The ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Youth Podcast is the result of a summer long exploration of the question "What is News?" Sounds like a simple question, Right? But in 2017 it’s one that comes with an incredibly nuanced answer, especially if you ask a group of predominantly African American 16 to 22 year olds. The show is hosted by ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Kamaya Truitt Martin and features interviews, youth reporter stories and round-table conversations with our team of Youth Reporters.
About the host
Kamaya Truitt-Martin began her career in radio as a reporter during the first iteration of the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Youth Reporting Institute. She has since served as a Mentor in the program teaching teenagers how to produce culturally relevant radio. Kamaya is a 2017 graduate of North Carolina A and T State University. She is also an accomplished poet and one of the subjects of the documentary film
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On this episode of the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Youth Podcast we have an interview with one of our youth reporters, Skylar Fisher. She dives into the complicated issues of… -
On this episode of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Youth Podcast we have a story from one of our youth reporters, Anthony Howard. In this episode we get to listen to the story he's… -
Every summer a group of teenagers pitch, report, write and produce radio stories as a part of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Youth Reporting Institute. The young reporters pick… -
Every summer a group of teenagers pitch, report, write and produce radio stories as a part of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s Youth Reporting Institute. The young reporters pick…
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What is News?In this episode Durham rapper, G Yamazawa, tells us his thoughts on the news."News has really broadened itself to different forms. One of the…
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What is News?In this episode we have the host of Reveal, Al Letson, with us. Al tells us:"We live in a day and age where all of us need to be saying our… -
What is News? In this episode Los Angeles Hip-Hop Artist, De'Wayne Jackson says, "I feel like at times hip-hop can be news for a lot of kids. We just have… -
What is news? In this episode Snap Judgment’s Glynn Washington says, “It’s an interesting question not because I think that news is being redefined. There…
