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AWARDS
MFP’s Youth Media Project Students Earn National Recognition
The Mississippi Free Press Youth Media Project collected seven awards during the Report for America Student Journalism Awards ceremony on April 24. The Youth Media Project brings metro area high school students to the Mississippi Free Press newsroom for six weeks each summer where they learn journalism, photography and videography skills and produce print and multimedia stories.
MEET THE STUDENTS
HEALTH
Breaking the Silence: The Mental Battles Men Face Alone
Men’s mental health has become a rising area of focus in public-health conversations, yet the issues regarding a man’s mental well-being are often overlooked.
OK To Be Not OK’: Men’s Aversion to Doctors Hurts Their Health
Bryan McKinney, a college student, has been avoiding going to the doctor for his back pain. Many men also avoid seeking health care due to costs, social stigma and fear of the results. This phenomenon has contributed to men as a whole having poorer health outcomes than women.
IN-DEPTH
ISSUE FOCUS | Reducing Child Poverty Through the Child Tax Credit
The Child Tax Credit was part of the American Rescue Plan of 2021. The plan, also known as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, provided $1.9 trillion in economic stimulus. The American Rescue Plan Act gave $2,000 per child to parents with children aged 6-17 and $3,600 per child under age 6.
ISSUE FOCUS | Education and Opportunity for Young People
YMP Students writes on various issues in eduation such as teacher pay, lack of civic classes and discrimination in the classroom.
ELECTIONS
Reimagining Elections: Mississippi teenagers’ advice to media, candidates, leaders and school
The teenagers from Mississippi advise media outlets, politicians, leaders, and educators to listen and address the issues that affect them.
The More We Learned, The More We Cared: How YMP Teenagers Analyzed Election Coverage
The solution-circle experience inspired the students. “It opened my mind to the range of problems that are apparent in Mississippi, and I think that we as the youth can help create the change,” YMP student journalist Kirstyn Lyles said.