Meet the Winners
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
