WHYY, Inc.
WHYY Youth Media Awards
Started: 2011
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: Joint license
An annual film festival and awards presentation honoring the best youth-created videos in PA, DE, and NJ.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Current affairs
Identity, relationships
Journalism
Media making
Wellness, mental health
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Education
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
Other
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Other
*Kids only
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast TV
Website
YouTube
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
3-10 hours