storyfest2016
Planet Forward
Planet Forward asked student storytellers to answer the question: What innovation do you think will help cities develop sustainably? Their answers are our Storyfest 2016 submissions.
Planet Forward
Effective storytelling rests at the nexus of innovations seeking to address the urgent social and environmental sustainability challenges facing cities across the globe. This was the overarching theme of the 2016 Planet Forward Summit on Sustainable... Read More
Storyfest winners in attendance, Jesse Gurney, Kira Sommer and Sara Merken, are flanked by Ajay Markanday, the Director of the FAO Liaison Office for North America, on their left, and Planet Forward host & founder Frank Sesno. (Photo: GWU)
Planet Forward
Congratulations to the 2016 Storyfest Grand Prize winners, who won $500 and a trip to the UN headquarters in New York City:
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Shelby Thomas' video focused on reversing global warming through the creation of a device that would orbit the planet collecting greenhouse gases.
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Kira and Sara, journalism students at The George Washington University, created a video that focused on The Food Recovery Network.
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Architecture masters student Javier Ponce created a video that focused on his own innovation, Smart Floating Farms.
(Photo by Natsuko Mazany)
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Halley and Natsuko created a photo story focused on food beauty standards and how they cause consumers to have unrealistic expectations of how fruit and vegetables should look.
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Yuval Lev is a freshman at The George Washington University studying political communication and international affairs.
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Sophie Kaplan created a video that focused on Compost Cab, an organization that encourages local composting.
The George Washington University, Spring 2016 Editorial Intern
Jesse Gurney is a senior at The George Washington University majoring in communication and international affairs with a concentration in conflict resolution.