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6 R’s of YOUTH MEDIA:Impact of a Field

Through Process and Product

Early Years – Youth Voice and Youth Development

• Relevance

• Relationships

• Real Work

• Real Audiences

In the South Bronx, Reporting on Housing Problems, 1984

In Washington to Interview Surgeon General Koop About AIDS, 1988

Interviewing Mos Def About Hip Hop, 1999

Reporting on Survivors of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, 2005

Relationships

Real Work for Real AudiencesDeadlines and High Standards at the

Documentary Premiere

Youth Media Today2 More Rs: Reach….

… And RigorYouth Media Curriculum

Developing Skills in Preparation for College, Media Careers, and Civic Engagement

Aligns with 4 Cs of 2010 National Education Summit on 21st Century

Readiness

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Creativity and Innovation

Video Clip of The War Within: Youth Depression

Go to the EVC website www.EVC.org and click on the Featured Videos “The War Within: Youth Depression.”

While watching this clip, list the skills you notice that the youth producers had to practice and use in

order to create this documentary.