BROADCAST PROGRAMS
Program Name: Whatever (produced by KARE 11)
Description of Service: Airing at 10 a.m. on Saturday mornings on KARE 11, the Whatever show is a news program for teenagers and put on by teen-age news anchors. Everyone must audition to apply, auditions dates can be found on the Web site or by contacting the show.
Who is served: Teen-age students interested in broadcast reporting
Frequency of service: Airs every Saturday at 10 a.m.
Web site: Whatever show
Content on Web site: With links to stories related to teens, entertainment news, and interviews done by the Whatever crew, the Web site is a great news source. It also has links to contests and contact information for people who want to try out.
Contact info: whatever@kare11.com
Program Name: PCTV (Phillips Community Television)
Age of Program: Established in 1992
Description of Service: Teaches youth to get involved in community by learning how to create television programs, magazines, photography exhibits, web pages and personal projects. PCTV assists youth in creating media forms about youth, family and community issues.
Who is served: PCTV serves youth ages 9-18. Most participants live in South Minneapolis, but they accept people from anywhere. Most participants are from low-income families and come from a diverse ethnic background.
Number of served per year: 100
Funding: Various public and private foundations,
corporations, and agencies (funded by grants from: The McKnight Foundation, St. Paul Travelers, NRP, Greater Twin Cities United Way, Target, Best Buy, Minnesota Office of Justice Programs, W. Glen Boyd Charitable Foundation, Grotto Foundation, Thomson, the Minneapolis Foundation, the Star Tribune Company)
Frequency of service: Ongoing
How can youth get involved: Call 612-821-3938 or visit our Web site at www.youthmedia.tv
Program Name: C-Span’s annual documentary competition
About the contest: Students enter a 10-minute documentary that is about community and national issues. More information on entering can be found on the Web site.
Ages served: Junior high and high school students are eligible to enter
Entry deadling: March 30, 2007
Web site: Student Cam
Program Name: TVbyGIRLS
Description of service: TVbyGIRLS is a nonoprofit organizations which helps girls get involved in their community and expand their leadership skills by creating media messages.
Ages Served: Workshops are for girls 10 to 12 and 13 to16. Opportunities for mentoring and leadership are available for girls 17 to 25 working with the organizational planning. Special workshops are also available for teachers and parents using our visual literacy curriculum.
**Who is served:** Schools throughout the United States via Internet. Two workshops and ultimately the television series will be a designed for a national and international audience.
Web site: TVbygirls
Web site content: Informative about the program and who can become involved.
**Contact Person:** Barbara Wiener – 612-823-1809, info@tvbygirls.tv or barbara@tvbygirls.tv
Program Name: SPNN (St. Paul Neighborhood Network)
Age of Program: 10 years
Description of Service: SPNN offers a variety of youth video production classes and internships. Interns can work on community or youth productions or as administrative support.
Who is served: Youth from elementary school up to high school (we work with some schools that serve older students up to age 21, but the majority of the youth that attend our
classes are between ages 15-18. Students are St Paul residents of a variety of economic and racial/ethnic backgrounds. The majority of our classes are free or if there is a cost there are scholarships available.
Number of served per year: 400
Funding: funded by the City of St. Paul through a franchise agreement with Comcast Cable Company, and grants from private foundations
Frequency of service: Year-round programs
How to get involved: We accept applications in the fall for our Set it Up program (a teen produced show about teen issues), and 12 teens are chosen to work on the show for the school year. We also offer documentary,
studio, and narrative video classes through the Connections program that occur during the winter, spring and summer. These classes are free and grant high school credit. We also offer classes through St Paul
Community Education during school release days and during the summer. There is a fee for these classes, but scholarships are available. Also does video residencies in schools and with community
organizations in St Paul.
Web site: SPNN.org
Content on Web site: A variety of links that describe the classes, internships, and programs available through SPNN are on the Web site. Application forms and contact information also can be found on the site.
Contact info: Nicola Pine – 651-298-8903, pine@spnn.org
Program Name: In Progress
Age of Program: Originally “the Center”, founded in 1984; became “In Progress” in 1999
Description of Service: Small non-profit organization that provides video and photography mentorships to young people
Who is served: Youth that mainly come from rural tribal and migrant communities throughout Minnesota and Colorado
Number of served per year: 1000 new artists, 50 educators and 150 emerging artists throughout Minnesota
Funding: The McKnight Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, The Otto Bremer Foundation, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, COMPAS Community Art Fund, Ruth Taylor, Jerome Foundation, Jim & Michelle Basta, The Gannett/Kare 11 Foundation
Web site: In progress
Content on Web site: Information on programs offered, news and contacts. Also, there are links to galleries and getting a membership.
Contact info: Kristine Sorensen – 651-805-0514 or ythmedia@aol.com
WRITING SCHOOLS, WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Program Name: F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing Academy
Age of Program: Opened Fall 2006
Description of Service: Provide a unique learning opportunity for students who learn best through writing; public charter school so no tuition (only ordinary fees)
Who is served: grades 7-11 in 2006-2007, any student from Minnesota
Number of served per year: 150 students
Web site: F. Scott Fitzgerald Writing Academy
Content on Web site: Besides more information on the school and its mission, there is information on applying, links to other writing organizations and contacting the school.
Contact info: 651-415-5405, lvajones@fsfwa.org
Program Name: Walker Teen Programs (Wactac)
Description of Service: The Walker Media Lab offers an environment for youth to create, exhibit, critically examine media art and connects them with media artists of our time through workshops and teen film screenings.
Who is served:: Teenagers (ages 13-18)
Number of served per year: 60
Funding: Surdna Foundation and Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Frequency of service: 4 week long workshops a year
How to get involved: Email teenprograms@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7683
Web site: Walker Teen Programs
Content on Web site: Provides links to applications, descriptions of programs and upcoming events.
Program Name: Perpich Center for Arts Education
Description of Service: The Arts High School offers a Media Arts Program free of tuition for incoming 11th and 12th graders. Potential students must apply. Students receive hand son learning in photography, cinema, animation, digital arts and interactive media as part of the two-year sequential program. Students work in a variety of styles developing the skills and techniques to express a personal vision.
Ages Served: Junior and seniors in high school
Who is served: Students from around the state attend the school. The school is located in
Golden Valley, a western suburb of Minneapolis
Contact Person: Nancy Norwood, Media Arts Instructor – 763-591-4739, nancy.norwood@pcae.k12.mn.us
Web site: Perpich Center
Program Name: Science Museum of Minnesota
Description of Service: The Science Museum of Minnesota’s Learning Technologies Center is a research and development center exploring ways digital technologies can support informal, hands-on science learning. SMM offers On-Line Activities, Youth Classes, and Community Programs. In-class and online programs offer classes on various topics, including journalism topics
Who is served: All ages of students from the Twin Cities
Contact Person: Kristen Murray – 651-221-2525, kmurray@smm.org
**How to get involved:** Call 651-221-4511 or visit their Web site for the latest class catalogs
Web Site: Science Museum of Minnesota
PROGRAMS THAT PUBLISH WORK BY YOUTH
Program Name: Strictly High School
Age of Program: Started in Feburary 2005. Five issues were produced last year and expect to produce 8 this year.
Description of Service: Publishes articles by high school students for high school students in a monthly magazine written by and for high school students. Our main goal is to allow any high school student, regardless of what their interests are, the opportunity to receive recognition for their talents and achievements.
Who is served: SHS is distributed in over 40 high schools around the metro. The schools are a mix of inner-city schools (Roosevelt, Southwest, Harding, Johnson), private schools (Blake, Totino-Grace, Visitation), suburban schools (Andover, Prior Lake, Eagan, Hopkins), and others (Northfield, Farmington, St. Francis).
Number of served per year: 5,000 copies per month are distributed to the high schools
Funding: Revenue is generated through ad sales to University of St. Thomas, 770 Radio K, The Garage, Mentoring Partnership
Frequency of service: Published 8 times per year in 2005-2006
How to get involved: There is no cost for the schools to participate, any high school students or high school faculty member should contact Alan Nathe at anathe@strictlyhighschool.com or 612.986.0244. Submissions can be sent to Submissions@StrictlyHighSchool.com
Web site: Strictly High School
Content on Web site: Along with the recently published articles by high school students in the greater Twin Cities area, the site has links to youth events and more about SHS and its advertisers.
Program Name: Word Warriors Press
Description of Service: Publishes memoirs/reflections by authors ages 16-25. Looks for stories that are somewhat out of the ordinary.
Who is served: Ages 16-25, “strongly encourage authors of color, immigrants, migrants and LGBT youth to submit.”
Web site: Warriors Press
Content on Web site: Information on the Press and who they publish. Also, has a list of books, essays, and writers, along with a message forum.
Contact info: Send e-mail via the Web site
Program Name: Chica’s in the Mix
Decription of service: Based out of Old Arizona’s non-profit youth programs in Minneapolis, Chica’s in the Mix is a magazine that is published by and for teen-age girls. Twelve girls in high school are paid staff and the magazine also takes submissions from girls from all around the state year round.
Who is served: Girls in high school
Frequency of service: Chica’s in the Mix accepts applications from high school girls that want to be on staff from March-May each year. Submissions are welcome throughout the year
Web site: Old Arizona
Web site content: Brief description of the program and contact information
Contact: Lisa 612-871-9099 or lisaoldarizona.com
PROGRAMS FOR ASIAN AMERICAN JOURNALISTS
Program Name: Asian Media Access
Age of Program: Formed in 1993
Description of Service: AMA serves Asian-Americans by providing their media needs. The non-profit organization uses media arts as a tool for social betterment. There are 3 programs for youth including Media Camp for Asian-American youth, Video Arts Training Program and Asian Children’s film festival and workshop.
Who is served: The Media Camp and Video Arts Training Program are for all youth grades 9-12, there is an Asian-American focus. The film festival is for grades k-9 educators and youth leaders
Funding: National Ednowment for the Arts, Metropolitan State University, Minnesota Humanities Commission, Minnesota State Arts Board
Frequency of service: Media camp is usually in mid-June, Video Arts Training Program is usually in October, and the film festival is in late fall or early winter
Web site: Asian Media Access
Content on Web site: Information about the three programs for youth and other programs run by AMA. Also, there are links to news and movies that pertain to the program.
Contact info: 612-376-7715, info@amamedia.org
Program Name: Asian American Press
Age of Program: Founded in 1982
**Description of Service: **Nonprofit media art and education organization dedicated to promoting Asian art and culture and meeting the media needs of Asian Americans in the Midwest. AAP Publishes a newspaper weekly to “promote diversity and unity” Asian Americans and the communities in the Midwest
Web Site: Asian American Press
Content on Web site: Information about the publication and who is involved. It also contains links to Asian-American community organizations and other minority media productions.
Contact info: 651-224-6570
Program Name: Hmoob Teen
Age of Program: HmoobTeen has been around for over five years
Description of Service: HmoobTeen is produced and funded by the Hmong American Partnership (HAP), a non-profit social service organization, and is the only magazine that is written by and for Hmong teens
Who is served: The magazine reaches over 18,000 Hmong teenagers in the US, 5 times per year; target ages range from 13-19 years old
Funding: Hmong American Partnership
Frequency of service: Published 5 times per year
How to get involved: Every so often, HmoobTeen will have openings for volunteer teen editors. These teen editors meet twice a month and help shape the magazine, artistically as well as the magazine’s voice. A new round of editors will be chosen in December, 2006. Applications are available on the Web site.
Or Hmong teens can send in their poems, articles, stories and artwork for each issue. We publish submissions by Hmong teens from all over the US. Refer to the Web site at for more information regarding submission guidelines and our themes.
Web site: Hmoob Teen
Contact info: Mee Xiong (Editor in Chief) 651-495-1526, hmoobtmhmong.org
