Author: Ingrid Hu Dahl

For youth aged 14 to 19 to work with a great organization that does
a lot of anti-police brutality work.
*Justice Committee, Inc. *
*Block the Shot Project*
*We are an organization that is seeking three youth interns (ages14-19) who
have an interest in media, film making, political education and community
organizing to work on a special film project. There is no need for
experience in any other these areas just straight up INTEREST!!!!*
Make powerful media that can impact your community.
Work with other young organizers to make change.
Learn media skills you can bring back to your organization and community
Participants are required to make a *commitment* to the Program *from October 2007 until June 2008*
NO PRIOR MEDIA EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
*Global Action Project, Inc. (G.A.P.) *is a social justice youth media
organization.
*The Justice Committee, Inc.* is a grassroots community organization that
focuses on issues of racial and social justice.
If you are interested in applying, contact
*Jessica* at Justice Committee at
646-372-0878 or email at
justicecommittee@gmail.com

Letter from the Editor
Welcome to October 2007 (Volume 1: Issue 8) of Youth Media Reporter (YMR).
This issue explores the use of digital media in relation to young people and community in an increasingly global world. Many thanks to this months contributors from Zongo Junction Youth Photo Program, the Lower East Side Girls Club, P.O.V. Youth Views, and Amigos de las Americas.
The pieces in this issue cover:
• Ways photography and writing can create a sense of cultural identity for young people in Ghana, set against the western cultural “tsunami” that greatly affects youth globally
• Why technology and global dialogue is vital to young women and marginalized communities
• The importance of teaching youth how to use media for community screenings and social activism
• How digital media can act as a cultural exchange in Latin American service projects
In addition to this month’s featured articles, check out our professional of the month Irene V., manager of Youth Views in New York, NY, who loves Riot Grrrl and is an activist, organizer, and media creator.
October has been a busy month for YMR. So far, we have co-sponsored a convening of media literacy educators and youth media practitioners regarding the cost of copyright—a report funded by the MacArthur Foundation. An article covering the cross-continental dialogue surrounding this report on copyright and fair use will be released in November—issue #10—the last YMR issue of the year.
In addition, YMR will co-sponsor a two part “Youth Media Educators Forum” at NAMAC’s “Frontier is Here” conference with Global Action Project, Youth Media Learning Network, and Listen Up! in Austin, TX. Join the forum at the Sheraton Hotel from 2:30-4:30 PM Wednesday, October 17th and at Club Deville from 7:30-9:30 PM Friday, October 19th. Reflections will be available in the November issue as well.
In early January 2008, we will release the first print version of YMR with 10 “special feature” articles that investigate trends, issues, and challenges current to the youth media field. If you would like a copy of the print journal, send a request to idahl@aed.org.
If you would like to be published in YMR please contact me at idahl@aed.org. As always, we also encourage you to provide feedback or begin a conversation about any of the current articles, simply use the comment feature next to each article on the YMR website.
Warmly,
Ingrid Hu Dahl
Editor, YMR

Noida (Uttar Pradesh): In a first foray by an Indian university in the entertainment media segment, Amity University (Noida) will launch a 24-hour education channel, ‘Youth TV’, targeting the vital human resource which needs the right path to scale new heights.
Amity plans to launch the channel in the next six to eight months with an investment of Rs.100 crore over the next three to five years.
Programmes centered on education, will be made in an on-campus studio, by students. The varsity will involve its students in filming and production and even as anchors, producers and viewers.
The channel will not only air educational programmes but also help students select the right courses.
The channel’s web portal will provide complete information regarding education, gadgets, entertainment, cuisines, eating out etc and also serve as a platform for students to post their videos, blog and chat.
Full article available at:
http://indiaedunews.net/Uttar_Pradesh/Amity_to_launch_24x7_Education_channel_’Youth_TV’_2183/index.asp

Irene Villaseñor’s career in youth media and activism began in 1989, when she saw her first youth-produced documentary, a P.O.V. film Who Killed Vincent Chin? by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima. The film followed the undocumented murder of a young Chinese-American man by a disgruntled white autoworker in Detroit and showed Irene, a fifth grader, how non-fiction media can be a powerful tool in addressing social injustice. Today, Irene manages the Youth Views project at American Documentary (AmDoc), the non-profit media organization that produces this non-fiction film series P.O.V. (Point of View) on public television (PBS).
Prior to joining AmDoc, Irene worked as an educator and consultant for the Young People’s Project at the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS where she developed curriculum on adolescent sexual health issues from a perspective that examined how immigration, homophobia, sexism, and racism influences access to healthcare.
Since high school, Irene has been a successful organizer. She co-founded City-As-School High School of New York’s first Gay/Straight Alliance as a teenager, combating homophobia with her peers through media, community health education, and advocacy. Her efforts created a safe environment for gay/lesbian students and teachers, challenged homophobia in the classroom and led to the creation of classes in queer history and transgender awareness.
As a result of her work, in 2000 she received the Women We Love, Women We Honor Award from the Brothers for Sisters Auxiliary of ASTRAEA, Lesbian Action Foundation. The award was given to celebrate the accomplishments of women who “have significantly impacted the political, aesthetic, economic, cultural and social conditions of our lives.”
Irene is a graduate of Educational Video Center’s High School Documentary Workshop where she co-produced Out Youth In Schools, a look at the Gay/Straight Alliance youth movement. Through Youth Organizers’ Television, she co-produced Hip Hop: A Culture of Influence, which was commissioned by the Brooklyn Museum for their exhibit Hip Hop: Roots, Rhymes and Rage.
When Irene is not working on media or social justice campaigns, she spends time with her extended family and on her book of family photos from the 1900s-present, which reflects a range of Filipino American experiences. She is currently enrolled at SUNY Empire State College for a bachelor’s degree.

You’re invited to the annual Street-Level Youth Media Benefit!
October 18 2007, 6-9pm
Chicago Public rAdio Studios at Navy Pier.
Due to the hard work of our Board and event committee, this year’s benefit is going to be amazing! Held this year at the Chicago Public Radio Studios at Navy Pier, our event celebrates youth and their supporters, along with the Power Up Award recipient, this year CBS Anchor Antonio Mora will be accepting the award for Inspiring Work in Broadcast Media. Board Member and WGN Anchor Tom Negovan will be the evening’s MC for the second year and will have the pleasure to introduce one of our youth who will be performing an orginal song. We hope you can join us!
About Street-Level Youth Media:
Street-Level Youth Media educates Chicago’s urban youth in media arts and emerging technologies for use in self-expression, communication, and social change. Street-Level’s programs build critical thinking skills for young people who have been historically neglected by public policy makers and mass media. Using video and audio production, computer art and the Internet, Street-Level’s youth address community issues, access advanced communication technology and gain inclusion in our information-based society.

You’re invited to attend the Girls Write Now 10th Anniversary Fall Friendraiser!
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
5:30-6:30 pm
Mentor-Mentee Pair Reading and Chapbook Showcase at Bluestockings the radical bookstore, fair trade cafe and activist center at 172 Allen Street (between Stanton and Rivington).
7-9:30pm
Cross the street and party at The Slipper Room with author and “girlbomb” Janice Erlbaum, award-winning novelist Tayari Jones and hotshot indy rockers Royal Pink. (No cover!)
About Girls Write Now!:
Founded in 1998, Girls Write Now Inc. (GWN) provides a safe and supportive environment where girls can expand their natural writing talents, develop independent creative voices, and build confidence in making healthy choices in school, career and life. GWN is the only East Coast nonprofit that combines mentoring and creative writing training within the context of all-girl programming. GWN provides at-risk high school girls with emerging writing talent the unique opportunity to be custom matched with a professional woman writer who serves as her individual mentor and writing coach, meeting with her weekly for one entire school year, and for up to four years. GWN also enrolls each student in a vibrant writing community and professional network — all mentees and mentors gather monthly for genre-based workshops conducted at Teachers & Writers Collaborative — the home of the oldest writers-in-the-schools program in the country — in midtown Manhattan.

Young people perceive traditional media as more accurate, trustworthy and reliable than new media, but many get most of their news and information from another source entirely–family and friends.
That is one of the key responses from 10 innovative focus groups of young people in 10 countries that is part of a major research project on how young people get their news.
The goal of the research was to have young people from around the world confirm or challenge hypotheses regarding their media usage habits and attitudes. The insights will be used to guide the next phase of Youth Media DNA, a quantitative study in which 1,000 youths between 15 and 29 years-old will be surveyed in every country that participates in the study.
The research released today, during a seminar on the eve of the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, is a preliminary phase in a major WAN research project called Youth Media DNA to help newspaper companies develop better strategies for reaching young readers. The study is part of the WAN Young Reader Development Project, supported by Norske Skog, the Norway-based international paper manufacturer.
Read the full report.

Continue reading How Young People Use Media: Youth DNA Study Measures Trends

Media Education Centre will be organizers of the 3rd International Youth Media Summit for teens ages 13-17, held in Belgrade summer of 2008.
International Youth Media Summit was founded by Ms. Evelyn Seubert from Cleveland High School USA and Ms. Aileen Marshal from South Lanarkshire Council in Scotland. During July 21-30, 2006, the first summit was held in LA presented by ‘Listen Up!’ and ‘Learning for Life’ as well as being mainly funded by IRMAS Charitable Foundation and HealthNet.
Nearly 90 people from 26 countries attended the Summit in 2006 and represented diversity in identifying and addressing seven core issues:
Racism | Violence | Poverty | Youth Empowerment | Women’s Empowerment | Health
| Environment
The outcomes are Public Service Announcements (PSAs) filmed and edited by student filmmakers as well as researched and prepared by the student diplomats.
This program is exclusively designed to provide Skill and Professional Development as well as familiarizing young participants with codes and standards of Media. The program also provides a media platform for young adults to express and present the above significant issues around the globe.
All delegates chose an issue group, and when in Belgrade they worked with others in their issue group to:
• Create resolutions of action and present them to both the United Nations and home countries.
• Create public service announcements that encourage teens to become actively involved in creating change.
• Share past successes using video, collaborative projects, and work done at other teen summits and organizations.
• Plan future work using international media exchange projects.
If you are organization working with young people or an individual young filmmaker (13 to 19) and media and you are interested on 3rd International Youth Media Summit please register and write your question-comments on the IYMS Blog Category. http://www.roamingreporters.net/RRWP/

Students across the New York tri-state area are encouraged to enter The War contest, On the Town: Stories of New York in World War II. To apply, students must create a multimedia project that addresses the theme: Where Were They Then: New Yorkers and World War II. The project can be a podcast or Web site, an image montage or a flash animation. They can work independently or collaborate in teams.
The contest is for students in grades 8-12 to create a multimedia project that can inform young people about World War II, integrates three generations of tri-state residents, and inspires student creativity.
The deadline is December 31, 2007 and winning students and their teachers will be invited to attend a reception at Thirteen. For more information, rules and regulations, and the entry form, please visit http://www.newyorkwarstories.org/student_contest.html.

World Savvy is looking for an intern to support the 2007 Media and Arts Program. Since World Savvy is a small start-up nonprofit, there is opportunity to take on responsibility and see significant returns in the short term.
This is an unpaid internship. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin status, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, veteran status or disability.
Hours: 12-21 hours a week; details to be negotiated.
Dates: Oct 8- Dec 21 (open to negotiation)
Location: 540 Madison Avenue @ 55th Street
Key Responsibilities:
-Research public school standards and create a document linking
Media and Arts Program curriculum to state standards
-Help develop teacher resources on Immigration and Identity
including lesson plans, contemporary artists, and a calendar of
local arts events Jan-June 2008
-Solicitation of in-kind donations
-Other administrative or programmatic work, as required
Qualifications:
-BA preferred
-Excellent communication skills
-Excellent research and writing skills
-Background in arts or media
-Interested in education and/or youth development
-Interest in media and arts education
-Interested in immigration and identity issues
-Responsible and reliable
-Good with computers and comfortable with internet and word-
processing
-Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised
-Willingness to be flexible and adaptable to change
Please email your resume and a short letter of interest to
victoria@worldsavvy.org