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Hear from our current class of 2017 Youth Media Project participants in their own words.

YMP: A Game-Changing Unit

6/16/2016

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By Tionna Anderson

On Wednesday, June 1, while I was standing, anxiously, in the center of the elevator and waiting to arrive on the 13th floor, the thought of "I'm going to be (totally) outside of my comfort zone" kept lingering in my mind. I had not even made it through the office door before the comforting atmosphere of YMP had punched me in the face, and by that moment, my hesitance had become a thing of the past.
 
The Youth Media Project is a program that reaches the "youth," obviously, but it goes above and beyond to provide resources that allow the student journalists to channel their voice. Writing, podcasting, videoing and photography serve as expression methods for us, young journalists, to broadcast our perspective of things. It is not very often that teenagers are presented with a platform that enables them to freely express who they are, and that is what, in my opinion, labels YMP as a game-changing unit.

Personally, I would say that YMP has taught me to value others' opinions because they can help one to better understand others' culture. The diversity just creates an open area for everyone to discuss anything. The biggest thing that I have learned so far is that change is not always as hard as it seems. Adapting to new scenarios establishes and amplifies a beneficial outcome.

​I am most grateful for being around people who don't judge others. Respect and acceptance initiate from the common grounds within the YMP group. I, definitely, cannot wait to publish our podcast, “Jackson Is,” because my team members and I will be able to expand on certain topics that not everyone is comfortable with. My favorite moment, so far, has been the group interaction that happens in The Video Grave. The video room is the house where everyone feels right at home, which is all possible because of its welcoming team members.

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Catina Anderson
6/21/2016 07:33:03 pm

Great job, Tionna!

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Major Sponsors and Supporters of YMP

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Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) is a leader in informational broadcasting. MPB has exhibited a commitment to educating and informing Mississippians. MPB has partnered with YMP to lend tech equipment and provide youth engagement and media specialists to train students. 
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E3, a project of Parents of Public Schools of Jackson (now Ask for More), supported YMP in summers 2016 and 2017 with stipends for students, and other  resources.
The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson (now The Community Foundation of Mississippi) is the
​fiscal sponsor for E3.
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Podastery Studios in downtown Jackson offers a network of locally produced podcasts. Beau York, founder of Podastery, has generously donated his time to train YMP students in podcasting skills and allowed Youth Media Project students to borrow professional podcasting equipment to learn
​production skills.
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Dialogue Jackson, formerly Jackson 2000 Inc., is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to fostering understanding and building harmony between people of different races, ethnicities and backgrounds. The group became YMP's fiscal sponsor in 2017 and hosts youth dialogues for teens.. 

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Choice Printing in downtown Jackson is an in-kind sponsor of YMP offering YMP copying and printing services from its Capitol Towers location.

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Good Design & Code >>

Good Design & Co offers high-end UI/UX, web development, app development and branding services. Principal J.C. Hiatt is helping YMP students publish their own website for stories, video, podcasts and more.
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Jackson-based Workplace Solutions by Barefield is a Steelcase authorized dealer offering high-end office furniture and technology solutions. Workplace Solutions has loaned chairs, mobile desks and mobile whiteboards to create a collaborative office for YMP participants.

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Jackson-based Fuse.cloud (formerly Broadband Voice) offers Voice-over-IP phone systems, fiber Internet connections and technical services. Fuse.cloud has sponsored phones, VoIP phone service and technical assistance for YMP.

SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. GEORGE SCHIMMEL and NATALIE IRBY FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS OF PRODUCTION IMACS FOR THE YOUTH MEDIA PROJECT.
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