Elevating youth voice through journalism education 
VIDEO: “Arresting Knowledge” media literacy tour’s visit to NBTB
In this video, lead video counselor Jefferson Leiva captured a visit by “Arresting Knowledge,” a media literacy performance group that launched a nationwide tour at Newsroom by the Bay on July 4.
NBTB 2017 ends with showcase, awards for team websites
Our Summer 2017 session ended July 9 with a multimedia showcase, including our beloved “Sharkie” awards for student excellence. Andrew Mather, chief operating officer of The Stanford Daily, judged websites and presented awards to our student teams. Team leaders also presented Sharkies — inflatable representations of the intangible drive, tenacity and persistence we believe journalists […]
Presenting the NBTB 2017 Team Websites
“Learn by doing” — it’s not only our mantra, it’s the way our students perceive and practice digital storytelling and journalism. Please click below to look at the work of our student teams at Newsroom by the Bay 2017:
#NoLostGeneration
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training For children in refugee camps, education is not at the forefront of their priorities. More often than not, a high school education is not attained and the children begin working around 5 to 6 years old or are married off at an alarmingly young age. Education gives purpose for […]
NBTB students kick off “Arresting Knowledge” media tour
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training Who are you? A journalist. Who are you? An educator. Who are you? A person. Simple questions, but they were the beginning of an unusual exercise by Deborah Pardes, an artist and media literacy advocate whose “Arresting Knowledge” show kicked off a nationwide tour at NBTB on July 4. Pardes, a former folk singer […]
Tips from Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters on how to become an investigative journalist
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training Reporters Matthias Gafni, Erin Baldassari and Tom Peele of the East Bay Times visited NBTB on Monday, July 3 to talk about covering the December 2016 fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland. The Times won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for its “relentless” reporting (in […]
The CIT 411: Tips for NBTB 2017
By Phillicity Uriarte-Jones NBTB 2017 Counselor-in-Training Welcome to Newsroom by the Bay! Now that you’re at camp, the possibilities of what is to come this week might seem nearly endless, and perhaps at times even a bit daunting. The lineup of guest speakers is exciting, and you don’t have to worry about a lack of […]
Elevating youth voice through journalism education 