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NEXTGEN NEWS: HEADLINES FOR CHANGE IS A SUMMER JOURNALISM PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ASPIRE TO HAVE CAREERS IN MEDIA. THIS HANDS ON INITIATIVE PROVIDES MENTORSHIP, TRAINING AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. PARTICIPANTS WILL IDENTIFY AND RESEARCH PRESSING LOCAL ISSUES ,CONDUCT INTERVIEWS, AND PRODUCE PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISM REPORT AND BROADCAST READY NEWS SEGMENTS WHICH WILL BE SHOWCASED TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL MEDIA, EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO USE JOURNALISM AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE WHILE DEVELOPING ESSENTIALRESEARCH, COMMUNICATION, AND STORYTELLING SKILLS. EMPOWERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH HANDS-ON JOURNALISM AND MULTIMEDIA TRAINING. THIS SUMMER INITIATIVE BLENDS INVESTIGATIVE STORYTELLING WITH DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION, EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION AND ARTISTIC SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS RESEARCH LOCAL SOCIAL ISSUES, CONDUCT INTERVIEWS, AND PRODUCE PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL NEWS REPORTS, WHICH ARE SHOWCASED IN A PUBLIC SCREENING TO PROMOTE CIVIC DIALOGUE. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CARREER EXPLORATION IN JOURNALISM AND MEDIA ARTS, WHILE AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

DISCOVERING OUR STORIES IS AN EDUCATIONAL ARTS PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES AT-RISK YOUTH TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, STORY DEVELOPMENT, CAMERA OPERATION, INTERVIEWING, AND EDITING. PARTICIPANTS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE SHORT FILMS ON TOPICS OF PERSONAL OR COMMUNITY RELEVAMCE, GAINING TECHNICAL SKILLS AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF STORYTELLING AS A VEHICLE OF SOCIAL CHANGE. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND TEAMWORK BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR ENVIROMENTS AND EXPRESS THEIR PERSPECTIVES THROUGH FILM. BY PROGRAM'S END EACH PARTICIPANT COMPLETES AN ORIGINAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY AND DEVELOPES FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS IN MEDIA PRODUCTION. INTRODUCES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - PARTICULARLY AT-RISK AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH - TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF STORYTELLING THROUGH FILM. PARTICIPANTS GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, CAMERA OPERATION, INTERVIEWING, AND VIDEO EDITING AS THEY PRODUCE SHORT DOCUMENTARIES ON ISSUES OF PERSONAL OR COMMUNITY RELEVANCE. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND COLLABORATION WHILE EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO USE FILM AS A TOOL FOR ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL IMPACT. STUDENTS ALSO CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND MENTORS, GAINING EXPOSURE TO POTENTIAL CAREERS IN MEDIA AND THE ARTS.