Caption: City High School students Grace and A watch the President, Credit: Sarah Bromer
Image by: Sarah Bromer 
City High School students Grace and A watch the President 

Tucson Teenagers Respond to Shooting

From: Sarah Bromer
Length: 00:08:00

Teenagers at City High School in downtown Tucson share their reactions to the tragic shooting on January 8, 2011. (Long and short version) Read the full description.

Grace_and_a_watch_president_small In the week following the shooting in Tucson I interviewed students in my classes at City High School, a small, non-profit charter school in downtown Tucson. It seemed like an important time to hear from the young people of our city. In this short vox-pop-style piece, teenagers share their reactions and their thoughts about guns, loss, mental illness, Gabby Giffords, the President, and love.
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Piece Description

In the week following the shooting in Tucson I interviewed students in my classes at City High School, a small, non-profit charter school in downtown Tucson. It seemed like an important time to hear from the young people of our city. In this short vox-pop-style piece, teenagers share their reactions and their thoughts about guns, loss, mental illness, Gabby Giffords, the President, and love.
Long and short version available.

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Title Artist Album Label Year Length
I Really Should've Gone Out Last Night Dirty Three Whatever You Love, You Are. Touch and Go Records 2000 06:55