GETTING THE STORY: The Straits Times' senior correspondent Joyce Lim gives advice on approaching nesmakers and asking them tough questions. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

EDITING ELVES: In the final hours before submission on Day 3, students were knee deep in editing their videos. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

CONCENTRATION IS EVERYTHING: Beatty Secondary students apply finishing touches to their work as the clock ticks down. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY: MediaCorp's radio and TV personality Daniel Martin shares his experience and gives tips to the budding journalists. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

TOUGH DECISIONS: Industry judges deep in thought about which teams to pick as winners. From left: Natasha Zhao, Principal Consultant, QED Consulting; Lee Yan Chang, Executive Architect, URA; and Muhammad Azni Sarbini, Director, Conservation Operations, URA. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

SMILING THROUGH ADVERSITY: Mayflower Secondary students put together their package on the final day of the competition. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

HAPPY HUG: The RGS girls embrace in joy after their winning story was announced. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

GETTING TO KNOW YOU: Mr Warren Wang, the director of the Centre for Enterprise and Communication, meets students from Tanjong Katong Girls' School over breakfast. (Photo: Lee Quanta)

FEATHERED FRIENDS: A student makes friends with the birds sold at the shop. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

SAY WHAT?: RP lecturer Emilia Idris conducts a workshop on the basics of shooting and editing a video. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

AND OFF WE GO!: Ms Crispina Robert, the organiser of this year's edition of The Media Challenge, welcomes the participating students on the first day of the event. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS: Mr Warren Wang hands out the Best Story award to Raffles Girls' School's The Golden Generation team. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

QUESTION TIME: Mr Lee Yan Chang, Executive Architect at the Urban Redevelopment Authority takes a range of questions at the press conference on Day 1 of the event. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

ASK ANYTHING: RP's Mass communication student Damien Teoh (left) plays the part of a grieving relative as participating students are given tips on interviewing newsmakers. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

PLANNING IN PROGRESS: Yishun Secondary School students are deep in discussion on what they are going to work on during their field trip. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)

VISUAL SPECTACLE: The team from Swiss Cottage Secondary school interviews Mr Lim, the proprietor of a traditional optical shop in Balestier open for more than 50 years. (Photo: Erica Ng, Swiss Cottage Secondary)

FIRST TIME LUCKY: Anderson Secondary, in this competition for the first time, claim the overall trophy of best news package. (Photo: Isaac Benjamin Ong)

PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOU: Students from Tanjong Katong Girls' School interview the owner of a bird shop in Ang Mo Kio on the second day of the competition. (Photo: Iskandar Rossali)