My research focused on determining how a co-creation process and constructive journalism philosophy could be applied to creating a filmmaking course for media-makers. My interest in media-making and in how to teach media-making differently could perhaps be best attributed to a question I was asked by a student in 2011. She put up her hand and asked, "Why does the world suck?" It was not the first time I had been asked a question like this but it was the first time it was phrased in a way that made me take a pause. I had been teaching for several years and as part of my Humanities class, I had incorporated current events into my curriculum so that my students could discuss the concepts we were learning in light of current issues and better understand world events. It was my hope, that by analyzing and critically thinking about the news that my student would be able to expand their worldviews and gain a greater understanding of global issues. However, on the day in question, my student had demonstrated that my best intentions had instead resulted in quite the opposite