June 2005 Archives

Two Sides of the Same, Shiny Coin
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 29, 2005
Teaching and youth work are mutually inclusive, and both need venues for recognition.

Grading the News
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 27, 2005
A study of a local newspaper mirrors a national problem: stories about youth tend to focus on crime and overlook young people.

Clamping Down on the Kids
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 24, 2005
Censorship at high schools seems to be growing, and not just in the journalism class.

When a Reporter Calls
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 22, 2005
Determining when (and when not) to grant interviews with young people isn't always clear. Here's how some youth media groups make the call.

Helping Others Helps Rock the Vote
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 20, 2005
A new study finds that students are more likely to enjoy school and to intend to vote if they are involved in a community service program.

Stay on Your Game
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 17, 2005
A 20-year teaching veteran offers hard-earned advice on how to stay motivated over the long haul.

A Tale of Two Magazines
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 14, 2005
Two magazines—one for-profit, the other not—give adolescent girls a space to explore and share the kinds of hard-hitting issues rarely found in the adult-written teen glossies.

Taking Back Public Broadcasting
By: Bill Moyers
Published: June 13, 2005
Television journalist Bill Moyers rallies the public media sector to stand its ground.

Worth at Least a Thousand Words
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 10, 2005
In the palms of young people, cameraphones are a new, personal form of storytelling.

Courting the “Other” Media
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 8, 2005
From infatuation to going steady, partnering with professional news outlets can be tricky.

Learning the Easy Way
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 6, 2005
New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell reviews a provocative new book that says video games can provide teens with an intense learning experience.

High Schools Stop the Presses
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 3, 2005
Censorship of high school papers and disciplining of their editors and reporters are at an all-time high, according to a Los Angeles Times article.

Can Teens Save the Newspaper Business?
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: June 1, 2005
Radio and online journalism have embraced youth-made media. Print publications need to get with the program.