Jane Houseal

Dec 20, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Jane Houseal

Youth distrust of mainstream media is more intense than ever. Forty-eight percent of people 18 to 29 say keeping up with politics is one reason they’re on TikTok. Amid the contracting and crumbling of the media industry, we’re in the era of the YouTube video essay, the talking-to-camera headline roundup, and the independently run newsletter. Welcome to Teen Vogue’s new series Logged On, where we talk to the people bringing you politics and the news in innovative and fun ways.

Nov 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Emmanuella Agyemang |Tori Gantz |Lizzie Ramirez |Toni Odejimi |Jane Houseal |Sarah R. Akaaboune | +1 more

Liz CoulbournThis story was written by Teen Vogue's 2024 Student Correspondents, a team of college students and recent graduates covering the election cycle from key battleground states. In the end, it was over so fast. Donald Trump’s decisive 2024 election win has left people around the country reeling. He expanded his support among many segments of the electorate, notably including some Latino voters and young men, and dominated in swing states, winning at least five so far.

Oct 31, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Jane Houseal

The world is in crisis and people are suffering at the hands of oppressive systems: Cop Cities sprouting up nationwide and police budgets ballooning while library budgets are slashed; barriers to healthcare access facing all Americans, though especially low-income and trans people; mass arrests of peaceful student protests in solidarity with Palestine; unjust immigration enforcement that leaves families separated and without critical resources.

Oct 21, 2024 | zocalopublicsquare.org | Jane Houseal

In Wisconsin, more than 12 elections in the last 24 years have been won by less than 30,000 votes—a statistic that has become a talking point among politicians. In 2020, President Joe Biden won the state by a little over 20,500 votes. That election after election here is determined by such razor-thin margins underscores the potential influence of young voters. The University of Wisconsin campus at Madison alone has nearly 50,000 students.

Sep 30, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Jane Houseal

Last spring, pro-Palestine campus protests, encampments, and demonstrations reached a fever pitch across the country. Many of the protests resulted in students facing legal and academic repercussions. And as students began returning to campus this fall semester, the arrests began again.