CALLING YOUTH ORGANIZERS FOR A PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP!

Radio Rootz's New York City Summer Media Organizing Project
July 1 - August 27, 2010
Apply now, space is limited!

*Update: Applications from Organizations due by Thursday, May 20
Youth must submit SYEP applications by Friday, May 21 (contact Radio Rootz before submitting your SYEP application).

Radio Rootz's 5th Annual Summer Media Organizing Project (SMOP) is accepting applications from Youth Organizing Groups who wish to send two Youth Organizers to receive digital media production training and campaign organizing support!

SMOP gives framing, messaging, and digital media production skills to Youth Organizing groups working to change their communities. For eight weeks, Youth Organizers and Radio Rootz reporters collaborate to produce a creative and compelling (and 100% youth-produced!) radio documentary that can be used by the youth organizers and their Community Organizing Group as a tool in their change-making campaign.

This is an opportunity for

• Youth Organizers to receive critical media making and media literacy skills
• Organizations to gain a valuable media organizing tool
• Youth and Organizing groups to strengthen their network

For more information contact Sylvia Guerrero at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Our 9th graders from EBC Bushwick High School enjoyed a fun day at Univision Radio, located on Madison Avenue. "I can't believe they're 3 radio stations in one office" wrote Marvin Martinez, in his journal.  The eventful tour included stops at the three studios housed in the building for X96.3 (Tropical/Latin Station), 92.3 La Que Buena (Regional Mexican Station), and Wado 1280AM (Spanish News Station). The highlight of the day was when midday host, Jako, opened the mics up to our students. Click here to watch the video

Check out our new radio stories produced by our new Radio Rootz reporters!

Read more: Congrats Rootz in Schoolz '09 Grads!

This past Saturday, Radio Rootz presented a workshop during the Sixth Annual Grassroots Media Conference in Hunter College.

Staying true to their mission of not only creating a more diverse, ethical, and independent media, but also using media as a tool for social change, Rootz youth discussed how they work towards their goal.  In addition, these workshop attendees got hands-on training on how to produced a vox-pop and went right onto the field to put their new skills to practice and asked conference goers what this year's conference theme "From Hope to Action" meant to them.

Listen to the final piece!

Read more: 6th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference: From Hope to Action