SAN FRANCISCO – This year’s winners of the Intercollegiate Writing, Photojournalism, Audio and Television and Multimedia Competitions of the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program share $89,000 in awards.

The 2023-2024 prizes are awarded to the top universities in each division of the Intercollegiate Competitions, with the top ten of each category receiving Hearst trophies. Often called “The Pulitzers of college journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photojournalism, audio, television and multimedia for journalism undergraduates. The points earned by individual students in these monthly competitions determine each discipline’s Intercollegiate ranking. The winners are those schools with the highest accumulated student points in each category.

The Overall Intercollegiate winners are the schools with the highest accumulated student points from the 1,315 entries submitted this year in the writing, photojournalism, audio, television and multimedia competitions. The Overall Intercollegiate First Place Winner is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Hussman School of Journalism and Media receives a $25,000 award.

The 2024 Intercollegiate Competition winners are:
INTERCOLLEGIATE WRITING:
$10,000 First Place, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$4,000 Second Place, University of Florida
$2,000 Third Place, Arizona State University

INTERCOLLEGIATE PHOTOJOURNALISM:
$10,000 First Place, University of Iowa
$4,000 Second Place, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$2,000 Third Place, University of Missouri

INTERCOLLEGIATE AUDIO & TELEVISION:
$10,000 First Place, Syracuse University
$4,000 Second Place, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$2,000 Third Place, University of Missouri

INTERCOLLEGIATE MULTIMEDIA:
$10,000 First Place – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$4,000 First Place – Western Kentucky University
$2,000 Third Place, Syracuse University

INTERCOLLEGIATE OVERALL:
$25,000 First Place, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Second Place, University of Florida
Third Place, Syracuse University

Intercollegiate Writing trophies are awarded to: Pennsylvania State University, fourth place; Drake University, fifth place; Indiana University, sixth place; San Francisco State University, seventh place; University of Oregon, eighth place; University of Maryland, ninth place; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Photojournalism trophies are awarded to: Western Kentucky University, fourth place; Michigan State University, fifth place; San Francisco State University, sixth place; Ohio University, seventh place; University of North Texas, eighth place; Iowa State University, ninth place; University of Kentucky, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Audio and Television trophies are awarded to: University of Florida, fourth place; Pennsylvania State University, fifth place; Arizona State University, sixth place; University of Maryland, seventh place; Kent State University, eighth place; Ohio University, ninth place; Western Kentucky University, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Multimedia trophies are awarded to: University of Florida, fourth place; University of Nevada, Reno, fifth place; University of Missouri, sixth place; Pennsylvania State University, seventh place; Arizona Francisco State University, eighth place; Stony Brook University, ninth place; Florida International University, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Overall trophies are awarded to:
University of Missouri, fourth place; Arizona State University, fifth place; Western Kentucky University, sixth place; Pennsylvania State University, seventh place; Michigan State University, eighth place; University of Iowa, ninth place; University of Maryland, tenth place.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program operates under the auspices of the accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. Presently, 105 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 64 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards up to $700,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.

The Intercollegiate Awards have been acknowledged since the inception of the program, and in 1990 monetary awards were added to the Hearst Journalism Awards Program budget.
Publisher William Randolph Hearst established the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation, Inc. in the 1940’s, a few years before his death in 1951. Since then, the Foundations have awarded over one billion dollars in grants and programs.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 29 journalism students representing 17 universities from across the country who will compete in the 64th annual National Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia Championships, June 1-7, 2024.

The finalists include eight writing finalists, six photojournalism finalists, five audio finalists, five television finalists and five multimedia finalists, selected from 1,315 entries received in this year’s 14 monthly competitions.

During the Championships, held in San Francisco, the finalists will fulfill assignments selected by our judges, competing for scholarship awards of $1,500 to $10,000.

We congratulate the 2024 National Championship Finalists.

Writing Finalists
Keetra Bippus, Arizona State University
Elliott Deins, University of Oregon
Sinclair Holian, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marissa Meador, Indiana University
Lincoln Roch, Drake University
Lia Salvatierra, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ashton Slaughter, Oklahoma State University
Nick Stonesifer, Pennsylvania State University

Photo Finalists
Anna Connors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Benjamin Fanjoy, San Francisco State University
Brett Phelps, Western Kentucky University
Audrey Richardson, Michigan State University
Grace Smith, University of Iowa
Owen Ziliak, University of Missouri

Audio Finalists
Mel Bridges, Louisiana State University
Ronnie Parrillo, Syracuse University
Sierra Pfeifer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Henry Taylor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kai Williams, University of Montana

Television Finalists
Chilekasi Adele, Syracuse University
Tabitha Bland, Arizona State University
Denzen Cortez, Arizona State University
John Perik, Syracuse University
Steven Schlink, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multimedia Finalists
Kenzie Bulris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marilee Combs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rhiannon Johnston, Western Kentucky University
Murphy McFarlane, Syracuse University
Serra Sowers, University of Florida

Presently, 105 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 64 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards up to $700,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.



San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Digital News or Enterprise Story Team Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 88 entries from 44
schools submitted in the third multimedia competition of the year.

First Place has been awarded to Jennifer Tran, Angelina Katsanis, Heather Diehl, Lucas Thomas, Caleb Sigmon, Bella Cankurtaran, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The team will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning piece “Road to Recovery: How one organization is working to address Puerto Rico’s worsening opioid crisis” published in Isla de Fuerza.

Second place, $2,000 award, Gerard Millman, Preston Fore, Lauren Cmiel, Dylan Thiessen, Clara Mello, Jacob Turner, Yondy Agosto García, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third place, $1,500 award, Arthur H. Trickett-Wilde and Allie Schallert, Western Kentucky University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Gabi Broekema and Anna Leachman, Western Kentucky University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Kat Fulwider and Ariana Brockman, University of Nevada, Reno

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, Cal Tuttle, Andre Lacy, James Potts, Hannah Schrachta, Jacob Wilt, Ronald Todd, Taylor Thompson, Daniel Thomas, Johnny Hill, Hannah Bitzer, Greta Hellmann, BJ Gibbs, Turner Schneider, University of Memphis

Seventh Place, Kayla Mae Jackson and Denzen Cortez, Arizona State University

Eighth Place, certificate, Anjelica Rubin and Olivia Estright, Pennsylvania State University

Ninth Place, Cara Penquite, Jacob Luebbert, Allie Santini, Caroline Larson, Nick Sheaffer, Ellie Frysztak, Bailey Stover, Kate Cassady, Josh Stotler, Tre Kent, Ben Koelkebeck, Torryianna Miller, Austin Johnson, Caroline McCone, University of Missouri

Tenth Place, Griffen Smith, Ridley Hudson, Nance Beston, Dylan Fullerton, Chloe Olsgaard, Josh Moyar, Alex Mitchell, Haley Yarborough, Kai Williams, Aislin Tweedy, Andy Mepham, Kaden Harrison, Kennedy Delap, Chris Lodman, Tanner Ecker, Griffin Ziegert, Nate Sanchez, McKenna Johnson, University of Montana

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media has won the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the four multimedia competitions held this year. They are followed by: Western Kentucky University; Syracuse University; University of Florida; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; Arizona State University; Stony Brook University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The multimedia judges are: Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios; Danese Kenon, Managing Editor of Visuals, Philadelphia Inquirer; Robert Scheer, Deputy Managing Editor for Visuals, The Post and Courier.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 64th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010.
The program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Hearst Journalism Awards Program announces the winners in the Investigative Reporting
Individual or Team Competition of the 2023-2024 There were 72 entries from 43 schools submitted in the fifth and final writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to the team from Hampton University: Daelin Brown, Jordin Wright, Tigist Ashaka, Sherdell Baker, Sydney Broadnax, Noah Hogan, Mikayla Roberts.
They will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “In Portsmouth, a Superfund Site Pollutes a Creek, Threatens a Neighborhood and Defies a Quick Fix” published in Inside Climate News.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Keetra Bippus, Arizona State University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Meghan McGlone, University of Florida
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Alex Walters, Michigan State University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Shane Connuck and Blake Townsend, University of Maryland

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, certificate, Makenzie Christman, Michael Dimarsico and Lauren Haffner,
Pennsylvania State University
Seventh Place, certificate, Cole Pressler, California Polytechnic State University
Eighth Place, certificate, Kyle Ingram, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ninth Place, certificate, Jazz Wolfe, University of Oklahoma
Tenth Place, certificate, Joe Lister & Luke Vargas, Pennsylvania State University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has won the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest
accumulated student points from the five writing competitions held this year.

They are followed by: University of Florida; Arizona State University; Pennsylvania State University; Drake
University; Indiana University; San Francisco State University; University of Oregon; University of Maryland;
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

These awards will be presented at the Intercollegiate Presentation during the National Championships in San Francisco on June 5.

The writing judges are: Maria Reeve, Managing Editor/Vice President, The Star Tribune; Sue Campbell, Editorial
Director, AME/Features, The Star Tribune; David Callaway, Founder and Editor, Callaway Climate Insights.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 64th year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with
accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Digital News Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 68 entries from 40 schools submitted in the third multimedia competition of the year.

First Place has been awarded to Marilee Combs, a senior from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Marilee will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning piece “A Child of Ukraine” and qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship which will be held this June in San Francisco.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Georgia Mallett, Western Kentucky University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Calli Westra, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Gunnar Word, Western Kentucky University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Zach Nemirovsky, Syracuse University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Nico Mendoza, Central Michigan University
Seventh Place, certificate, Lily McInerney, Stony Brook University
Eighth Place, certificate, Milena Malaver, Florida International University
Ninth Place, certificate, Anita Tiara Holman, University of Southern California
Tenth Place, certificate, Bailey Stover, University of Missouri

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the three multimedia competitions held thus far.
They are followed by: Western Kentucky University; Syracuse University; University of Florida; University of Missouri; Stony Brook University; Arizona State University; University of Nevada, Reno; Pennsylvania State University; Colorado State University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate
winners will be announced after the completion of all four multimedia competitions in May and will be presented during the National Championships in San Francisco.

The multimedia judges are: Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios; Danese Kenon, Managing Editor of Visuals, Philadelphia Inquirer; Robert Scheer, Deputy Managing Editor for Visuals, The Post and Courier.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 64th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The
program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to
participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 127 entries from 68 schools submitted in the fourth writing
competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Lucille Lannigan from University of Florida. Lucille will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “Moving forward through the rubble” published in Atrium Magazine.

Lucille is a May 2023 graduate and not eligible to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship. Second-place winner Nick Stonesifer, Pennsylvania State University qualifies for the Championship.
Nick will receive a $2,000 award for this winning article:

The other top finalists are:

Third place, $1,500 award, Lia Salvatierra, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Aryana Hadjimohammad, University of Missouri
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Connor Smith, Syracuse University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Grace Smith, University of Iowa
Seventh Place, certificate, Esther Ju, University of Connecticut
Eighth Place, certificate, Carlton Gillespie, Florida International University
Ninth Place, certificate, Mason Thomas Edwards, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Tenth place, certificate, Yaw Bonsu, Hofstra University

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the
highest accumulated student points from four of the five writing competitions held so far this year.

They are followed by: University of Florida; Drake University; Arizona State University; Indiana University;
San Francisco State University; University of Oregon; Pennsylvania State University; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Syracuse University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate
winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May and presented during the National Championships in San Francisco this June.

The writing judges are: Maria Reeve, Managing Editor/Vice President, The Star Tribune; Sue Campbell, Managing Editor, Features, The Star Tribune; David Callaway, Founder and Editor, Callaway Climate Insights.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 64th year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two
television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Television News Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst
Journalism Awards Program.

There were 76 entries from 43 schools submitted in the second television competition of the academic year.

First place has been awarded to Chilekasi Adele from Syracuse University. Chilekasi wins a $3,000 award and qualifies for the National Television Championship which will be held June 2-7, 2024.

The second-through-fifth place finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Steven Schlink, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,500 award, John Murphy, University of Missouri
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Maxwell Williams, Syracuse University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Denzen Cortez, Arizona State University

These finalists along with the top four from the first television competition qualify for a semi-final round where they will submit additional entries. From that competition, four finalists will be chosen to compete in the National Television Championship.

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Adi Schanie, Western Kentucky University
Seventh Place, certificate, Muhsin Mahmud, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eighth Place, certificate, Hunter Walterman, University of Missouri
Ninth Place, certificate, Alissa Clausell, Temple University
Tenth Place, certificate, Christopher Will, University of Florida

Syracuse University has won the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the three broadcast competitions (audio news/features, Television Features, television News) held this year.

They are followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Missouri; University of Florida;
Pennsylvania State University; Arizona State University; University of Maryland; Kent State University;
Ohio University; Western Kentucky University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The television judges are: Candy Altman, retired Vice President of News, Hearst Television; Holly Quan,
Reporter/Anchor, KCBS Radio; Jeff Bartlett, retired President and General Manager, WMUR-TV.

The 64th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added broadcast journalism to the competitions in 1988.
The program also includes five writing, two photojournalism and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. There are 105 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to
participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Photojournalism Picture Story/Series Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 88 entries from 54
schools submitted in the second photo competition of the year.

First Place has been awarded to Grace Smith, a senior from University of Iowa. Grace wins a $3,000
scholarship and qualifies for the National Photojournalism Championship in June 2024.

The second-through-fifth place finalists, along with finalists from the first photo competition and two additional high score qualifiers (wildcards), will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging. Four finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the Championship.

The finalists who qualify for the semi-final round are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Brett Phelps, Western Kentucky University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Mackenzie Tyson, Ohio University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Emily Nyberg, University of Iowa
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Heather Diehl, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The wildcards are Benjamin Fanjoy, San Francisco State University and Kate Cassady, University of Missouri.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Cassidy Hettesheimer, University of Georgia
Seventh Place, certificate, Emilee Arnold, Western Kentucky University
Eighth Place, certificate, Benjamin Fanjoy, San Francisco State University
Ninth Place, certificate, Azul Sordo, University of North Texas
Tenth Place, certificate, Reece Andrews, Arizona State University

The University of Iowa has placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest
accumulated student points from the two photo competitions. They are followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Missouri; Western Kentucky University; Michigan State University; San Francisco State University; Ohio University; University of North Texas; Iowa State University; University of Kentucky.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively, which will be presented
during the National Championship in June.

The photojournalism judges are: Marcia Allert, Managing Photo Producer, Apple; Nicole Frugé, Director of Visuals, The San Francisco Chronicle; Danny Gawlowski, Assistant Managing Editor, The Seattle Times.

The 64th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program includes five writing, two photo, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  

Currently, there are 105 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Innovative Storytelling Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 47 entries from 34 schools submitted in the second multimedia competition of the year.

First Place has been awarded to Rhiannon Johnston, a junior from Western Kentucky University. Rhiannon will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning piece “The Road Home” and qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship which will be held this June in San Francisco.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, McKenzie Bulris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,500 award, Aubrey Bocalan, University of Florida
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Gerard Millman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Alejandro Rosales, Syracuse University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Ashleigh Lucas, University of Florida
Seventh Place, certificate, Madison Neal, Kansas State University
Eighth Place, certificate, Sean McInnis, Western Kentucky University
Ninth Place, certificate, Emily Mai, Arizona State University
Tenth Place, certificate, Madison Lloyd, University of Nevada, Reno

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first two of four multimedia competitions this academic year. They are followed by: Syracuse University; Western Kentucky University; University of Florida; Arizona State University; University of Nevada, Reno; Colorado State University (tie); Pennsylvania State University (tie); University of Missouri; Stony Brook University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final
intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of all four multimedia competitions in May and presented at the National Championship.

The multimedia judges are: Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios; Danese Kenon, Managing Editor of Visuals, Philadelphia Inquirer; Robert Scheer, Deputy Managing Editor for Visuals, The Post and Courier.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 64th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010.
The program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.