Which is why,
by teaching America's youth how to approach sources
impartially and critically, we can fix this problem of
misinformation. Integrating media literacy as a required
course at elementary and high-school levels is an investment
in our future generations.
musa mayange, winooski high school senior (second place)
Twelve years and still no change. After fleeing from a
civil war in Somalia in 1992, my parents took refuge at a
refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. After 12 years of struggle, in
2004 we flew from the National Airport of Kenya to J.F.K. International Airport in New York thinking our lives were
saved.