[youthradioleaders] Digital Storytelling Competition for Students

[Barton Girdwood]

Hey there Youth Radio Leaders,

News Action is teaming up with the Pulitzer Center and American
Student Radio to host a global media storytelling competition for
middle/high school students. If you or someone you know works with
students, I encourage to pass on the following details about
participating. The top three entries will be featured by the Pulitzer
Center and receive $200 to submit to a featured charity.
http://newsaction.org/contest/

The deadline for submissions is February 22, 2013.
Students can submit work earlier for edits from American Student Radio
producers. Early submissions are due January 18, 2013.

Shoot News Action a line if you have any questions/comments
(info at newsaction.org), and in the meantime, round up some brilliant
young mediamakers. Let's watch the future of media happen here and
now.

Cheers,
Barton Girdwood
President, American Student Radio

Guidelines for submissions:
Your goal is to tell a great story. Focus on one person and tell how
his or her story relates to a bigger global issue. Your reporting must
be original, factual and true, and it should consider multiple sides
of the story. It should feature at least three voices: an in-person
interview with the individual affected, an expert on the topic (like a
researcher, a teacher, a doctor, or a professor), and any other third
voice of your choice. That third person can be you, the narrator.

Stories can be told using any combination of infographics, audio,
video, photography and text. Think carefully about the media you use
to tell yours to an audience of peers around the world.

Articles must be no longer than 2,000 words. Video and audio stories
must be no longer than 5 minutes. A photo gallery or infographic
collection must contain no more than 10 captioned photographs.