Michigan Learning Channel
Extra Credit Group Chat
Started: 2022
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: TV
The Extra Credit team hosts monthly youth-led chats about what’s happening in the world, from current events to new movie and series releases. Middle and high school students read or watch something together, discuss it with other students during a live video call, and get paid for their time. The chats are recorded and shared on social media and on the Michigan Learning Channel website.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Civic engagement
Culture, society
Current affairs
Identity, relationships
Journalism
Media literacy
Music, art
Public media
Wellness, mental health
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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Education
Production (TV/Radio)
Engagement
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Website
YouTube
Instagram
TikTok
Twitter
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
3-10 hours