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— William Randolph Hearst
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2020-2021 Competition Calendar
Writing
Sports Writing: January 29, 2021
Photojournalism
Audio
Television
Multimedia
Multimedia II: January 26, 2021
Recent News
2020-21 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Winners Announced
January 21, 2021
2020-21 Hearst Television Features Winners Announced
January 19, 2021
2020-21 Hearst Photojournalism I Winners Announced
December 14, 2020
2020-21 Hearst Feature Writing Winners Announced
December 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Winners Announced
June 5, 2020
2020 Hearst Intercollegiate Winners Announced
June 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Finalists Announced
May 27, 2020
January 19, 2021
2020-21 Hearst Photojournalism I Winners Announced
December 14, 2020
2020-21 Hearst Feature Writing Winners Announced
December 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Winners Announced
June 5, 2020
2020 Hearst Intercollegiate Winners Announced
June 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Finalists Announced
May 27, 2020
December 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Winners Announced
June 5, 2020
2020 Hearst Intercollegiate Winners Announced
June 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Finalists Announced
May 27, 2020
June 1, 2020
2020 Hearst National Championship Finalists Announced
May 27, 2020
2020-21 Monthly Competition Winners
Writing
Photojournalism
Audio
Television
Multimedia
Intercollegiate
Program Guidelines
There are 14 journalism awards competitions throughout each school year — five writing, two photojournalism, one audio, 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.
About
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 61st annual program offering up to $700,000 in awards, consists of five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one audio competition, two television competitions 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.