Montgomery Community Media

While many people are enjoying their summer, going the beach, enjoying the sun, it is mosquito season. The West Nile, the Degue and the Chikigonya viruses have already terrorized people and the mosquitoes themselves, but there is a bigger program that is being faced currently, the Zika virus. To lean more information about the virus, […]

Michaela’s story is about racism. She wanted to do racism because it’s different and it involves history which she’s inspired by. History tells and says everything. When she has asked certain people they were pretty shocked of the topic and the questions. And, it is good to hear people’s feedback which is pretty amazing.

Kyle’s story is about house fire preparation and prevention. He interviewed two (2) firemen, both volunteers at the Rockville firehouse.  The final interviews covered equipment and procedures for prevention of a house fire and smoke detector placement and batteries.

In Armando’s project, he tells people about the Pokemon Go app and what it is. He interviewed a few people and asked them about the game. He has a lot of footage of people playing it at the RIO (Washingtonian Center, not Brazil – calm down.)

What a great summer! It has been full of activity and our newest Backpack Journalists are the reason why!  I am excited to be able to share their stories with you.  They all did an amazing job and I am very proud of each one of them. Now it’s your turn, over the next few […]

Tristan hits the courts and talks to aspiring teen basketball players. https://youtu.be/WFTzUaM5jLo

The elderly are everywhere in our society, yet we never really think about where they live. What are the benefits and downsides of each living area for the elderly? In this clip, we explore the living areas for the elderly.  

Lots of people own pets. It is estimated that 74-96 million cats, and 70-80 million dogs are owned in the United States. Studies have shown that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks. Over 50% of all pet owners would rather be stranded on a desert island with […]

With celebrities such as Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox, society is becoming more and more comfortable with gender identities outside of the male and female norm. The public reaction, however, varies wildly. In my video, I find out the general public reaction from interviewing strangers in the Kentlands area and Rockville Town Square.

Noodles and Company tries to globalize its awareness of the environmental impact it  can have by buying naturally –raised pork, cage free eggs, and recycling a lot of what it gives out. The only thing it’s missing is composting, and that partly has to do with the county’s difficult application process for restaurants and companies […]