Kid Witness News (KWN) is a hands-on video education program created to encourage students to develop valuable cognitive, communication and organizational skills through the use of video. This unique program provides schools with an array of video equipment and offers participants the opportunity to develop their interests, abilities and creativity through the production of videos.
     Kid Witness News was developed and is supported by Panasonic in conjunction with the public school system in more than 200 participating schools. 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 everyday 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 then submitted for review in the annual "New Vision" awards video contest.