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Kid Witness News (KWN) is a hands-on video education program created to encourage students
in rural or economically disadvantaged areas to develop valuable cognitive, communication and organizational skills through the use of digital video technology. Panasonic developed the program in
the United States in 1989 with a global expansion
in 2003 reaching out to more than 70,000 children around the world.

KWN is supported by Panasonic in conjunction
with the public school system in more than 200 participating schools in the U.S. and seventeen countries internationally. This unique program provides elementary through high schools with
an array of digital video technology and offers participants the opportunity to develop their interests, abilities and creativity through the production of videos.

Under teacher supervision, students research, write, act
in, produce, direct and edit a variety of videos which
bring to life subjects they are learning about in school
and in their life experiences. The students' videos
feature current events, news reports, public service announcements and interviews with prominent
individuals, as well as many other topics which
are relevant to today's youth.

Their creative works are entered into the annual
KWN New Vision awards video contest after
thorough screening by Graduate Film students from
Columbia University School of the Arts Film Division
and an independent panel of judges.

Panasonic invites winners from around the world to a
weekend of activities in the New York City area to
celebrate their accomplishments in videography,
and to receive their honors at the prestigious
KWN New Vision Awards Ceremony.

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