Coastal Youth Media

Coastal Youth Media (2016-present)

I founded the Coastal Youth Media project to use community-based media training to develop leadership and civic values in North Carolina’s coastal communities. The program focuses ontelling stories and making media to address pressing regional issues, connect communities, and transform lives.

The project brings together young people and media professionals to create powerful documentaries and new-media productions that tell the stories of our region’s diverse culture. Through the process of researching and producing original media, participants become leaders ready to address today’s pressing issues.