Y-Press

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  • Location: indianapolis, IN

Y-Press is a nonprofit youth-media organization that stresses youth development and leadership skills. We are a youth-driven organization that gives children a voice in the world through journalism. Members build communication skills by producing stories with a youth perspective.

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Series: (w)indy
From Y-Press
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Many immigrants come to America looking for a better life with more opportunities. They come with widely varying levels of education and resources....

  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:54
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Just over 1000 Burmese refugees settled in Indianapolis last year and that number is projected to grow this year. Carleen Miller, executive direct...

  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:10
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Census figures indicate that Indianapolis’ population has grown 5 percent over the last decade, which is large part (83.4% of which) is due to the ...

  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:03
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This past December, for the second time in the past five years, the DREAM Act did not become a reality. While the initial reaction for some Latino...

  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:06
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Failing neighborhood schools often have neither the support nor resources to turn themselves around. Jesse Sharkey, Vice President of Chicago Teach...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Apr 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:13
  • Purchases: 1
Series: (w)indy
From Y-Press
Caption: Y-Press Shayan Ahmad and Radio Arte Jen Martinez
Chicago Public Schools only graduates about half of its seniors each year. For some kids finding a school with a more personal touch is the key.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:22
Caption: Y-Press reporter Allison Albrecht and Radio Arte reporter Jerry Curz during a phone interview.
The Chicago public school system aims to educate half a million kids each year. At this time every year, eighth graders are choosing from career ac...

Bought by Public Radio Remix and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:14
  • Purchases: 2
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Chicago Public Schools only graduates about half of its seniors each year. To engage kids and keep them in class, some schools are trying unique an...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:32
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An Annenberg School for Communications 2006 study revealed that of 5,000 movie and TV speaking parts 71 percent were males and only 21 percent were...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:51
  • Purchases: 1
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In the 40 years since Title IX was enacted girls’ participation in high school and college sports has risen over 900 percent. Y-Press radio produce...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Y-Press 17-year-old journalist Tommaso Verderame talks with several experts on contemporary gender issues.

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:53
  • Purchases: 1
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A recent New York Times article suggested that 2010 might be known as the year of the transsexual. The story identified many gender-bending images ...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, KGNU, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:18
  • Purchases: 3
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Gender roles don’t seem to have quite the pull they used to have. In 2008, the U.S. came close to having a woman in the Oval Office. Engineering sc...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:53
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According to Wikipedia a digital native "is a person who was born after the general implementation of digital technology, and, as a result, has a f...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:55
  • Purchases: 1
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Flipping the channels, beep beep just received a text, while checking facebook is a very real scene for many teens. Some are calling these media mu...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Public Radio Remix, and YouthCast


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:04
  • Purchases: 3
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According to Nielsen the average American youth watches about 28 hours a week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year. Y-Press reporter 17 yea...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:12:28
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For the second installment of series on youth and media, Y-Press reports on teens and internet use. According to the Pew Internet and American Life...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:42
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hrishikesh Deshpande, 15
A recent Nielsen survey argues that understanding how teens use media is critical for economics, civic, cultural and social advancements. This week...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:07
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According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, both documented and undocumented immigrants disproportionately lack health coverage and receive fewer he...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 00:03:31
  • Purchases: 1
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in every four sexually active teenagers will contract a sexually transmitted disease. The Indiana...

  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 00:02:53