October 2009 Archives

New Mexico • Volume 3 • Issue 5
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: October 13, 2009
Letter from the Editor Welcome to YMR's New Mexico Volume 3: Issue 5, where practitioners in New Mexico (specifically in Albuquerque and Santa Fe) investigate youth media practice and share their insights to the field. With support from Open Society...

REEL FATHERS/Real Families : A First-Time Youth Media Production Intensive
By: Deborah Boldt
Published: October 13, 2009
It is more and more common for organizations outside the youth media field to incorporate video and media production in their programs, which requires advice and partnership with youth media educators, community youth centers, and professionals. For example, my organization...

Traditional and Youth Media Education: Collaborating and Capitalizing on Digital Storytelling
By: John Braman & Judy Goldberg
Published: October 13, 2009
Left: John Braman, Right: Judy Goldberg From elementary schools to universities, educators are increasingly incorporating digital storytelling into the curriculum. This trend is good news, especially in New Mexico, where traditional approaches often fail due to diverse learning styles,...

Youth Media Curriculum for Justice
By: Jessica Collins & Andrea Quijada
Published: October 13, 2009
Left: Jessica Collins, Right: Andrea Quijada Youth media encompasses diverse realities of how communities live, work, play, and communicate. For example, youth media work in New Mexico differs from youth media work in many other regions in the U.S....

Social Justice Radio: A Strategy for Long-term Change
By: Roberta Rael
Published: October 13, 2009
With intentional project design that is based on a social justice framework, youth media can sow the seeds of equity and facilitate long-term change in our communities.

Segregation Does Not End at the Lunch Counter
By: Steve Ranieri
Published: October 13, 2009
The social segregation that niche marketing and commercial media reinforce can be combated through community and media justice.

Youth Inclusion & Media Justice
By: Candelario Vasquez
Published: October 13, 2009
New youth media must put all of its efforts to eradicate the kind of binary thinking in this country that targets and categorizes people based on race, the language they speak, and their identities.

Access, Platforms & Partnerships: The Media Arts Collaborative Charter School
By: Glenna Voigt
Published: October 12, 2009
The Media Arts Collaborative Charter School (MACCS) in New Mexico provides an interesting case study for some of the perennial issues facing the youth media field today. Our school is built entirely around young people’s access to media and...

WE LEARN: Call for Writings & Artwork
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: October 8, 2009
Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network Women's Perspectives #5: A Journal of Writing & Artwork by Adult Learners Women's Perspectives #5: What Would You Do? Creative Ideas for Difficult Times will showcase original writings & artwork by adult literacy/basic...

Reminder: Youth Media Blog-a-thon starts Thursday!!!
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: October 5, 2009
Participate in the Eighth Youth Media Blog-a-Thon Topic: Yes, We Care! Young People Weigh in on the Health Care Debate For more information, contact Eming Piansay, Co-Editor, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia 415.503.4170...