More than 100 employees, business owners, students, and members of the public gathered in a crowded room at the Chicago Urban League listening to young Chicagoans about a major problem plaguing the City of Chicago. The issue on the table – lack of jobs for Chicago’s youth. The annual Youth Read more…
CHICAGO – On the heels of one of the most controversial and closely watched presidential elections, Community TV Network youth went out the day before voting polls opened and interviewed several Chicagoans as they headed home for the day. This clip is the result of that. Included in the video Read more…
Walking down decrepit hallways – passing bloody stains and all the while the stench of urine filling your nostrils. This is what students at Community TV Network documented residents calling their home. CTVN students have been following this story since as early as January 2012, releasing the documentary “Dearborn Homes.” Read more…
Greetings Family & Friends, My name is Byonca. I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season and that you and your family are doing well. I am writing on behalf of Community TV Network (CTVN). Over the past five years I have had the privilege to be part Read more…
By Lauren Johnson & Michael Esparza, CTVN As the year comes to a close, Community TV Network (CTVN) wraps up another successful semester. There were laughs, sometimes tears, and even hugs throughout the year by CTVN students. But most importantly there were lessons learned for some students – lessons that Read more…
By Lauren Johnson, CTVN Community TV Network (CTVN), celebrated their 30th anniversary of Hard Cover: Voices and Visions of Chicago’s Youth on Oct. 20, 2016. Through ticket sales and sponsors, CTVN was able to raise $5,000 for their program. Mary Mitchell, journalist and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, attended the event Read more…
Audio post-production expert Jeff Kliment of Tribeca Flashpoint College visited CTVN this week to run a workshop on audio post-production for documentary. Kliment’s visit is one in a series of staff development workshops scheduled at CTVN this year, hosted by CTVN’s Vedran Residbegovic. In dialog with CTVN staff, Kliment discussed Read more…
What is “perfection” and what effect does it have on women and girls?
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