as a little girl cruising around the streets of San Francisco in my dad’s bright red ’68 Impala, my sister and I in the backseat and my mom in the passenger seat with my dad’s arm wrapped around her. As the years went by, I’ve held onto that memory. When I was three,…
January 7th, 2016 by Emma Newman
Visiting the orphanage was a very emotional experience for both of my parents, as they kept imagining me as an infant living in the same poor conditions.
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As I discover who I am, I want to know more about where I came from. I have a unique story. This is because I am adopted. I am interested in why my parents chose to adopt. I wonder whether other adopted children have the same experience as I do.
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October 5th, 2015
Welcome to the 2nd episode of A lil Somethin’ Bout Oakland Radio on Youth Radio Raw. Make sure you tune in every week on Fridays from 6:15 to 7:35. On this show, you’ll hear recent news, personal experiences, and a diverse selection of music. Youth Radio Raw is a weekly radio show produced by Bay Area high…
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October 23rd, 2015 by Teresa Chin
When teens hunt for a last-minute Halloween costume, it’s often hard to walk the line between cool and offensive. How do you know when a costume or outfit is racist? What are your personal guidelines for what’s okay and what is not?
September 25th, 2015 by Teresa Chin
While video games usually get a negative rap for teaching kids bad habits and manners, organizers say that games like Minecraft can actually teach important online social skills.
September 8th, 2015 by Soraya Shockley,Teresa Chin
In this lesson, we’ll walk you through the basics of making your own infographic, depending on the data at hand.
May 27th, 2015 by Teresa Chin
OK, so calling people and annotating how you know everything in your story may not be the sexiest part of the job, but it is absolutely necessary. And for new reporters, the time to build your fact-checking spidey sense is NOW.
August 25th, 2014 by Edna Miller,Teresa Chin
Interviewing is more than a skill — it’s an art. We’ve compiled a few activities and handouts to guide you through the basics of interviewing.
May 26th, 2015 by Asha Richardson
Don’t consider yourself an expert coder? That shouldn’t stop you from giving this lesson a try. It’s designed for intermediate users of MIT App Inventor, a tool that allows people with little-to-no programming experience to build apps for Android devices. Using this tutorial, you’ll create a mobile app that combines three components: an audio player,…
April 1st, 2015 by Storm White,Teresa Chin
Want to win your next (or first) hackathon? Check out these seven tips and three activities to help you and your students build their pitching skills, confidence and communication for STEM success.
March 5th, 2015 by Ike Sriskandarajah,Rafael Johns
You’ve got an idea for a great story… or at least you think it’s a great story. Now you need to convince your editor/teacher why this story needs to get made, and why you’re the right reporter for the job. So what goes into a good pitch? How much research do you need to do before you make your pitch? We’ve put together some of tips of the trade on putting together the best pitch for your story idea.
February 26th, 2015 by Rafael Johns,Teresa Chin
SOUND IS EVERYWHERE. From the moment we wake up to when we go to sleep, our days are filled with noise. Even so-called “silence” is actually full of sound — the hum of an air conditioner, the distant rush of traffic, the whoosh of our own breath. By collecting and weaving together high quality recordings…
December 19th, 2014 by Youth Radio Editor
In this interactive, you’ll explore the stories behind 13 objects that police officers have mistaken for guns. The cases you’re about to see vary in circumstance and outcome, but each ended with someone getting shot.
December 22nd, 2014 by Teresa Chin,Tylyn Hardamon
Youth Radio’s Tylyn Hardamon, a member of the newsroom’s youth team, and journalism teacher and producer Teresa Chin sat down together to come up with a lesson plan for how educators can facilitate a productive conversation about race, police and violence, grounded in a collection of stories created by Youth Radio’s reporters and commentators.
December 10th, 2014 by Elena Botkin-Levy,Teresa Chin
Radio commentaries offer an opportunity for young people to express their opinion on an issue of their choice and to become effective communicators. This toolkit includes all the examples, lesson plans and handouts you’ll need to help your students develop their first commentary (plus tips on how to pitch us at Youth Radio)
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