{"id":252449,"date":"2026-06-02T18:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252449\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:08:11","slug":"rsvp-for-p-s-weekly-live-nyc-student-reporters-take-the-mic-on-june-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252449\/","title":{"rendered":"RSVP for P.S. Weekly Live: NYC student reporters take the mic on June 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/ps-weekly-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-weekly-cover-artv2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"68\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>P.S. Weekly is a student-produced podcast that casts light on important issues in the nation&#8217;s largest school system. The Bell&#8217;s team of 10 student producers who come from different public high schools work alongside Chalkbeat NY&#8217;s reporters to bring you stories, perspectives, and commentary you won&#8217;t get anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/ckbe.at\/4g9eqIV\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ckbe.at\/4g9eqIV\">Chalkbeat New York\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to get essential news about NYC\u2019s public schools delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Celebrate the end of the school year on June 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Brooklyn Public Library\u2019s central branch for a special P.S. Weekly live podcast event: High school reporters take the mic. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">The student-led conversation will feature highlights from this season\u2019s P.S. Weekly podcast, a partnership between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chalkbeat.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chalkbeat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellvoices.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Bell<\/a>. The students covered some of the most pressing issues facing the New York City school system: the fight for integration at the city\u2019s top schools, the aftermath of a school merger, access to sports teams, and the debate around calculus, to name a few. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making the podcast. Learn what these student journalists uncovered during their reporting, and hear fresh student perspectives you won\u2019t find anywhere else. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Training the next generation of journalists is critical: Fewer than 2 in 10 teens correctly distinguish different types of information, such as news, advertisements, opinions, and entertainment, a <a href=\"https:\/\/newslit.org\/news-and-research\/news-literacy-in-america\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News Literacy Project survey<\/a> found. At a time when concerns about media literacy are growing, the Bell and Chalkbeat\u2019s collaboration is equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and training to help them deliver sharp, relevant, and reliable news to their peers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\">Young people aren\u2019t the future \u2014 they\u2019re the present. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-1px4eze-0 egVxCn body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfaQZvWfJKoIDySaO1irJDMrL3zFjm3w4gXkEQm8LjnC6qthA\/viewform\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP here for P.S. 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