April 2006 Archives

Student Media Makeover
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 27, 2006
At schools nationwide, multimedia projects are coming on strong as the student newspaper is fading out. What's the trade-off?

The Media as Sex Ed
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 26, 2006
A study finds that music, movies, and magazines push teens toward sex.

Staying Alive
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 20, 2006
Manhattan Neighborhood Network fights legislation that may threaten public access TV.

Forget Hip-Hop—Get YCC
By: Edward DeJesus
Published: April 20, 2006
Young people connect to adults who respect youth culture. Just make sure to take out the commercial.

Public Media in Peril
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 19, 2006
As foundations shift priorities and technologies evolve, media nonprofits struggle.

Framed
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 17, 2006
Baltimore teens invite legislators to a photo exhibit documenting the decrepit conditions of their schools.

Mean Girls
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 14, 2006
The media has embraced the notion of a new breed of violent girls. How accurate is it?

From Proms to Protests
By: Keith Hefner
Published: April 13, 2006
Keith Hefner of Youth Communication explains how the teen-written urban magazine trumped the school paper.

Teens in Print
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 11, 2006
Young people are storming the barricades of publishing.

Covering the French Youth
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 7, 2006
Student protesters are getting little sympathy from the U.S. media.

Taking Back the Airwaves
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: April 4, 2006
Young Bay Area activists fight to reclaim radio.