GSPA Summer Media Academy
A one-week in-person academy at the University of Georgia (run by the Georgia Scholastic Press Association) where high schoolers choose a track in Broadcast Journalism, Multimedia Journalism, Entertainment and Media Studies, or Advertising and PR, producing broadcast shows, news pieces, and short films.
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Community Media Center of Marin (CMCM) Youth Media Academy
A television production training program for Marin County high school students, teaching field camera operation, studio production, and post-production editing; the summer session runs three weeks (Tuesday-Thursday afternoons) with additional courses offered in spring and fall.
MediaWise Teen Creator Network (Poynter)
A free virtual newsroom run by the Poynter Institute where teens ages 13-20 research and produce social-media fact-checks and media-literacy content for platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube; it evolved in 2026 from the original Teen Fact-Checking Network.
Missouri University Journalism Workshop
A one-week residential summer workshop at the University of Missouri School of Journalism where high schoolers learn 'The Missouri Method' through hands-on instruction in writing, interviewing, audio, podcasting, video, and investigative reporting, culminating in original reporting projects with instructor coaching.
Richmond Pulse Youth Voices
A Richmond, California community journalism program that trains young people in multimedia reporting and storytelling as youth reporters for the local outlet Richmond Pulse, with participants paid for their published work.
Camp Cronkite (ASU Summer Journalism Institute)
2-week media camp rotating through writing, interviewing, visual storytelling, and electives.
CreaTV San Jose Summer Documentary Institute
A five-week documentary filmmaking and leadership program at CreaTV San Jose, run in partnership with San Jose Works, where teens ages 13-18 research community topics in small groups and produce 5-7 minute mini-documentaries screened publicly at CreaTV.