[youthradioleaders] Radio Diaries & Cowbird Invite You to be Part of the Teenage Diaries Project

[Nellie Gilles]

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Dear Educators and Friends of Radio Diaries,

To commemorate the “sweet 16” of our acclaimed Teenage Diaries project,
Radio Diaries and NPR are now teaming up with the storytelling platform
Cowbird<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466312/1406902/goto:http://www.cowbird.com/>
to
gather new stories written, recorded and photographed by teens.

Some of these stories will be featured on
NPR.org<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466313/1406902/goto:http://npr.org>
and
two teens will be selected to work with Radio Diaries to produce
full-length Teenage Diaries that will air on NPR in 2013!

As an organization that works with youth, we need you to help spread the
word and encourage teens to participate in this project. Download our
Teenage Diaries Step-by-Step
guide<http://cdn.e2ma.net/userdata/1406902/assets/docs/teenagediarieshandbook_1.pdf>
with
instructions on how teenagers can tell their stories, and what type of
stories we’re looking for.  (Note: These must be TRUE stories).

*What we ask of you:*

1. Share this project directly with teens in your community, on the
airwaves and online.

2. Incorporate the Teenage Diaries Project into your lesson plan, watch
this video<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466315/1406902/goto:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWX37RaqqAk&feature=plcp>
to
see Cowbird in action, and help teens take the necessary steps to tell
their stories.

3. Listen to the original Teenage
Diaries<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466316/1406902/goto:http://www.radiodiaries.org/tag/teenage-diaries/>
and
share these stories with youth.

Our goal is to collect 300 first-person stories by the end of the year. In
December, in coordination with the broadcast of a radio series featuring
five of the original teenage diarists, a mosaic of the Cowbird Teenage
Diaries stories will be featured on the NPR website. Take a look at the
stories we've collected so
far.<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466317/1406902/goto:http://www.cowbird.com/project/teenagediaries>

If you’d like to participate or learn more about the Teenage Diaries
Project, visit our
website<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466318/1406902/goto:http://www.radiodiaries.org/mystory/>
and
join our Facebook
event<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466319/1406902/goto:http://www.facebook.com/events/293726550731550/>
.

We are looking forward to working with you in the coming month. Please
“like” us on Facebook<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466320/1406902/goto:http://www.facebook.com/RadioDiaries>
and
follow us on  Twitter<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466321/1406902/goto:https://twitter.com/RadioDiaries>
to
stay connected. If you have questions or would like to participate, send me
an email:  Nellie at radiodiaries.org<Nellie at radiodiaries.org?subject=The+Teenage+Diaries+Project>
.

Thank you for all your help in encouraging teenagers to tell their stories.

Sincerely,

Nellie Gilles
Teenage Diaries Outreach Manager
www.radiodiaries.org<http://e2ma.net/go/12940488140/214203742/238466322/1406902/goto:http://www.radiodiaries.org/>
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