StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and our nation. This year students in grades 6-12 were asked to create a short (5-6 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme, "What's Your Vision in 2020? Explore the issue you most want presidential candidates to address during the campaign."
12th graders Savannah Cobb & Preston Affleck from Riverton High School in Utah won 3rd Prize in the High School Western division for their documentary, "Modern Marketplaces of Ideas: Are they a threat to Democracy?"
C-SPAN is funded by America’s cable and satellite television companies, who also support StudentCam. In Riverton, C-SPAN is available locally through Comcast.
More Information:
- Press Release: Riverton Students Win Prize in C-SPAN’s Video Documentary Competition (Google Drive)
- Article: Riverton High School Students place third in national documentary competition (ABC4.com - Salt Lake, UT)
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WATCH: MODERN MARKETPLACES OF IDEAS: ARE THEY A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? BY SAVANNAH COBB & PRESTON AFFLECK |
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Senator Mitt Romney - Congratulatory Message |
Senator Mike Lee - Congratulatory Message |
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Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs - Congratulatory Message |
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson - Congratulatory Message |
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University of Utah Communications Professor Shannon McGregor - Congratulatory Message |
C-SPAN co-CEO Susan Swain - Congratulatory Message |
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