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Montana Media Mavericks and KQED Youth Media Challenge

 Share your Media Mavericks project with classrooms across the country!

Montana Media Mavericks

Media Mavericks invites students to share the stories that matter to them with an authentic nation-wide audience. Student pieces will be published on the KQED Youth Media Showcase.

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Commentary

Call for Change

Two students, one with a microphone and headphones

Students choose a local, national or global topic and express their views in an issue-based audio or video commentary or editorial cartoon.

Informational

Show What You Know

two students looking down at a piece of paper, one holding a microphone and wearing headphones

Students show what they know about a topic, concept or scientific phenomenon in a podcast, mini-documentary or infographic.

Personal Narrative

First Person

a student holding a microphone

Students share a memory, story or life lesson about themselves or their community in a personal narrative audio essay, short film or photo essay.

Submitting Projects

For Students

How to Submit Your Project

When you are ready to submit your Media Mavericks project, click the “Submit Project” button above. Make sure you have your submission code from your teacher.

For Educators

Sign Up for an Account

When your students are ready to submit their Media Mavericks projects, sign up for a KQED Youth Media account by clicking “Teacher: Login” in the header on this page. Once you have signed up, you will get a submission code to share with your students so they can submit their projects. 

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