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What big societal issues do teens care about?

Ashland teacher, Samantha McMillan and her students Zoe and Theo join JPR host Mike Green in the studio.
JPR Senior Producer Natalie Golay
Ashland teacher, Samantha McMillan and her students Zoe and Theo join JPR host Mike Green in the studio.

An Ashland teacher is helping her students elevate their voices of concern around big societal issues. Samantha McMillan is a . In her role teaching media literacy to students, Samantha encouraged her students to use media as a tool to elevate awareness around systemic issues of concern to them.

Samantha joins the Exchange in studio to discuss the program and its impact in the classroom. She is joined by two of her students, Theo (7th grade) and Zoe (8th grade), who have both produced Public Service Announcements (PSAs) regarding and the respectively for the . We'll hear samples from both PSAs.

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Mike Green is host of the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange. Mike has lived in Southern Oregon for more than two decades. He is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years experience in media, specializing in media innovation, inclusive economics and entrepreneurship.
Natalie Golay is the Senior Producer of the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange. She has a B.A. in Visual Arts, a certificate of recommendation in multimedia from the Vancouver Film school, and a law degree from the University of British Columbia. A communications professional for over 20 years, Natalie is a natural storyteller with extensive audio and video production skills.