Building the next generation of journalists
Latest from the P.S. Weekly podcast
Produced in collaboration with Chalkbeat New York, P.S. Weekly tackles the biggest issues impacting New York City students today. New episodes drop Thursdays this spring.
Miseducation podcast: Top 5
Listen to five of our most popular episodes of all time. Stay tuned for new episodes later this spring, and check out our full catalog of more than 100 episodes.
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New York City is home to the nation’s most segregated school system, a fact that surprises those who think of the Big Apple as a progressive beacon. Deep inequities exist at every level of the NYC school system.
And who better to report on these issues than the students who experience them firsthand? Grab a pen and get ready to take notes. Our student reporters are taking you to school.
From racial disparities in access to sports teams to discriminatory admissions policies, we’ve covered all sorts of issues affecting New York City students.
Listen to Miseducation wherever you get podcasts.
What’s your favorite episode and why?
We’d love to hear from you.
Pushing for youth journalism equity
The Bell proudly leads the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition (YJC), a diverse group of more than 250 students and adults working to ensure equitable access to journalism opportunities for New York City’s young people.
YJC is leading Journalism for All, a bold, citywide initiative to bring journalism programs to New York City public high schools — starting with 30 schools that will receive curriculum, training, funding, and support to launch new courses in Fall 2025.
Click to read this New York Times feature on our Journalism for All initiative.
New York City paid student internships
Since 2018, we have provided paid internships to more than 130 New York City public high school students. Our programs train students in audio journalism and equip them to report in-depth stories about education and related issues.
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We teach students how to:
develop strong story ideas
conduct journalistic research and interviews
capture high-quality sound with professional recording equipment
write for the ear
edit and mix audio in Hindenburg PRO
market their published work
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In addition to guidance and support from our talented staff, students are paired with mentors who work in the podcast industry. All students receive a monetary stipend for their work. We provide Metro cards and a daily lunch allowance for our summer program.
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Our school-year program starts in November and runs through May. Our Summer Youth Podcast Academy takes place in the last three weeks of August. For specific dates and application details, check the program pages and sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of this page to receive updates on application windows.
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We accept New York City public and charter high school students. Students do not need any prior experience. We give additional consideration to students who attend schools that do not have journalism or media programs.
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For all student programming questions, please email Sabrina DuQuesnay at sabrina@bellvoices.org.
In Fall 2024, student interns Bernie Carmona, Kelsi Bowen, and Katelyn Melville collaborated to produce a special report on chronic absenteeism for the Miseducation podcast. Photo by Mira Gordon
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