How do the First Amendment's Five Freedoms Affect You?
Create a public service announcement that tells us how and win money for your school.
RTNDF’s High School Broadcast Journalism Project (HSBJ), The Student Television Network and SchoolTube present the Five Freedoms Public Service Announcement Contest. The Five Freedoms Contest rewards students who create dynamic, inspiring PSAs (30 or 15 seconds) that demonstrate how the First Amendment protects us. Your PSA can focus on events and issues at school, in the community or in the world.
The Five Freedoms Contest is open to high school and middle school students. The PSAs will be seen on SchoolTube and will be aired on Channel One during the First Amendment’s Sunshine Week – March 15-21, 2009.
Prizes
| High School |
| Grand Prize | 30 second | $1,000 |
| 15 second | $500 |
| Second Place | 30 second | $250 |
| 15 second | $250 |
| Third Place | 30 second | $100 |
| 15 second | $100 |
| Middle School (6-9th Grades) |
| Grand Prize | 30 second | $300 |
| 15 second | $300 |
| Second Place | 30 second | $150 |
| 15 second | $150 |
There will also be an Early Entry Prizes for videos posted between Oct. 20, 2008 and Feb. 9, 2009.
More information
To learn more about the First Amendment and the Five Freedoms, read through the background information. You will also find more helpful information at the following websites:
www.hsbj.org
The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation High School Broadcast Journalism website offers information and resources for student broadcasters.
www.firstamendmentschools.org
The First Amendment Schools project has a quiz about the First Amendment, updates about First Amendment law in public schools, and information about how your school can become a laboratory of democracy.
www.teachfirstamendment.org
This is a good place to find links to other First Amendment sites.
www.splc.org
The Student Press Law Center site offers information, advice and legal assistance to student journalists and their teachers.
http://firstamendment.jideas.org/findings/findings.php
Check out the survey that asked more than 100,000 teens about the First Amendment.
www.thefirstammendmentcenter.org
This site includes a library of articles related to court cases and topics, the Supreme Court and news updates.
The Five Freedoms PSA Contest is supported by a generous grant from the
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
