July 2007 Archives

Youth Video Exchange Network: Building Digital Distribution for Public Access Youth Channels
By: Andrew Lynn
Published: July 31, 2007
MNN Youth Channel and the NYMAP network strive to forge the way in non-commercial distribution by blending web 2.0 and public access TV

this month's youth media professional
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 31, 2007
Debra Koffler enjoys road trips and camping with her friends in the bay area. She has a knack for pulling youth out of street living, is up on hip-hop, and is the founder of Conscious Youth Media Crew.

letter from the editor (summer | volume 1: issue 7)
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 31, 2007
The theme of this month’s YMR issue is access and audience; paying close attention to youth media conferences, new technology, mentoring strategies, and innovative channels of distribution.

The National Media Education Conference Helps Strengthen the Field
By: Renee Hobbs and Michael Robb Grieco
Published: July 31, 2007
A review of NMEC and recent trends in media literacy

An Ally for Youth When it Counts
By: Pete Corson
Published: July 31, 2007
A mentor supports young journalist of female circumcision to the front page

Creating Conversation: Baltimore Youth Explore Audience in the City
By: Grace Smith
Published: July 31, 2007
The student-led initiative BeMore TV finds innovative ways to inform the public about issues important to youth from public access to the local Baltimore community

Gender Equality Youth Festival
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 23, 2007
Brooklyn Hosts the Second Annual Gender Equality Festival (July 28, 2007 * 11am – 6pm) We can't forget that we fight for gender equity because women have the right to be safe and respected, whether the violence comes from a...

Hand Bookbinding Opportunity in NYC for Youth
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 23, 2007
As part of its Education Outreach Program, the Center for Book Arts offers a tuition-free, daytime intensive workshop in hand bookbinding and artist's books, especially for high school students. Participants will explore their individual cultural background through the process of...

Shoot Nations--a free global youth photography competition
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 18, 2007
Youth to use the power of photography to capture the world through their eyes

Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 18, 2007
The Forum has released a new paper entitled, Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change. The principles described in this paper emerged from the commingling of research and practice that occurred when the Forum for Youth Investment merged...

New York: July 25th Youth Photography Exhibit
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 18, 2007
On July 25, 2007 Deviwo Projects will hold a multi-media exhibition of Ghanaian children's photography and writing from the Zongo Junction Youth Photo Program. Staged at the Bogardus Mansion in Tribeca (75 Murray Street, NY NY), the event will celebrate...

Positions Available at Global Kids, Inc.
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 18, 2007
Global Kids, Inc. is seeking dynamic, hard-working, and creative individuals who are experienced in youth development, global education, and social action. Several positions are available for new and existing Global Kids school-based Attendance Improvement/Drop-Out Prevention Programs in New York City...

Youth Radio wins Top Honors at New York Festivals
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 17, 2007
Prestigious Radio Competition Awards Youth Radio Programming

Local Youth Filmmakers Win Prestigious Awards
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 17, 2007
The Educational Video Center (EVC) is proud to announce that Still Standing, a documentary produced by EVC's Youth Organizers Television (YO-TV), has won the prestigious Jury Award at the Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival and the CINE Golden...

Youth OUTLOUD!
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: July 17, 2007
Now it is possible for all youth to have a voice in mainstream media and become part of an international media co-op network. Please forward this to any youth (under the age of 25) or youth organization that has something...