WHYY, Inc.
Pathways to Media Careers
Started: 2019
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: Joint license
This program places existing WHYY youth media students in paid work experiences where they can put their skills to work and make important connections in the industry. The summer program begins with a job-skill orientation, followed by 6 weeks of real-world work. Students publish on business partners platforms, build their portfolios, boost their resumes, and grow their networks. They are paid on a per project basis and are able to keep their summer equipment kit at the end of the summer. Interested students can continue to freelance throughout the school year.
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
Education
Identity, relationships
Journalism
Life skills, career skills
Media literacy
Media making
Wellness, mental health
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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
Yes
Departments involved:
Education
Newsroom
Other
EngagementProduction (TV/Radio)
Partner organizations involved:
We partner with media organizations and organizations requiring media work throughout Philadelphia. In this way, some WHYY departments and projects also serve as partners of the program.
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
General audience adults
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*General audience adults*
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
Broadcast radio
Website
Podcast
YouTube
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
We partner with *local organizations* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
11+ hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
11+ hours