Tag: youth
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Mega(phone) motivation
Youth media projects matter because they give young people “a voice”. Funders, nonprofits and facilitators emphasise this as their goal; participants celebrate it. And standard-setters expect it: a 2006 guide by the Open Society Institute, a significant early philanthropic backer of youth media in the US, says a key feature is that it “conveys the authentic…
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Speaking up
The first speaker’s voice barely carries above the hum of the crowd. Even with a microphone, it takes a while for the 200 or so people gathered to notice she’s addressing them. When she’s done, others climb onto the fountain steps alone or in pairs, reading aloud from notes on their phones. Not understanding the…
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