Dispatches From Within, from WFDD's Hive® program, wins multiple journalism awards
Dispatches From Within, a youth-produced series focused on teen mental health from WFDD’s Radio 101 program, has brought home multiple prestigious journalism awards, affirming the strong work of the students and the value and success of this education initiative.
The series received a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. It was also recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) with a Second Place award in the Series category, and a First Place award for Multi-Media Presentation in the Student category, the field of which is primarily college-level interns or fellows. These are highly-competitive awards in which WFDD competes against many public media stations with larger staffs and budgets.
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88.5 WFDD Hive® Education Program receives top awards from Public Media Journalists Association
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88.5 WFDD, the public radio station licensed to Wake Forest University, received two first-place awards in the Student Division of the 2021 Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Annual Awards Competition for projects created by students participating in Radio 101, an initiative of WFDD’s Hive® Education Program. 
WFDD won first place in PMJA’s Student Multi-Media Presentation category for “School, Interrupted,” a four-part series that explored school violence from students’ perspectives. The series culminated in a live Town Hall for Teens, where students, parents and school administrators gathered to hear students share their stories and brainstorm positive solutions. The series also included opportunities to continue the conversation online.
The station was also recognized for the “School, Interrupted” series episode, “What It’s Like for Us Every Day.” In this feature, three students shared a raw, honest conversation about their experiences as African American students in a society reckoning with issues of race and inequality.
“When you hear about topics like these on the news, it’s usually through the lens of academics and experts,” said Radio 101 instructor and Hive® Program Manager Gabriel Maisonnave. “While those views are extremely important and valid, they are also, more often than not, far removed from the issue at hand. ‘School, Interrupted’ flipped the script. Those who experience school violence every day were the ones front and center of the conversation. This is the reason WFDD’s Hive® exists: to provide students with a platform where the stories are not just about them but by them.”
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