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What is NPR’s “Next Generation Radio Project?” Here’s an overview of our 2023 program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

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The Next Generation Radio Project is a week-long digital journalism training project designed to give competitively selected participants, who are interested in radio and journalism, the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own multimedia story. Those chosen for the project are paired with a professional journalist who serves as their mentor.

This #NPRNextGenRadio project was funded by the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Our journalist/mentors for this project were:

Michelle Betz, Freelance Journalist and Consultant, Hilo, HI
Nina Earnest, Freelance Podcast Producer, Salt Lake City, UT
Julie Patel, Journalism Director, California State University LA, Los Angeles, CA
David Rodriguez, Partnerships Producer, LAist/89.3
Elly Yu, Senior Investigative Reporter, LAist/89.3

Our staff:

Managing Editor – Traci Tong, Freelance Editor, Boston, MA
Associate Managing Editor – Elizabeth Aguilera, Freelance Journalist, Los Angeles, CA
Digital Editors – Diane Lee, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Honolulu, HI; Elaine Heinzman, Publicis Sapient, Washington, D.C., Laura Gonzalez, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and Dr. Amara Aguilar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Developer/ Visualization Editor – Elma González Lima Brandão, Digital Editor, KPBS, San Diego, CA
Audio Tech/Engineers – Selena Seay-Reynolds, Freelance Audio Engineer & Project Coordinator, Audiation.fm, Los Angeles, CA; and Tina Tobey Mack, Freelance Audio Engineer/Sound Designer, Somerville, MA.
Illustrators – Eejoon Choi, Los Angeles, CA; Shideh Ghandeharizadeh, Los Angeles, CA; and Yunyi Dai, Los Angeles, CA
Visual Editors – Mary Kay McFarland, Associate Professor, Reed College of Media at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia and Jaz’min Franks, Freelance, St. Louis, MO
Copy Editor – Brent Smith, Freelance Copy Editor, Los Angeles, CA
Web Developer – Robert Boos, Web Developer/Editor, Saint Paul, MN

NPR’s Next Generation Radio program is directed by its founder, Doug Mitchell, Consultant, NPR, Washington, D.C.

Creative Commons photo credits: U.S. Customs and Border via Flickr; Sound Wave Vectors by Vecteezy