Voices from Isolation

As schools across the country started to shut down in March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs asked students to cover its impact on them and their communities. This special assignment, “Making Sense of the Coronavirus Through Storytelling and Media Making,” empowers students to take positive action by producing vital stories from their communities.

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WATCH students share their experiences with #coronavirus from across the country.

How Teens Are Coping with COVID-19

Students from around the country share their experiences coping with canceled proms, canceled athletic events and other effects of the pandemic.

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Harlow Frank from Daniel Pearl Magnet High School profiled a teen who reconnected with his father during lockdown. Sophie McDonough from the Health and Science School explored how queer and homeless youth are navigating unstable circumstances. Kat Gonzalez from Canyon High School profiled punk guitarist William Weinberg about struggling with sobriety at home.

Students Profile Underrepresented Communities during the Pandemic

Harlow Frank from Daniel Pearl Magnet High School in Los Angeles profiled a teen who reconnected with his father during lockdown.

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How COVID-19 Is Highlighting Urban Inequities & Rural Vulnerabilities

Ellie Wirtz from Black River Falls High School in Black River Falls, Wisconsin interviewed a dairy farmer who says COVID-19 has been “devastating” for business.

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About PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs

PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs connect students with an innovative video journalism curriculum and a network of public broadcasting mentors to develop digital media, critical thinking and communication skills while producing original news reports from a youth perspective. Visit studentreportinglabs.org to learn more.