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Picture Worth 1,000 Words: Millburn Teen Wins New York Times Contest
Teens around the world illustrated an important news story. A Millburn teen artist was among the chosen few winners.
MILLBURN, NJ — Sometimes an important news story won't get many readers no matter how crucial it is — but a good headline or illustration helps crystalize it.
In December, the New York Times ran a "One-Pager" contest for teens, asking them to illustrate a Times story by creating a "guide to what they gleaned."
They received 1,491 entries from around the world. Winners came from as far as Korea and tackled topics such as persecution of a female Iranian chess player and the devastation from Hurricane Ian.
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Noah Hrung, 16, of Millburn was announced among the winners on Tuesday, his illustration shown on the paper's website.
His art was a response to — naturally — a piece about art, “An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy,” by Kevin Roos. The Times piece looked at how a computer-generated piece of art won a contest.
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But Noah is a real student at Millburn High School who has won several art contests (including the Scholastic Art Awards).
Look at the other Times contest-winning entries here.
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