DENVER -- A group of young Glenwood Springs journalists combed the streets of Denver during the Democratic National Convention reporting about teen issues on Be Heard TV.

The web-based video production features teenage reporters covering stories and conducting interviews from a teen's point of view.

"It's getting our voices across from youth to youth," said Isaac Carlson, 13. "That's an important thing to get out there."

During the DNC, the crew of eight from the western slope of Colorado set up shop in a production bus in downtown Denver.

The bus was stocked with video editing equipment and cameras that could link to the Internet for what created Christopher Tribble called a live video blogcast.

The blogcast was live at 4 p.m. every day during the week of the convention on the Internet at www.beheardtv.com.

"Its about giving youth a voice," said Tribble. "I see adults talking about youths but what about youth talking about youth? And what about adults having a venue to listen to them?"

Tribble, who owns a video production company, started Be Heard TV in 2000 as part of the non-profit group True Media Foundation.

Based in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley between Aspen and Glenwood Springs, Tribble said he realized the need to shift youth programming away from "mindlessness and violence" towards media with a positive message.

So what messages have the Be Heard TV crew heard from other teens at the DNC? Fifteen-year-old reporter Christian Ayala said nearly everyone he's spoken with seems polarized.

"I don't see anything in the middle," said Ayala. "You're either for a political party or against it."

And with downtown Denver packed with protesters, activists and police, these small-town teens have had a real challenge getting stories completed by deadline.

"It's crazy!" said Jordan Tribble, 15. "I pretty much do everything like camera right now and later I'll edit the video and set up the live shot."

Teaching teens to work professionally while expressing themselves is exactly what Be Heard TV and the True Media Foundation is all about.

"I started 3 years ago," said Greg Mills, 17. "This is fun and I'm going to stick with it."