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The Public Service Announcement (PSA) video should market a product or idea and be persuasive. It should meet the precise time limit of 15, 30, or 60 seconds (including any opening and/or closing credits). Time limits are important as PSA videos may sometimes be used publicly and need to meet exact professional broadcast standards.

NEW for 2022: Students produce a collection of at least 3 samples of media used to promote peer/community awareness and identification of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation

In our digital world where most people have access to a camera or device with a built-in camera (like a smartphone), it may seem as if everyone is a photographer; however, neither access to equipment nor the number of selfies taken make one a photographer, someone who with forethought and skill creates art that tells a memorable story. Every photograph has the ability to tell a piece of a story, but the photo essay should tell a story as completely as possible, with each photograph and placement of photographs contributing to the narrative as a whole.

While a photo essay published in a newspaper, for example, would accompany a written story, these photo essay submissions will not, so students are required to use a small amount of text to provide basic information and enhance, not overtake, the story created by the photos.