As young people increasingly get political information on social media, they need media literacy skills to help navigate what they read—and vote.

​​​​​​​With librarians serving as trusted civic educators, libraries can be spaces for nonpartisan voter registration, for youth-led conversations about issues, and for creating media.

Civic learning that reaches all youth, includes media literacy, and helps foster a democratic school climate is key to growing voters.

CIRCLE’s survey of teens (ages 14-17) reveals that they’re active creating and sharing political content online, and that it helps them realize the power of their voice in public conversations.

This is part of our Rep Us Practitioner Series, in which partners in this field share their experiences running or participating in programs in which young people's voices inform public conversations.

A summary of research and scholarship on the critical, complex relationship between young people, the media, and civic/political engagement.

This is part of our Rep Us Practitioner Series, in which partners in this field share their experiences running programs in which young people's voices inform public conversations.

This is part of our Rep Us Practitioner Series, in which partners in this field share their experiences running programs in which young people's voices inform public conversations.

This is part of our Rep Us Practitioner Series, in which partners in this field share their experiences running programs in which young people's voices inform public conversations.

We recently convened young people, media leaders, and scholars for a conversation about how youth making media can strengthen democracy.