8-18 Media is an award
 winning youth news bureau  where kids ages 8 to 18
 report on issues that affect  their lives. Our mission is to  empower young people by  giving them a significant voice  in the world.

 Members work in teams to  produce stories which are  published regularly in  Marquette Monthly magazine  and broadcast weekly on  WMQT-Q107 Radio and  WNMU Public Radio 90 in  Marquette.

 Besides local reporting,  members cover special  projects such as recent  cultural exchanges with youth  in Japan and the 2008 Democratic and Republican  National Conventions. Stories  have appeared in numerous  national outlets including The  Boston Globe, New York  Daily  News, Los Angeles  Times and  The Philadelphia  Inquirer.

 The bureau has approximately  45 members. For
 membership information click  here.
 
 8-18 Media Director
 
 

 Dennis Whitley
 818mediaupcm@gmail.com
 (906) 226-7874

  
     
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8-18 Media new member training
Our youth empowerment journalism program for kids ages eight to 18 will train new members!
Thursday, June 14
10:00 a.m. –– 2:00 p.m.
A free program open to all youth
To register call Dennis Whitley at (906) 226-7874 or email Dennis at 818mediaupcm@gmail.com

 

Thanks to the GLCYD for its continued support of our program

Now you can join our Facebook group! Log on to Facebook and search for 8-18 Media.

 
U.P. students lay it on the line in High School Bowl
Rather than going home after school or hanging out with friends during lunch, some kids choose to practice answering questions on various intellectual topics. Why? They are involved with a program called High School Bowl. Click here to read more.
Local youth "freeze" to help others stay warm
It was a dark and chilly February night in the parking lot of St. Joseph Church in Ishpeming where fifteen teenage girls decided to gather to help support a cause. They were found crouched inside elaborate cardboard structures that sheltered them from the wind. Click here to read more.
What will the future of transportation look like?
Young kids always seem to be facinated by motor vehicles. They're attracted to anything that looks as if it could be a car, Kids often will pick up these car-shaped toys and pretend they can fly. Click here to read more.
New U.P. Down Syndrome Assoc. offers families support
There is a new support group in the Upper Peninsula for parents of kids with Down Syndrome. Click here to read more.
Therapeutic riding programs help kids with difficulties
"There is nothing as good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse." This quote has been attributed to everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Theode Roosevelt. Click here to read more
Young Facebook users: is it a problem?
About 20,000 younger users are removed from the online social networking site Facebook each day, according to officials with the company. Click here to read more.

Audio Stories
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UPCM Receives Reinventing Michigan Award
By Ben Harris, 16

Harbor House: A Community Labor of Love
By Lane Whitley, 17 and Courtney Carlson, 17

Lice are Not Nice
By Tia Platteborze, 15, Lauren Lasko, 15, Lorissa Juntti, 14, Izzy Hill, 12 and Eliina Kangas, 12

Food For Thought
Commentary by Ben Harris, 16

A Mistaken View of Reality
Commentary by Lorissa Juntti, 14

Freezin' For Reasons
By Lauren Lasko, 15, Lorissa Juntti, 14, Ashley Longtine, 13, Sydney Dorow, 13, Eliina Kangas, 12 Desiree' Neveau, 12 and Izzy Hill, 12


Poetry Out Loud
By Ben Harris, 17

Help Keep the Assassins at Bay
Commentary by Mike McGaffiigan, 13

Making sure there is a "tomorrow" in Marquette Youth Theater.
By Theresa Hermann, 14, Tori Wiese, 13 and Elise Heide, 8




8-18 Media Story Archive Click here to go to story archive

 
   

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