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The 58th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 3 -7, 2018. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 28 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Stephen Lam/Jakub Mosur Photography)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Stephen Lam/Jakub Mosur Photography)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 59th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-6, 2019. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, multimedia, broadcast TV and radio categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)

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“Freedom of speech is not only the boon but the basis of democracy — not only the gift but the guarantee of liberty and security – not only the privilege but the protection of a free people.”

— William Randolph Hearst

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hearst-foundation There are 14 journalism awards competitions throughout each school year — five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two television, and four multimedia competitions. Each participating university is eligible to enter two separate students’ entries per competition. Double bylines and/or group entries are not allowed except in the Team Multimedia Storytelling competition. The submission must have been disseminated – published, aired or posted – while the student was an undergraduate journalism major. An exception is made for photo entrants who do not have to be journalism majors to enter the photo competitions.

HEARST JOURNALISM AWARDS PROGRAM 2017

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The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, was founded in 1960, to provide support, encouragement, and
assistance to journalism education at the college and university level. The program awards scholarships to students for outstanding performance in college-level journalism, with matching grants to the students’ schools. The 59th annual program offering up to $700,000 in awards, consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competititions and four multimedia competitions – with championship
finals in all divisions. Participation in the program is open to undergraduate journalism majors currently enrolled in ACEJMC – accredited
domestic universities.

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