VP Kamala Harris talks with SRL's Dakota Hendren on youth voting

Student reporter Dakota Hendren from Royal Oak High School in Michigan talked to young people about why youth voting matters and the changes they would like to see happen. Hendren even asked a question to Vice President Kamala Harris.

Dakota Hendren produced this piece with Michael Conrad, Briget Ganske and Rawan Elbaba.

About Student Reporting Labs:

Now in over 170 middle and high schools, Student Reporting Labs (SRL) is a national youth journalism program and public media initiative that trains teenagers across the country to produce stories that highlight the achievements, challenges, and reality of today’s youth. SRL creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire students to find their voice and engage in their communities.

SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools facilitate project-based learning that builds critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills. Teachers, who apply to start a Lab at their school, are connected to their local PBS station and journalism mentors within the community. SRL professional development workshops prepare educators for this work and the SRL Academy brings together students from around the country to hone their skills and advance the future of journalism and public media.

SRL youth media producers work on special projects with Labs and work with students on story pitches, script-writing, narration, rough cuts and final videos. Students’ stories are published on the website, shared on social media, distributed through partnerships and aired on local PBS station and the PBS NewsHour nightly broadcasts.

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