1. EXPRESSING YOUTH VOICE THROUGH
MEDIA
Engaging and Growing Youth Through Shine
On! Student Newspaper

2. Shine On! Bingo
 Turn to three to four people around
you
 Looking at the issue of Shine On!
that you’ve been given, try to fill in
as many squares as possible in the
next three minutes
 Winners get a FABULOUS prize!

3. What conceptions does the adult world
have about youth? What stereotypes exist?
Brainstorm

4. Discussion
 Where does the adult world hear about youth?
What do we refer to when staying ‘in the loop’
with young people?
 What does the adult world hear about youth?
 Where do you hear authentic examples of
youth voice?

5. If the news about young people is often
negative and rarely in their voice, what
effect does this likely have on our
communities?
Synthesis

6. The Solution
 A newspaper developed by Youth
Development Office, meant to highlight youth
leadership and service in Minneapolis Public
Schools
Addresses problems through providing a place
for:
 Expression of youth voice
 Positive media about youth and by youth

7. Youth Editorial Board
 High School students responsible
for:
 Meeting together
 Discussing/deciding on a
pertinent theme
 Writing articles
 Discussion solicitation
 Organization and vision for the
issue
 Journalists, advocates, teachers,
learners
 Youth Workers in place to
challenge and support

8. Putting Together an Issue
 Youth provide framework
 Youth explore their niches based on their
natural talents and interests
 Staff helps connect to outside resources,
solicits, distributes, advocates
 The process will seem hodge-podge. It’s
supposed to, because you as the staff don’t
get to be in charge of everything!

9. Benefits
 Shine On! Yo ung Le ade rs Rising is
beneficial foryouth in Minneapolis
 Le g itim iz e s ideas and discourse of
youth
Do cum e nts experiences of youth in a
tangible, professional format
Ce le brate s youth

10. Benefits
 Shine On! Yo ung Le ade rs Rising is
beneficial forthe school district in
Minneapolis
Le g itim iz e s Service Learning through
professional documentation
Hig hlig hts student achievement
Presents student discourse which can
e nrich and supple m e nt the curriculum

11. Benefits
 Shine On! Yo ung Le ade rs Rising is an
invaluable tool for community building
in Minneapolis
Staff ne two rking through solicitation and
distribution
Stude nt ne two rking through YEB, essay
contest, and opportunities to get involved
Creating a co m m o n ide ntity as service
learners

12. Benefits
Lastly, Shine On! Yo ung Le ade rs Rising is a
Service Learning experience for YEB
members, and that comes with its own set of
benefits…

13. Other Forms of Youth Media
 Magazines
 Containing a collection of articles,
stories, pictures, or other features
 Zines
 Inexpensively produced, self-
published, underground
publication
 Newsletters
 Regularly distributed, about one
main topic of interest to
individuals. Tend to be shorter
and easily produced.
 Blog
 A website that displays written
postings by one or more
individuals, usually has links to
comments on specific postings
 An example of this can be found
at:
http://speakingundergroundonline
.blogspot.com/

14. What is the feasibility of instituting a form of Youth
Media in your program?
What would the benefits be for your program?
What obstacles exist to the development of this type of
youth media?
Partner Discussion

15. A Message from the Editors:
 A balancing act between challenging
and supporting
 Opportunities increase growth
 Youth deserve to be heard, because
they have something important to say
 It’s our job to ensure that they have a
place to express themselves