LIHU‘E — PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs has selected Natalie Lett, a junior at Kaua‘i High School, to participate in its annual summer academy, which will take place at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in Phoenix from June 23 to June 29.
LIHU‘E — PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs has selected Natalie Lett, a junior at Kaua‘i High School, to participate in its annual summer academy, which will take place at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in Phoenix from June 23 to June 29.
In its eighth year, the academy is a “highly selective, intensive video journalism fellowship for high schoolers.”
The PBS NewsHour covers travel and accommodation costs.
Kate Nakamura, a senior at Kaua‘i High School who attended the academy as a fellow in 2021, has also been invited back to serve as a behind-the-scenes correspondent this year.
During the immersive fellowship, fellows will be coached and mentored by SRL youth media producers and will work in teams to produce original video news reports. Fellows will learn from industry professionals and meet correspondents, producers and journalists from Arizona PBS, PBS NewsHour West and other local news organizations.
Lett is among 27 up-and-coming storytellers from across the country participating in this year’s program.
“On behalf of the Hawai‘i state Senate, I would like to extend my congratulations to both Natalie, Kate and their ‘ohanas on being selected to participate in this incredible opportunity,” said Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi.
