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REEL FATHERS/Real Families : A First-Time Youth Media Production Intensive
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...
Integrating Web 2.0 into Youth Programming
August 17, 2009
As youth media educators, we must support young people to responsibly engage with Web 2.0 tools within our programs.
The Twin Cities Youth Media Network
August 17, 2009
TCYMN represents a successful, decade-strong model of community, cross-organizational support and maximizing opportunities for youth and practitioners within a local, regional network.
Making Networking Work for Youth Media
April 15, 2008
Practitioners can create large scale impact by joining forces and creating networks in the field.
The Benefit of Short One-Time Projects
February 14, 2008
A five-day youth media project can have long term effects.
Using Media, Fair Use and Copyright
November 14, 2007
A report on how fair use can reduce copyright confusion for youth media and media literacy educators.
Listening Across Borders: Creating Virtual Spaces for Youth Global Exchange
November 14, 2007
New pedagogical approaches in creating virtual spaces for young people to enter into global media discourse.
Music=Youth Media
November 14, 2007
Why youth media needs to embrace youth music in the field.
Amigos de las Américas: Incorporating media in youth-oriented Latin American volunteer projects
October 11, 2007
Youth led digital media is critical to introducing technology to marginalized communities and for creating cultural exchange.
Youth Video Exchange Network: Building Digital Distribution for Public Access Youth Channels
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
Beyond Luck: Youth Media Careers for Alumni
June 14, 2007
Youth media educator Kellon Innocent shares his story on becoming a youth media educator at Educational Video Center.
Non-profit does not mean Non-revenue
May 14, 2007
A journalism program officer from the McCormick Tribune Foundation gives useful revenue-based tips to (and from) the field.
Engaging Youth with a New Medium: The Potentials of Virtual Worlds
May 14, 2007
Best Practices from the point of view of Global Kids Online Leadership Program Staff.
The Mind of BLOC
May 14, 2007
An Interview with Ibrahim Abdul-Matin from Movement Strategy Center, founding member of BLOC (Building Leadership Organizational Communities).
We are Your Audiences and Your Future: Youth Speak in Africa
April 13, 2007
At the 5th World Summit on Media for Children in Africa, Youth media professionals and organizations offered workshops to help young people acquire various media skills. The 300 young people that attended took on visible leadership roles in advocating for access to, and participation in, mainstream media outlets.
The Youth Media Nonprofit as Classroom
February 15, 2007
When it comes to teacher training, universities find that youth media organizations speak their language.
Teaming Up
January 16, 2007
Youth media builds its own practices, philosophies, and mission.....
Strength in Numbers
August 30, 2006
Curating youth media around themes amplifies its impact. But how do young media makers feel about it?
Campus Papers Can Save Journalism
July 25, 2006
As media mergers and budget cuts squeeze local papers ever tighter, indy campus journalism is breaking news that the mainstream outlets miss.
Capital Gain
July 10, 2006
The nonprofit YouthNoise raised $1.5 million using an investment strategy more common to for-profits. Can it work for other youth media groups?
Are Newspapers Failing Young Journalists?
June 28, 2006
Has the newspaper industry turned its back on aspiring young journalists?
The Youth Media Nonprofit as Classroom
May 31, 2006
When it comes to teacher training, universities find that youth media organizations speak their language.
Student Media Makeover
April 27, 2006
At schools nationwide, multimedia projects are coming on strong as the student newspaper is fading out. What's the trade-off?
From Proms to Protests
April 13, 2006
Keith Hefner of Youth Communication explains how the teen-written urban magazine trumped the school paper.
Where Youth Media is the Media
March 4, 2006
In countries where press freedoms are curtailed, human rights are violated, and conflict is common, young journalists are essential.
Lifting the Burden of Proof
February 15, 2006
Finding effective means of evaluation—and, preferably, ones that appeal to funders—is still a trial-and-error process for most youth programs.
What We Can Teach “We Media”
December 19, 2005
Citizen journalism is attracting fanfare, funding, and heated online discussions. Youth media—the movement’s prototype—needs to get involved.
Psychologists, Mental Health, and Youth Development
December 7, 2005
Some of the most noteworthy recent contributions to youth work have come from the fields of psychology.
Time to Reflect
September 19, 2005
Youth media has become a bona fide field with its own practices, philosophies, and goals. Discuss.
Speaking of the Future Establishment
August 24, 2005
College newspapers may be the key to getting the myriad of progressive organizations on campus to come together.
The Antidote to Fundraising?
August 12, 2005
Marketers hoping to reach teens with youth media might pick up where foundations leave off.
Can Teens Save the Newspaper Business?
June 1, 2005
Radio and online journalism have embraced youth-made media. Print publications need to get with the program.
The Power of Peer Pressure
March 21, 2005
How media made by and for teens helped increase the youth vote by millions during the last election.
