MIHS junior Broadcasting Student Mia Tamarikin Honored By National Public Radio
MIHS junior Broadcasting Student Mia Tamarikin Honored By National Public Radio
MISD Communications & KMIH 88.9 The Bridge
October 30, 2024, Mercer Island, WA – Mercer Island High School junior broadcast media student Mia Tamarikin has received an Honorable Mention award in the 2024 National Public Radio (NPR) Student Podcast Challenge for her podcast titled Flipping the 'For You Page': TikTok's Ownership Rethinked.
Tamarikin’s podcast explored the proposal to ban TikTok in the United States and included an interview with U.S. Congressman Adam Smith.
Listen to Mia Tamarikin’s Award Winning Podcast
Tamarkin’s work was chosen from nearly 2,000 entries with the Honorable Mention awards announced on October 24.
MIHS Broadcast Media instructor Natalie Woods says Tamarkin’s accomplishment with this story goes beyond the award.
“Mia showed so much determination throughout the process. She did the research necessary to cover this story, made sure it was the best it could be by getting insight from a lawmaker and pushed herself to sharpen her interview and storytelling skills to produce this award-winning podcast.”
KMIH 88.9 The Bridge is MIHS’s award winning radio station. KMIH is focused on elevating and broadcasting student voice and Tamarkin’s award is an example of how audio storytelling can be used to explore a national issue affecting teenagers in our community.
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