Student Publishing FAQ
We believe sharing student work outside of the classroom is a unique and powerfu way to celebrate youth voice.
Publishing to an online showcase is also a media literacy learning moment. Here’s everything you need to help students feel empowered and informed when they publish their work.
Who owns student work?
Students Retain Ownership of Their Work
Student creators retain the rights to the media they publish on the Youth Media Showcase.
Students Can Always Ask to Remove Work
If, for any reason, a student no longer wants their piece on the showcase, students and/or teachers can email us at ymc@kqed.org and we will unpublish their piece.
What happens when students submit their work to the Showcase?
Their Work Is Visible
A public, unique webpage is created on youthmedia.org for the student’s work.
The student’s work will be published on the Showcase.
The student’s submission page includes their:
We ask for this information so that students work can be discovered in the context of their communities.
For students under 13, we rely on schools to provide consent for publishing. If your school policy allows you to provide that consent for your students, you don’t need to do anything else. If you’re not sure, you can use this COPPA form to collect parent/guardian consent.
See the Privacy Policy for more details.
Their Work is Shareable
Each student submission’s unique webpage link (URL) can be shared by folks beyond KQED.
For example, the link to their work might be shared by:
How might KQED share student work?
Highlighting Student Submission URLs
KQED features student work on youthmedia.kqed.org via:
KQED also celebrates student work by linking to it from:
We also curate links to student work for others to share. Our partners include school districts, partner stations, and other edcational organizations.
Incorporating Student Work on Broadcast or in a Reel
If KQED or a partner public media station plans to include original student media in part or whole on broadcast or in a compilation reel, they will contact the teacher and student for further permissions via a materials release form.
What happens when student work is highlighted?
Whenever KQED features a student’s piece, e.g. in the locations listed above, we will email their teacher to celebrate! (We never reach out to students directly.)
How can teachers share this information with parents/guardians?
The teacher toolkits for each project include a letter that teachers can share with families (e.g. this one for the Call for Change commentary project).
Contact Us
Have a specific question about how we elevate student work?
Want to remove a piece from the showcase?
Email Us