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Announcing Our Second Season of Into the Digital Future

by Catherine Jhee
October 3, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the second season of Into the Digital Future, our podcast that explores the complexities of parenting in the digital age from the perspectives of a

Growing Up Online: Youth Mental Health in a Modern World at Milken Institute Global Conference

by Leslie Berkowitz
April 28, 2023

The Milken Institute Global Conference takes place May 1-May 3, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. This year’s theme of ‘Advancing a Thriving World’ will tackle the most pressing challenges and

In Real Life: Re-imagining Online Safety by Australian Students

by Lucy Thomas and Daniel Donahoo
April 3, 2023

As our digital lives continue to evolve into new mediums and devices, traditional online safety efforts are inevitably falling short. A new Aussie project, In Real Life, is re-imagining the

From Surviving To Thriving in A Digital World: A Safer Internet Day Chat

by Administrator
February 22, 2023

On Safer Internet Day on February 7, 2023, The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop hosted a webinar with adult

Screens and Youth: Generating conversations between tweens and their caregivers

by Liz Kolb and Kristin Fontichiaro
January 9, 2023

“I know the right answer is to tell an adult, but I would not tell an adult. I would ask my friend Lucy for advice.” This was a 7th grader’s

Group Chat: Teens and Adults in Conversation at Media Literacy Week 2022

by Catherine Jhee
October 14, 2022

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is thrilled to collaborate with NAMLE during U.S. Media Literacy Week to present three conversations between experts and youth around topics in youth digital culture,

Building a Better Tech Future for Children

by Catherine Jhee
October 3, 2022

On September 14, 2022, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center was thrilled to co-host Building a Better Tech Future for Children with our colleagues at All Tech Is Human. Dr. Elizabeth

Introducing the Next Gen Public Media Youth Fellows

by Colin Angevine and Dwight Dunston
June 29, 2022

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center is excited to welcome 10 youth fellows from around the country to participate in our initiative, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences. These

Creating Opportunities for Meaningful Collaboration with Youth

by Mary Madden and Josanne Buchanan
June 9, 2022

On April 26, 2022, the Cooney Center presented the first in a series of virtual workshops and associated research briefs devoted to promoting tween and teen collaboration with public media.

Sharing Lessons Learned: WHYY’s Toolkit on Launching Youth Public Media Programs

by Craig Santoro
May 24, 2022

WHYY has been running youth media programs for 20 years. In that time, we’ve grown our program from serving a dozen kids each year to serving a few thousand. We’ve

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