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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

Mimi Ito: What will change as a result of the pandemic

by Mimi Ito
April 14, 2020

For Part 2 of the Voices on the Future of Childhood series, we asked experts to take a stab at predicting the future by offering their thoughts on “What will

Debra Sanchez: One Thing We Must Do Now

by Debra Sanchez
April 7, 2020

What is one thing you believe must be done now to improve how children and families are faring during the current crisis, specifically as it relates to the media and

Kicking off Science in the Park

by Christina Cantrill
December 5, 2018

If you happened to be visiting Independence National Historical Park in late October, you might have seen some of us educators and park rangers walking around with cell phones and

How Latino children in the U.S. engage in collaborative online information problem solving with their families

by Wendy Roldan
November 13, 2018

This guest post summarizes a research paper discussing how Latino children collaboratively search the internet with their adult family members to solve family needs. The research for this project began while

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