WHYY Media Lab student student Kaitlyn Rodriguez takes a look at how teens are dealing with anxiety during Covid-19. Rodriguez, a Freshman at CAPA, reached out to local experts and her peers to help her …
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Category: Documentary
WHYY Media Labs @ GAMP | Nurturing Nature
Mia D. and Mary Rose G. are two rising 8th graders in the WHYY Media Lab after school program at GAMP (Girard Academic Music Program). They created a film to better understand how humanity has …
Continue reading »Thrifting: The Environmental and Money Saving Impact of Thrift Shopping
WHYY High School Journalists talk with a local fashion designer and stop in at Philly Aids Thrift to see the benefits and uses of shopping second hand.
Continue reading »Feeling at Home: How Philadelphia is Helping Local Immigrant Populations
WHYY High School Journalists spoke with Immigrant business owners and ICE protestors about how Philadelphia is working to make the city safer for immigrants.
Continue reading »Local Organizations Come Together to Help Homeless Cat Population
WHYY High School Journalists investigate why there are so many stray cats roaming the streets of Philadelphia, talking to local organizations that work to prevent rapid breading and help cats find homes.
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Sex Ed Can’t Wait: How Sex Education is Falling Behind in Our Schools
We originally planned to make this documentary to fulfill our senior project requirement, but it turned into a year-long project filled with learning all about our chosen topic of sex ed. In our documentary, we …
Continue reading »WHYY Spring Break Middle School Journalist: Penn Book Center
After hearing of the announced closing of University City’s independent book store Penn Book Center, WHYY Middle School Journalism students rushed to cover the community’s fight to keep the store afloat. Student reporters Kayla …
Continue reading »WHYY Spring Break Middle School Journalists: Vaccines
The recent alarming outbreak of Mumps at Temple University led our Spring Break Journalism students to use their new skills in reporting, shooting and editing to look deeper into the importance of vaccines. Lucas Fraser, …
Continue reading »WHYY Spring Break Middle School Journalists: Social Media
To kick off our Spring Break Journalism Camp, our Middle School students learned how to shoot and conduct an interview. They brought their new skills out to Independence Mall to ask people on the street …
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