This past fall, SchoolJournalism posed a question for student journalists to seek the answer to: What are schools doing to include Media Literacy in their curriculum?  

After reviewing the submissions, it’s our pleasure to share the winning entries. Our two Grand Prize honorees and one Runner-Up are three excellent examples of not only scholastic journalism, but also of how schools are working to educate and promote Media Literacy.  

The Grand Prize winner in Broadcast is Grace Coleman of Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, Calif. According to our judge, Grace’s podcast is “insightful and informative” as well as “well-researched and engaging.” 

Thanks to East Central College (Mo.) and an anonymous donor, Grace will receive a $75 Amazon Gift Card to use at her discretion. Grace will also receive these books for personal use or to donate to her school’s journalism program(s): Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Harry N. Abrams and Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter’s Search for Meaning in the Stories of our Times by Scott Pelley. 

Our judge would also like to recognize a Runner-Up in the Broadcast category. The Runner-Up will receive a $25 Amazon gift card for their efforts. This entry stood out for how “solid” it was, “especially when one considers this was not produced by a high school student.” Avery Mangan is an eighth grader at Landrum Middle School in Verda Beach, Fla. She produced this entry. 

When it comes to the Grand Prize Winner in Print, we go right back to Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles! Our judge said that Lily Lee’s article “(In)credible News: Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles addresses media literacy in its curriculum” is a prime example of “strong research” and “localizing a national issue.” 

Lily will receive a $75 Amazon Gift Card to use at her discretion. She will also receive these books for personal use or to donate to her school’s journalism program(s): Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing by Jack Hart and Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of Democracy.

We would like to thank all of those who submitted entries for this contest, as well as thank these schools for including Media Literacy in their curriculum.