youth

Voices from the Missing Middle

by Monica Bulger and Mary Madden
May 25, 2021

In the 1960s, Joan Ganz Cooney published The Potential Uses of Television in Preschool Education, a report that would revolutionize television for children. Where others saw a “vast wasteland,” Cooney

Tweens and Teens: Public Media’s Missing Audience at NETA 2021 Annual Conference

by Josh Neese-Todd
March 17, 2021

On January 26, 2021, the Cooney Center’s Executive Director Michael Preston and Senior Fellows Monica Bulger, Mary Madden, and Rafi Santo presented a session called Tweens and Teens: Public Media’s

Youth Voice Through Teacher Empowerment

by Jessie Nixon and Megan Monday
February 17, 2021

The following post is part of a series springing from the Cooney Center’s joint initiative with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences. This is

Not the Only One Anymore: Empowering Diverse Young Voices

by Victoria Hodge
December 18, 2020

Growing up, I was used to being the “only one.” I was the only Black girl in many of my elementary school classrooms, newspaper staff, debate team, and even in

Pandemic Silver Linings: Antigone Davis and Mary Madden

by Catherine Jhee
December 10, 2020

For nine months, we have been living in the midst of a pandemic that has thrust us all into a “new normal.” Teachers and students across the country have been

What Hasn’t Changed in the Youth Media Landscape?

by Hillary Wells
November 5, 2020

Unlike kids in the 70s, tweens and teens today are posting, dancing, and streaming across platforms from TikTok to Twitch. They have no interest in being corralled to discrete brands

Connecting Kentucky’s Kids with the Country and Beyond

by Allison NeCamp Day
October 20, 2020

The following post is part of a series springing from the Cooney Center’s joint initiative with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences. This is

Connecting with Youth through Authenticity and Collaboration

by Keena Levert and Ashley Gain
September 15, 2020

The following post is part of a series springing from the Cooney Center’s joint initiative with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences. This

Seeing and Hearing Our Diverse, Compassionate Gen Z Storytellers

by Leah Clapman
August 31, 2020

The following post is part of a series springing from the Cooney Center’s joint initiative with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, By/With/For Youth: Inspiring Next Gen Public Media Audiences. This

Why Public Media Matters for Gen Z and Vice Versa

by Catherine Jhee
July 14, 2020

“It’s hard to think of a more important audience than kids who are developing their sense of self and their connections to their communities all in this fairly messy and

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