ABSTRACT
The emerging new media environment offers a wealth of possibilities for self-expression and communication, participation in social and civic life, and new job opportunities for young people. To take advantage of these opportunities, however, they need access to those technologies and mastery of the twenty-first-century skills required to use them. Through its Digital Pathways program, the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC), the nation’s largest non-commercial media education and production facility, seeks to provide youths from low-income and minority backgrounds with the skills to contribute to and succeed in this new media environment. The program employs young people to use digital media arts to realize their creative voices, explore career options, and contribute to their communities.
