Senior Director, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs

Elis Estrada

Elis is the senior director for PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL), where she oversees the strategy, development, and work of SRL’s growing national network of schools and partner public media stations. She loves puzzling through large-scale projects that aim to motivate and inspire young people, educators, and public media audiences. During her time at SRL, Elis has led numerous content initiatives featured on the NewsHour and local stations. She regularly speaks at conferences and virtual events about the importance of youth media. Elis is invested in creating access points for people of all ages to explore how journalism, media and information shape their lives. Before joining the NewsHour, Elis worked at the News Literacy Project and was a producer at NY1 News in New York City.