Want to become an IndyKids reporter and have your work read by people all over the country? In the Kid Reporter Program workshops, students are guided on an in-depth exploration of media literacy and learn how to become critical journalists. Working one-on-one with professional journalists, editors, writers, and educators, students take part in every aspect of producing the IndyKids newspaper – from topic selection, researching and writing, content production, interviewing, on-the-ground reporting, editing and finalizing their work for publication, and finally, distributing the paper to a growing, national audience of their peers.
What you'll learn
- Kid Reporter Program workshops, students are guided on an in-depth exploration of media literacy and learn how to become critical journalists. They learn how to understand the news, research, write and edit their work for publication.
How To Participate
- You will receive an email 30 minutes before class starts with a link to the class and access instructions.
What To Bring
- You will need to have an email account.
- You will need to have zoom access.
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.