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T.C. Students’ Questions for the Democratic Candidates

T.C. junior Kate Casper asks her question for the Democratic Debate on December 19. Her clip was broadcasted on PBS NewsHour the evening of Wednesday December 18.

T.C. Theogony and broadcast students had the opportunity to be on PBS NewsHour to speak on the political issues they care about and ask questions for the presidential candidates to answer during the Democratic debates.

T.C. junior Fina Osei-Owusu asks presidential candidates about mass incarceration.

It was a part of the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL) project, which promotes student journalism and youth media making. Several times a year, SRL producers send out questions on current events for people to answer in a taped interview. This month, they wanted to know what youth care about this election season.

T.C. Theogony staff member Lauren Larsen asks her question for the candidates.

Watch the video here to see what students around the country think. Four student interviews from T.C. were featured in the clip! It was a great opportunity for T.C. students to represent their community on the national stage.

T.C. senior and broadcast student Angelina Hunt asks her question on political division.