CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA
“Information is crucial to creating a good life, understanding the world around you, and journalism is what gets that information to the public.”
Produced by Francisco Simplicio, Trinity Aberin and Arianna Bogue Aleman at Canyon High School in Canyon Country, California. Instruction provided by Ryanne Meschkat. Station support provided by PBS NewsHour.
PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs turned to its network of teen reporters in urban and rural communities around the country to find out what young people really think about “fake news,” how it has affected their lives and the role that journalism plays in their communities.
The young voices highlighted in nearly 200 interviews from teens in 69 schools shed light on how students are dealing living in a world where their attention is competing with a variety of sources and the hazard of misinformation overload remains constant.
WAUWATOSA WEST HIGH SCHOOL, WAUWATOSA, WI
“When lies are told, we become more ignorant. So fake news is actively making society more ignorant.”
Produced by students at Wauwatosa West High School in Wauwatosa West, Wisconsin. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Christopher Lazarski. Station support provided by Milwaukee Public Television.
HUGHES STEM HIGH SCHOOL, CINCINNATI, OH
“I do think fake news is a problem. I believe that it’s the new epidemic because people don’t understand how fast fake news spreads.”
Produced by students at Hughes STEM High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Melissa Sherman. Station support provided by CET.
BURLINGAME HIGH SCHOOL, BURLINGAME, CA
“Without journalism, the government and other elected officials would be able to act in a way in which they were not held accountable and they could do whatever they want and that would truly destroy what America means for so many people in this country.”
Produced by students at Burlingame High School in Burlingame, California. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Stephen Erle. Station support provided by KQED.
MESQUITE TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE CENTER, MESQUITE, TX
“People tend to not go the further mile to get knowledge, they just tend to believe whatever’s told in one ear and it goes out the other.”
Produced by students at Mesquite ISD Technology Excellence Center in Dallas, Texas. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Shonda Tindall. Station support provided by KERA.
ROYAL OAK HIGH SCHOOL, ROYAL OAK, MI
“If there is bad information going around, how can we make rational, informed decisions about what is true and what is not?”
Produced by students at Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Mike Conrad. Station support provided by Detroit Public Television.
WEST RANCH HIGH SCHOOL, SANTA CLARITA,CA
“We spend more time in the media than any other generation ever has and with all of this information being circulated, we need to make sure that the information that is getting to the audience is factual and is correct.”
Produced by Josh Orris, Christian Jackson, Alexis Francel, Riley Flynn, and Spencer Rodrigues at West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita, California. Instruction provided by SRL Connected Educator Jennifer Overdevest. Station support provided by PBS NewsHour.
