The Youth Media Contest has brought together young creatives from diverse backgrounds. From captivating audio narratives to thought-provoking videos, stunning graphics, and compelling writing, these young voices are igniting conversations and sparking change.

​

Grand Prize Winners

​​​

Nico Upegui

Yale University | Audio | "My Child"

​

Eduardo Velasco

Cranston HS West, Rhode Island | Image | "The Power of Fire"

​

Tanya Bachu

Brownell Talbot School | Writing | "Whispers of Light"

 

Middle School Awards 

​

Aanya  Sharma

Cambridge High School, UAE | Writing | "In the Shadows of Light"

 

Jordyn Mae Velitchkov

Harding Middle School, Iowa | Writing | "Make a Difference"

​

Yessica Gomez Gutierrez

DelSesto Middle School, Rhode Island | Image | "Media Literacy"

​​

Video Award Winners

​

Jimena Leal, Ally Parker, Mary-Kate Nolley, Alexander Ridge, Sydney Owens, and Shelby Vanatta

Indiana University, Columbus | Video | "Navigating Media Disinformation: The pursuit of critical thinking and responsible communication"
 

Dasha Smerechynska

The Center of Scientific and Technical Creativity of Student Youth, Ukraine | Video | "Beauty Will Save the World"

​

Adelina Semenova

Zaporizhzhya Gymnasium №25, Ukraine | Video | "Countering Disinformation"

​

Image/Graphic Design Winners

​

Aurora Gomez

King High School, Florida | Image | "Using Media Literacy to Fight Violence"

​

Gracie Furguson

Bellevue High School, Washington | Image | "Assumption Consumption"

​

Celia Fuhrman

University of Wisconsin, Stout | Image | "X-Ray Goggles"

​

Writing/Print Media Winners

​

Camila Sofia Tabora

Lincoln High School, Rhode Island | Writing | "The Paths of the Alt-Right Pipeline"

​​​​​

Sanskriti Negi

West High School, Utah | Writing | "Such Said the Opposing Side"

 

Dariana Y Pena

Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, Rhode Island | Writing | "Flourishing Freedoms"

​

Audio Winners

​​

Freja Smith, Emma Wallace, Jennifer Killeen, Julianna Coutsouradis, Nyah Cuascut, Anvi Ghosh, Francesca Tornambee, and Liam Wallace

North Salem Middle/High School, New York | Audio | "Mirror Image"

​​

​​​​​​​​​​​

Teacher Leadership Awards

​​

Kate Ray 

Cranston High School West, Rhode Island

​

Doreen Picozzi

Lincoln High School, Rhode Island

​

Pamela Morris

Indiana University

​

Ariel Dagan and Ben Alden

Tri-County Regional Vocational High School, Massachusetts

​​