Podcasts: An opportunity to build an auditory adventure

By: Charli Padilla My second week at the Annenberg Youth Academy (AYA) was an immersive experience filled with lectures, projects, and activities that pushed us to dive deeper into our final projects. For me, the most beneficial lessons this week revolved around the art and technique of podcasting. Being allowed to explore how audio stories …

The Importance of Media Literacy when analyzing Graphic Designs

By: Charli Padilla Over my first week at the Annenberg Youth Academy, specifically in the Communications 101 course, I learned many beneficial strategies on how to have a heightened level of civic media literacy when it comes to analyzing a series of graphic designs.  This photo shows a set of notes that student Charli Padilla …