Un(re)solved
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Un(re)solved

Started: 2018
Ages 13-18
  • Currently active
  • Created by our station
Station type: Joint license
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Un(re)solved consists of a documentary, podcast, web-based interactive experience, and augmented-reality installation that examines the stories of lives cut short during the civil rights era and a present day federal effort to seek justice for the families. In the web-based experience, viewers enter a quilted forest and move through interactive illustrated chapters learning about the people whose cases were reopened. Some names may be familiar like Emmett Till, others are lesser known everyday people. There is also a companion Instagram experience and educational curriculum for grades 9-12 supported by an activity and graphic organizer.

This project reaches tweens and teens via...

  • Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
  • Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
  • 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 Music, art Public media

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Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?

Yes

Departments involved:

Education Production (TV/Radio) Engagement

Partner organizations involved:

FRONTLINE, Ado Ato Pictures, StoryCorps, Black Public Media, RetroReport, Northeastern Law Civil Right and Restorative Justice Project, PBS

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Media and/or educational content

Who is the primary audience of the content?

Other

*All three

Who creates the media content?

Adults only (station employees, contractors, producers, etc)

*Other

Who decides the topic areas of the content?

Adults only

Where is the content shared?

Broadcast TV Website Podcast PBS Learning Media YouTube Instagram Facebook Twitter

Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming

In this project...

We partner with *national organizations* to host programming We partner with *local organizations* to host programming We host programming directly for t(w)eens

Contact time between youth participants and station staff:

0 hours (station staff do not interface with teens at all)

Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum

This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...

Public departments (e.g., city parks department, local library, etc.) Curriculum or content distributors (e.g., PBS Learning Media) Community-based organizations or nonprofits

Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?

No

Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?

Yes