 I took this photo in the Espresso Amano Coffee Shop in Pittsburgh as I was reporting a story about the Hear Me project. It uses technology to capture the voices of children and teens. The child in this picture is listening to a tin can with a chip and speaker in it. The voice in that tin can is of Tyrone, a 17-year-old from a low income suburb who wishes that his peers would have something to do in the afternoon that, as he says, isn't illegal. Ideally, the voice of Tyrone would be heard not only by a small child, but also by adults with the power to change his situation. These Hear Me tin cans are in 24 locations around Pittsburgh, allowing kids like Tyrone to be creators, not just consumers. The Carnegie Mellon University coordinators of the project are trying to bring them to City Hall. To me, this photo tells us there is yet another step. How do we ensure that media for promoting kids' ideas goes from being a plaything on the wall to something that adults feel compelled to listen to?