Latest Stories By The Youth Reporting Institute
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Alexandra Williams/Alexandra WilliamsEach summer, youth reporters are tasked with telling stories from their communities. Youth reporter Parys Smith spoke with Kaliq Alexander about his trans journey and intention behind creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ Youth.
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Durham Bulls, MILB/Submitted ImageLast year, the Durham Bulls joined The Nine Initiative, a program launched by Minor League Baseball to uplift the legacy of Black baseball history. Youth Reporter Olivia Haynie takes a look at the history of the Black Sox, one of Durham’s Negro Minor League teams, and their impact on Durham culture.
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Chris Williams/for WUNCIn August, Durham County launched a guaranteed income pilot program that provided a monthly stipend to 125 families. Youth reporter Sofia Basurto interviewed participants to understand how the program has impacted their lives.
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Kamaya Truitt/WUNCDuke program aims to build community trust in healthcare system by meeting patients where they're atEach summer, youth reporters are tasked with telling stories from their communities. William Townsend decided to interview local healthcare professionals who are working to repair cultural inequities within their communities.
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Alani RouseEach summer, youth reporters are tasked with telling stories from their community. Alani Rouse passed the mic to NC Piedmont Poet Laureate Dasan Ahanu as he reflected on his poetic journey, his role as an educator and his new book.
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Sofia Basurto/Zoom videoAfter a personal experience with stalking, youth reporter Chris Williams wondered how harmless interest can turn into an obsession. He spoke to a lawyer, a psychologist, and a self-identified stalker to explore where that line is and what brings people to cross it.
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Allison Swaim/For WUNCEach summer, youth reporters are tasked with telling stories from their communities. Reporter Nassibah Bedreddine explored what the present and future of social change might look like by looking to the past.
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Manzili Kokayi/for WUNCFive years after Hurricane Florence left damage across eastern North Carolina, youth reporter Manzili Kokayi uplifts one woman's fight to save her family's generational property.
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Donna Diaz/for WUNCWUNC Youth Reporter Donna Diaz is a second-generation Honduran American. During the summer of 2022, she traveled to Honduras for the first time where she connected with the family she had never met before.
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Josh Sullivan/WUNCWUNC Youth Reporting Institute’s A Voice at the Table is an hour-long special featuring reporting from this year's youth reporting institute. On December 5th at 9pm, we invite you to take a seat as we amplify and share stories from our 2023 youth reporting cohort.
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WUNC's Youth Reporting Institute is a community and platform for young people to interact and share their passion for radio journalism and storytelling.
This summer, WUNC Youth Reporting opened up our highly competitive and award-winning youth radio journalism training program to all high school and college students, ages 16-25. Students with no prior experience were encouraged to apply, as well as students with experience in journalism or media-production.
Participants learned (and/or sharpened) their radio journalism skills, interacted with a diverse group of reporters in various stages of their career, and connected with other youth across the state of North Carolina via weekly training videos, Zoom calls, radio challenges and Instagram live. Some participants are featured on the WUNC Youth Podcast and/or featured on WUNC's on-air broadcast.
This summer, WUNC Youth Reporting opened up our highly competitive and award-winning youth radio journalism training program to all high school and college students, ages 16-25. Students with no prior experience were encouraged to apply, as well as students with experience in journalism or media-production.
Participants learned (and/or sharpened) their radio journalism skills, interacted with a diverse group of reporters in various stages of their career, and connected with other youth across the state of North Carolina via weekly training videos, Zoom calls, radio challenges and Instagram live. Some participants are featured on the WUNC Youth Podcast and/or featured on WUNC's on-air broadcast.
We are here to AMPLIFY Youth Voices, so What's Your Story?
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— Changing Channels with Caitlin Leggett
Follow WUNC Youth Reporting on instagram and facebook @WUNCYouthVoices for introspective interviews with the movers and shakers of our collective community.
Grant Holub-Moorman
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— 2022 Youth Reporting Institute
The 2022 Youth reporters celebrate their final youth stories at the 2022 Youth Reporting Listening Party in Chapel Hill.
Caitlin Leggett
The Youth Reporting Institute Curriculum offers tips and tools to create broadcast-quality audio reporting from concept to delivery.
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