Awards

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Mississippi Youth Media Project earns top honors at Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Spring Convention

April 13, 2026

The Mississippi Youth Media Project won several high-school journalism awards at the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Spring Convention.

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MFP’s Youth Media Project Students Earn National Recognition

April 25, 2025

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.