Youth Media

Youth Media Goes Mobile

By Elisabeth Soep - Senior Producer and Research Director of Youth Radio.

At Youth Radio, an afterschool program and youth-driven production company in Oakland, California, if a student takes out a cell phone during class, she’ll get in trouble. Inappropriate cell phone use even serves as a major plot-point in a mock fight peer educators will sometimes stage in class to teach students how to write a good story lede. A teacher whips out her cell phone in the middle of a lecture and starts chatting with a friend.

ZeroDivide is pleased to partner with the National Civic Review on this 100th Anniversary issue of the journal, "Beyond the Digital Divide: How New Technologies Can Amplify Civic Engagement and Community Participation."

With this project we hope to foster increased dialogue on the changing nature of the “digital divide” and the transformative potential of new technologies. We wish to thank the staff of the National Civic Review, as well as the talented thought leaders who contributed articles, for making this endeavor possible.