DNC 2012’s Final Party
By: Malachi Segers At the Time Warner Arena Thursday evening there was plenty of energy flowing in the crowd. At every opportunity, they were constantly cheering and chanting “Fired up, […]
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Voices From The DNC
by Bianca Brooks These are excerpts of interviews with young people in Charlotte on their generation’s civic engagement. Re: The Enthusiasm Gap Among Young Voters “They say he’s a do-nothing […]
DNC Crib
Tour of the apartment in midtown Charlotte, North Carolina that served as Youth Radio’s home base during the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Youth Delegate & Photographer Ayesha Walker
By: Editor In 2008 Ayesha Walker attended the National Democratic Convention in Denver as a reporter for Youth Radio. This year she returned to the DNC, except this time as […]
Youth Voters: Can Obama Re-Energize Them?
By Bianca Brooks This story also aired on NPR’s All Things Considered. Over the past few weeks, President Obama has been heavily courting the youth vote, visiting college campuses in swing […]
Team DNC Hard At Work
By: Denise Tejada It’s been quite an experience covering the Democratic Convention, joining the throngs of journalists, delegates, celebrities and die-hard Democrats. These five days consisted of a lot of […]
The Plan To Win Youth
By Andrew Meyer As you may have heard, championing the youth vote has been a major talking point throughout the DNC. I sat in on a Youth Council meeting, the […]
Gun Control Issues Take Back Seat at DNC
By: Sayre Quevedo The last two nights at the Democratic National Convention have had consistent themes: immigration, women’s rights, the economy, and college affordability. But one subject that has consistently […]
Contrasts and Contradictions At The Democratic Convention
By: Malachi Segers You can’t spend much time at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina this week without noticing certain contradictions. This state isn’t exactly known for its […]
Does Obama Need the Youth Vote To Win?
By Bianca Brooks We interviewed pollster and strategist Dr. Anna Greenberg, Senior Vice President at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, who works with campaigns to get out their message, and has […]
