{"id":38894,"date":"2024-04-21t00:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-21t00:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=38894"},"modified":"2024-04-21t00:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21t00:15:11","slug":"congratulations-2024-storyfest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/congratulations-2024-storyfest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"congratulations 2024 storyfest winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>the planet forward 2024 summit culminated on thursday, april 18 with the annual storyfest awards. eight students were awarded for their work in environmental storytelling and their excellence in communication across a variety of mediums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>this year, storyfest entrants were judged in six categories: best written story by a media student, best written story by a non-media student, best video by a media student, best video by a non-media student, best multimedia story by a media student, best multimedia story by a non-media 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focus of her story seamlessly and has a good flow, balance, and overview of the opportunities and challenges presented by this defense of civil disobedience. she did plenty of research and talked to many people, and her work paid off in a carefully and clearly written story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">best written story by a non-media student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">making home: a story of beaver and babies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by mickki garrity, university of minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the judges said, &#8220;mickki garrity has written a compelling story about our relationship with the natural world and with each other.&nbsp; she begins by sharing a creation story of the nishnabek people, the story of the first man and his first teacher, the beaver.&nbsp; she describes how the beaver lives in the world and how we can learn from the beaver\u2019s example.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/story-beavers-babies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/beaverpondinpostglacialvalley_2-scaled-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38897\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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type of storytelling that helps one learn more through local voices. one of our judges stated that, as a spanish speaker, it was great to hear the voices of the speakers interviewed first hand. for all of the above reasons, this was our number one choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">best multimedia story by a non-media student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">your friendly neighborhood spider-party: community scientists use spider webs to monitor air pollution<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by joy reeves, duke university<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the judges said, &#8220;one of the most impressive submissions we have seen during our collective time with planet forward. clearly, so much effort went into this story from the research to the process to build out the story with very impressive drawings. the editorial quality is top notch. the three of us also loved the attribution at the end that provided a way to engage the audience to act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/spider-party-comic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"2250\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ssfinalcover.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38900\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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fun music. the featured speakers were diverse, knowledgeable, and interesting. a high quality endeavor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">best video by a non-media student<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">growing gigas: farming giant clams in kosrae, micronesia<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by micah seidel, rutgers university<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the judges said, &#8220;micah seidel takes viewers to a place most have never been &#8211; a giant clam farm in micronesia. drone footage gives geographic context to this distant paradise, and a well-planned combination of original and acquired footage explain the intertwined plights of giant clams, 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