Media Institute for Social Change: Radio U

On this week’s show, we present eight short documentaries on local non-profits and social issues. These pieces were created by students from the Media Institute for Social Change’s Radio U course, which is offered every spring and fall in partnership with XRAY.FM. The course presents the journalism and technical skills necessary to make audio documentaries. Our most recent group produced a diverse array of stories—we’ll hear about grief counseling, forest protectors, bicycle seats, and the question of secession. We’ll also play a short piece by Atlas Finch, one of our current Summer Documentary Program students, on his experience at “summer camp” orientation in Gearhart last week.