Workshops

Get Unstuck: Aha! Moments in Editing
We held another virtual workshop in November to share tips from student reporters about breakthrough moments in editing and tips on how to craft your story before submitting to the challenge! SRL student reporter Dakota Hendren, Senior at Royal Oaks High School, and Angeline Abrera, SRL alum and recent graduate of the University of Houston led this conversation. Watch the recording here.

Ready, Set, Go!
We held virtual workshops October 3 + 4 to help students get started with the Student Journalism Challenge, including tips from professional journalists and student reporters about how to find your story and make something great! Check out the recordings below.


Kate Nakamura, SRL alum and host of the 2020 special Our New Normal, joins Mohammad Pasha, SRL Youth Media Producer, for a conversation about starting video stories moderated by SRL Editorial Director Marie Cusick.   

Zion Williams, SRL Gwen Ifill Fellow and host of season one of youth mental health podcast On Our Minds joins Carolina Hidalgo, producer of WNYC’s Radio Rookies in a conversation led by Briget Ganske, SRL Youth Media Producer.

Bridgette Adu-Wadier, SRL alumni and current Northwestern journalism student joins Beena Raghavendran, editor of digital storytelling and training at the New York Times, in a conversation moderated by Christine Zirneklis, on the SRL team.