Jtm-dc-reports-Youth Journalists and Civic Engagement
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Youth Journalists and Civic Engagement
Convenor: Ingrid Dahl, Editor, Youth Media Reporter
VIEW STREAMING VIDEO OF MOST OF THIS SESSION
ADDITIONAL NOTES PENDING.
Purpose: Asking probing questions about how to get youth, through media, more engagement in civic affairs.
Highlights of introductions
- Federico Subervi helped start an after-school progrma in Texas with a mission of empowering Latino youth in technology. Publishes an English and Spanish each month. He'd like to expand this concept to other cities around the country.
- Sam Chaltain of the Academy for Educational Developnment is heading a program that is going to provide leadership training in the "five freedoms" to K-12 superintendents and administrators.
- Barb Hipsman is looking at the teaching of First Amendment issues and journalism in K-12. Kent State has hired Mark Goodman from the Student Press Law Center.
- Angie Bado owns hyperlocal news site in McKinney, Texas, north of Dallas. She wants to know how to get college-age kids, who are still interested in their community, empowered to participate.
- Mike Deehan (behind camera): Talks about his perspective as a J-graduate just entering the workforce.
- Jen Thomas: Interested in pursuing the idea of youth in media.
- Jennifer Synder Duch, wants to know what can be started in the Pittsburgh area to address underserved youth, especially young girls.
- Meredith McCulloch -- learned civics at her mother's knee. She teaches a community course called: "X-Rated Civics: The Naked Truth About Your Rights. She's working on a New England News Forum effort to put classroom teachers and journalists together.
- Jessica Bynoe -- works with young people around the country to get more civicly and politically involved in their communities. Five places for civic engagement: media, advocacy and organizing, philanthropy, government, advisory capacities. Young peole starting to become more vocal about how literate they are about media and journalism ... let's harness that energy and interest because it's there.
- Keika Shimmyo, gathers success stories about youth empowerment for the Academy for Educational Development.
- Linda Jue says journalism schools are not turning out journalists that can pursue stories that promote civic engagement among youth. Her project is an outgrown of the Campus Alternative Journalism Project.
- Dale Peskin, runs nonprofit called iFocos -- action tank.
- Stephen Silha -- worked at Childrens Express
- Audrey Manring edits Womens Times, regional monthly.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS WITH CONTACT INFO
- Ms. Ingrid Hu Dahl Academy for Educational Development Editor, Youth Media Reporter 2123674623 idahl@aed.org 100 Fifth Avenue Floor 8 New York NY 10011 USA
- Prof Federico Subervi Texas State Univ. J-School Latinos & Media Project 5122455267 subervi@latinosandmedia.org 601 University Drive 78666-4616 TX 78666-4616 USA http://www.masscomm.txstate.edu/people/faculty/federico-subervi.html
- Mr. Sam Chaltain Academy for Educational Development Exec. Director, Five Freedoms 2024629123 schaltain@gmail.com 1825 Connecticut Ave, NW Washington DC 20009 USA
- Prof Barb Hipsman Kent State University Associate Professor/News bhipsman@gmail.com 304 Franklin Hall Kent OH 44242 USA http://www.jmc.kent.edu/faculty/profs/hipsman.htm
- Angie Bado mckinneynews.net president / founder 9726588560 angie.bado@mckinneynews.net 7002 Old York McKinney TX 75070 USA
- Mr. Michael Deehan Media Giraffe Project CONFERENCE STAFF 7819747878 7819747878 mdeehan@mediagiraffe.com 8B Randolph Place Northampton MA 1060 USA
- Ms. Jennifer Lynn Thomas iBerkshires.com/Boxcar Media Journalist/Photographer 4132309557 jmcdonald-thomas@hotmail.com 188 East Main Street North Adams MA 1247 USA
- Dr. Jennifer Snyder-Duch Carlow University Communication Professor 4125786347 snyderduchjx@carlow.edu Carlow University 3333 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA
- Meredith McCulloch New England News Forum NENF Collaborator 7812756256 7812756256 7812756256 meredith.mcculloch@newenglandnews.org 3 Evans Avenue Bedford MA 1730 USA
- Ms. Jessica Bynoe Academy for Educational Development Program Officer, Youth Fund 2123674608 jbynoe@aed.org 100 Fifth Avenue Floor 8 New York NY 10011 USA
- Keika Shimmyo The Academy for Educational Development Project Assistant 2123674603 kshimmyo@aed.org 100 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor New York NY 10011 USA
- Holly Stocking Indiana University Journalism Professor stocking@indiana.edu Bloomington IN USA
- Ms. Linda Jue New Voices in Independent Journalism Director, GWW Fellowships 4158245341 4155055341 shangtu@yahoo.com 580 Elizabeth St. San Francisco CA 94114 USA
- Mr. Dale Peskin iFOCOS Managing Director 7034745563 7034745563 dale_peskin@yahoo.com 1610 Washington Plaza Reston VA 20190 USA http://www.ifocos.org
- Mr. Stephen Silha Washington News Council JTM-DC EVENT TEAM 2065674363 2068193755 ssilha@comcast.net P.O. Box 2003 Vashon WA 98070 USA
- Ms. Audrey Manring The Women's Times Editor 4135285303 amanring@thewomenstimes.com PO Box 390 Great Barrington MA 1230 USA
