Youth Voices - 8-18 Media

Stories from 8-18 Media provide a way for us to hear the voices of area youth and learn about topics that are of interest to them.

8-18 Media is a youth development and leadership program of the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum in Marquette, Michigan. The program’s mission is to empower youth by giving them a significant voice in the world. 8-18 Media provides a news service reported and edited by young people ages 8 to18. Stories focus on issues that affect kids and are of interest to all ages.

The young journalists work in teams to cover stories. They determine what topics to cover, research, develop the story angle, conduct interviews and edit the stories. Print stories appear regularly in Marquette Monthly magazine. Radio stories are broadcast throughout the Upper Peninsula each week on WMQT Radio and WNMU Public Radio 90 in Marquette. Stories have appeared in national outlets including the New York Times News Service, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Los Angeles Times.

• Local Scholars Point Out Their Most Influential Teachers by Ben Harris, 14, Danielle Jahnke, 12 and Will Guter, 8
• A Plea for the Endangered (Audio) by Lorissa Juntti, 11
• 4-H Kids Across the Upper Peninsula Compete in Regional Horse Bowl by Tia Platteborze, 12, Lorissa Juntti, 10, Sydney Dorow, 10 and Mariel Morton, 9 (Ishpeming Bureau of 8-18 Media)
• Excellence in Teaching (Audio) by Ben Harris, 14, Danielle Jahnke, 12, and Will Guter, 8
• Ishpeming Kids Put the Mayor on the Hot Seat by Tia Platteborze, 12, Lorissa Juntti, 10, Sydney Dorow, 10 and Mariel Morton, 9 (Ishpeming Bureau of 8-18 Media)
• School of Rock (Audio) by Hayley Maskus, 16, Jorden McCallister, 15, and Scott Kalishek, 14
• School Fundraisers: A Necessary Evil? by Ben Brow, 16, with contributions from Nick Terpening, 12, Mitchell Frye, 12, and Danielle Jahnke, 11
• Putting a stop to bullying (Audio) by Chelsea Parrish, 17 and Maggie Guter, 11
• A visit with Lisa Ling (Audio) by Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 15, Ben Harris, 14, Danielle Jahnke, 11, and GlenEllen Lehmberg, 11
• Ishpeming New Year’s Eve “All Nighter” by by Tia Platteborze, 12, Lorissa Juntti, 11, Sydney Dorow, 10, and Mariel Morton, 9, with contributions by T'nia Burse, 11 and Alyssa Usimaki, 9. This is the first story from our Ishpeming Bureau.
• Families with Young Girls are Faced with the Gardasil Question by Chelsea Parrish, 17 with contributions by Ben Harris, 13 and Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 15
• Don't Want to Be a Shakespearean Scholar When I Grow Up (Audio) by Lane Whitley, 14
• What is Proper Cell Phone Etiquette? by Eric Wagner, 14 and Dennis Bao, 11
• Ugly Phrases (Audio) by Andrew Powell, 17, Hayley Maskus, 15 and Danielle Jahnke, 11
• A Day in the Life of Sister City Delegate Mio Zushi by Kelsie Coccia, 16, Carlie Coccia, 14, and Charles Coccia, 12
• Sister City Youth (Audio) by Hayley Maskus, 15 and Lane Whitley, 14
• Blue Lake International Choir Steals the Spotlight (Audio) by Kelsie Coccia, 16
• Bothwell Nightmares (Audio) by Andrew Powell, 17, Jorden McCallister, 15, Lane Whitley, 14, and Jessica Goodwin, 12
• Discussing of Youth Substance Abuse Prevention at the Republican National Convention by Chelsea Parrish, 17, with contributions by Andrew LaCombe, 18, Hayley Maskus, 15, Connor Stulz, 14, and Maggie Guter, 11
• Education Issues at Center Stage at the National Political Conventions by Emily Stulz, 16, Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 14, Eric Wagner, 14, and Ben Harris, 13
• Learning to Shoot and Hunt Safely (Audio) by Ben Brow, 16 and Charles Coccia, 12
• Politically Active Youth (Audio) by Maggie Guter, 11, Ben Harris, 13, Eric Wagner, 14, Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 14, Connor Stulz, 14, Hayley Maskus, 15, Emily Stulz, 16, Chelsea Parrish, 16, and Andrew LaCombe, 18
• Another Marquette Neighborhood Loses Its Elementary School by Megan Maas, 15, with contributions by Danielle Jahnke, 11, and GlenEllen Lehmberg, 10
• 8-18 Media Covers Youth Issues at the DNC and RNC by Andrew LaCombe, 18, Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 14, Eric Wagner, 14 and Maggie Guter, 11, with contributions by Chelsea Parrish, 16, Emily Stulz, 16, Hayley Maskus, 15, Connor Stulz, 14, and Ben Harris, 13
• DNC and RNC Protests (Audio) by Maggie Guter, 11, Ben Harris, 13, Eric Wagner, 14, Erin Bozek-Jarvis, 14, Connor Stulz, 14, Hayley Maskus, 15, Emily Stulz, 16, Chelsea Parrish, 16, and Andrew LaCombe, 18

Past Articles & Audio Stories are still available!

More information about 8-18 Media, go to their website at www.upcmkids.org/818media.htm.