2016 HEARST FEATURE WRITING WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 57th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 106 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate. 141 feature writing entries were received in this competition from 74 schools.

First Place has been awarded to NICOLÁS RIVERO, a junior from Northwestern University. Nicolás receives a $2,600 scholarship for his winning article titled “Rony Abovitz’s Magic Leap May Reshape Your Reality” published in the Miami New Times. Northwestern University’s School of Journalism will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Nicolás also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held this May in San Francisco.

Other scholarship winners are:
Cole Norum, Drake University, second place, $2,000 scholarship
Laurel Demkovich, Indiana University, third place, $1,500 scholarship
Sarah Gardner, Indiana University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship
Stetson Payne, Oklahoma State University, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receiving certificates of merit are:
Marcella Mercer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sixth place
John C. Howland, University of Missouri, seventh place
Leon Valsechi, Pennsylvania State University, eighth place
Kasey Bubnash, University of Montana, ninth place
Molly Longman, Drake University, tenth place

Indiana University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the first monthly competition. They are followed by: Drake University; Northwestern University; Oklahoma State University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Missouri; University of Montana; University of Florida (tie); Western Kentucky University (tie).

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The 14 monthly competitions consist of five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two television and four multimedia, with Championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competitions this year are: Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Editor, The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com; Audrey Cooper, Editor in Chief, The San Francisco Chronicle; and David Zeeck, Publisher, The News Tribune, WA.

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San Francisco – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast News and Multimedia Championships were announced on June 2, 2016 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. Winners were announced during the final awards ceremony at The City Club of San Francisco, an historic venue in the Financial District.

The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2015 – 2016 Journalism Awards Program, which are held in 108 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

From May 30th through June 2nd, 28 finalists – all winners from the 14 monthly competitions – participated in the 56th annual Hearst Championships in San Francisco where they demonstrated their writing, photography, radio, television and multimedia skills in rigorous on-the-spot assignments. The assignments were chosen by media professionals who judged the finalists’ work throughout the year and at the Championships.

The following are the first, second and third-place winners and the scholarships they received:

NATIONAL WRITING CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Alden Woods, Indiana University, $5,000 award
Second Place, Cody Stavenhagen, Oklahoma State University, $4,000 award
Third Place, Erin McCarthy, Pennsylvania State University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Brittany Greeson, Western Kentucky University, $5,000 award
Second Place, Dillon Deaton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $4,000 award
Third Place, Tegan Johnston, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $3,000 award

NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Martha C. Daniel, University of Southern California, $5,000 award
Second Place, Tommy Rezac, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $4,000 award
Third Place, Jasmine Turner, Howard University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, CB Cotton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $5,000 award
Second Place, Marc Sallinger, University of Southern California, $4,000 award
Third Place, Yahaira Jacquez, Arizona State University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL MULTIMEDIA CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Emily Rhyne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $5,000 award
Second Place, Alyse Young, Western Kentucky University, $4,000 award
Third Place, Luke Rafferty, Syracuse University, $3,000 award

Finalists in the Championship are:

Five finalists in the Writing Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships
(listed in alphabetical order):
Hannah Alani, Indiana University
Will Drabold, Ohio University
Kaelynn Knoernschild, Oklahoma State University
Taylor Telford, Indiana University
Jordan Wilson, University of Illinois

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to Cody Stavenhagen, Oklahoma State University.
The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to Hannah Alani, Indiana University.

Three finalists in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships
(listed in alphabetical order):
Emily Harger, Ohio University
Calla Kessler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nick Wagner, Western Kentucky University

The $1,000 Award for Best Single Photograph went to Dillon Deaton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Best Portfolio Award of $1,000 went to Brittany Greeson, Western Kentucky University.
Those awards were selected from the semi-final portfolios.

Two finalists in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships (listed in alphabetical order):
Evan Hummel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jacob McAuliffe, Arizona State University

The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to Jacob McAuliffe, Arizona State University. This award was selected from the semi-final entries.

Two finalists in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships (listed in alphabetical order):
Jaclyn Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ben Smart, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to Ben Smart, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This award was selected from the semi-final entries.

The finalist in the Multimedia Championship, who will receive $1,500 scholarship is:
Cat Cardenas, University of Texas at Austin

The $1,000 Award for Best Multimedia Story of the Year went to Emily Rhyne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This award was selected from the monthly competition entries.

The writing judges were: Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Editor, The Arizona Republic; Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News; and David Zeeck, President and Publisher, The News Tribune, WA.

The photojournalism judges were: Kenneth Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, FL; Lisa Krantz, Staff Photographer, San Antonio Express-News; Sue Morrow, Assistant Multimedia Director, Sacramento Bee.

The broadcast news judges were: Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President, Schurz Communications, Inc., IN; Harvey Nagler, Vice President, Radio, CBS News, NY; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc., NY.

The multimedia Judges were: Tiffany Campbell, Managing Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, VA; Kenny Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, FL; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, NY.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was established by its namesake in 1948 under California non-profit laws, exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Since then, the Hearst Foundations have contributed over 1 billion dollars to numerous educational programs, health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to foster journalism education through scholarships for outstanding college students. Since its inception, the program has distributed more than $12 million in scholarships and grants for the very best work by student journalists.

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The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 28 journalism students from across the country who will compete in the 56th annual National Writing, Photojournalism, Radio, Television and Multimedia Championships held in San Francisco, May 30 – June 3, 2016.

The finalists include eight writing finalists, six photojournalism finalists, five radio finalists, five television finalists and four multimedia finalists chosen from the monthly competitions, selected from a record 1,261 entries from 100 colleges and universities this year. At the Championships, the finalists will participate in various spot assignments chosen by our judges, competing for additional scholarship awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000.

The 2016 National Championship Finalists are:

WRITING FINALISTS
Hannah Alani, Indiana University
Will Drabold, Ohio University
Kaelynn Knoernschild, Oklahoma State University
Erin McCarthy, Pennsylvania State University
Cody Stavenhagen, Oklahoma State University
Taylor Telford, Indiana University
Jordan Wilson, University of Illinois
Alden Woods, Indiana University

PHOTOJOURNALISM FINALISTS
Dillon Deaton, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brittany Greeson, Western Kentucky University
Emily Harger, Ohio University
Tegan Johnston, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Calla Kessler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nick Wagner, Western Kentucky University

RADIO FINALISTS
Martha Daniel, University of Southern California
Evan Hummel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jacob McAuliffe, Arizona State University
Tommy Rezac, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jasmine Turner, Howard University

TELEVISION FINALISTS
CB Cotton, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yahaira Jacquez, Arizona State University
Jaclyn Lee, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marc Sallinger, University of Southern California
Ben Smart, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MULTIMEDIA FINALISTS
Cat Cardenas, University of Texas at Austin
Luke Rafferty, Syracuse University
Emily Rhyne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alyse Young, Western Kentucky University

Presently, 108 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 56 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.

San Francisco — The top ten winners in the 2015-2016 college multimedia team reporting are announced in the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate. There were 72 team entries from 45 schools received in this competition.

First Place has been awarded to team members Melanie Burke, Emma Pindell, Kyra Bailey, Will Saunders, Hayla Beck, Evan Norton, Paige De Paepe, Miro Merrill, Taylor Richmond, Spencer Orofino, Ben McBee, Lili Bayarmagnai, Julia Reihs, Sierra Morgan, Andy Abeyta, from the University of Oregon, for their entry titled “Science and Memory” published on www.scienceandmemory.uoregon.edu. They will receive a $2,600 scholarship. University of Oregon’s School of Journalism receives a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Other winning multimedia teams:
2nd place, $2,000 award, team members: Camille Harrison, Doyle Maurer, Ahjahnae LaQuer, Erin Irwin, Benjamin McKnight III, Colleen Good, Emily Pelland, Shaleah Ingram, Asha Glover, Kelsey Staggers, Maya Gilmore, Austin Rempel, West Virginia University
3rd place, $1,500 award, team members: Kreable Young, Katie McLean, Kae Holloway, Western Kentucky University
4th Place, $1,000 award, team members: Morgan Walker, Adam Wolffbrandt, Western Kentucky University
5th Place, $1,000 award, team members: Samantha Coto, Charles Hatcher, Elise Engle, Jennifer Jenkins, Jessica Rodriguez, Kaila Jones, Laura Gomez, Lindsay Alexander, Nicole Wiesenthal, Raina Barnett, Tamara Dobry, University of Florida
6th place, team members: Callaghan O’Hare, Justina Vasquez, Lexi Namer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7th place, team members: Jianing “Holly” He, Elaine Shen, Northwestern University
8th place, team members: Spencer Abridge, Megan Callahan, Madysan Foltz, Julia Goldwasser, Nicole Harris, Lianna Hursh, Jannelle James, Ben Mitchell, Carly Nevis, Nick Papantonis, Kathryn Robinson, Tory Russo, Yuqing (Jessie) Shi, Regan Spencer, Alexa Voss, Syracuse University
9th place, team members: Sierra Ramsay, Mara Klecker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10th Place, team members: Kaitlyn Carroll, Alyssa Rameta, Melissa Collins, Ryan Caron King, Maura Murphy, Cristobal Ortega, University of Connecticut

Western Kentucky University has won the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points.
Western Kentucky University is followed by:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Syracuse University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Oregon
University of Montana
Pennsylvania State University
Elon University
University of Missouri
Arizona State University
The top three winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively, and will receive their award checks at the Intercollegiate Awards Dinner in San Francisco during the National Championships.

The Multimedia judges are: Tiffany Campbell, Executive Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, Arlington, VA; Kenny Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, St. Petersburg, FL; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, New York, NY.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 56th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one radio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 108 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 – The top 10 winners in college breaking news writing were announced today in the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate. There were 90 breaking news entries from 55 schools received in this competition.

First Place has been awarded to Kaelynn Knoernschild, a senior from Oklahoma State University. Kaelynn will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning article titled “‘I can’t recall an incident of this magnitude’: Community mourns after homecoming parade,” published in www. Ocolly.com. Oklahoma State University’s School of Media and Strategic Communications will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Kaelynn also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held this June in San Francisco.

Other scholarship winners are:
Alexa Chryssovergis, Indiana University, second place, $2,000 scholarship
Alden Woods, Indiana University, third place, $1,500 scholarship
Sarah King, Virginia Commonwealth University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship
Tommy Hamzik, Elon University, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receiving certificates of merit are:
Jordan Rudner, University of Texas at Austin, sixth place
Jordan Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, seventh place
Bradley Saacks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, eighth place
Erin McCarthy, Pennsylvania State University, ninth place
Stephanie Lamm, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, tenth place

Indiana University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated points from this year’s writing competitions. They are followed by: Pennsylvania State University; Oklahoma State University; Northwestern University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Montana, Arizona State University; Elon University; University of Oregon. The top three winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The top ten winners are awarded Hearst medallions.

Judging the writing competitions this year are: Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Editor, The Arizona Republic; Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News; and David Zeeck, President and Publisher, The News Tribune.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The 14 monthly competitions consist of five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two TV and four multimedia, with Championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

2016 HEARST MULTIMEDIA IV – TEAM REPORTING COMPETITION WINNERS NAMED

The top ten winners in the 2015-2016 college multimedia team reporting are announced in the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate. There were 72 team entries from 45 schools received in this competition.

First Place has been awarded to team members Melanie Burke, Emma Pindell, Kyra Bailey, Will Saunders, Hayla Beck, Evan Norton, Paige De Paepe, Miro Merrill, Taylor Richmond, Spencer Orofino, Ben McBee, Lili Bayarmagnai, Julia Reihs, Sierra Morgan, Andy Abeyta, from the University of Oregon, for their entry titled “Science and Memory” published on www.scienceandmemory.uoregon.edu. They will receive a $2,600 scholarship. University of Oregon’s School of Journalism receives a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Other winning multimedia teams:
2nd place, $2,000 award, team members: Camille Harrison, Doyle Maurer, Ahjahnae LaQuer, Erin Irwin, Benjamin McKnight III, Colleen Good, Emily Pelland, Shaleah Ingram, Asha Glover, Kelsey Staggers, Maya Gilmore, Austin Rempel, West Virginia University
3rd place, $1,500 award, team members: Kreable Young, Katie McLean, Kae Holloway, Western Kentucky University
4th Place, $1,000 award, team members: Morgan Walker, Adam Wolffbrandt, Western Kentucky University
5th Place, $1,000 award, team members: Samantha Coto, Charles Hatcher, Elise Engle, Jennifer Jenkins, Jessica Rodriguez, Kaila Jones, Laura Gomez, Lindsay Alexander, Nicole Wiesenthal, Raina Barnett, Tamara Dobry, University of Florida
6th place, team members: Callaghan O’Hare, Justina Vasquez, Lexi Namer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
7th place, team members: Jianing “Holly” He, Elaine Shen, Northwestern University
8th place, team members: Spencer Abridge, Megan Callahan, Madysan Foltz, Julia Goldwasser, Nicole Harris, Lianna Hursh, Jannelle James, Ben Mitchell, Carly Nevis, Nick Papantonis, Kathryn Robinson, Tory Russo, Yuqing (Jessie) Shi, Regan Spencer, Alexa Voss, Syracuse University
9th place, team members: Sierra Ramsay, Mara Klecker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10th Place, team members: Kaitlyn Carroll, Alyssa Rameta, Melissa Collins, Ryan Caron King, Maura Murphy, Cristobal Ortega, University of Connecticut

Western Kentucky University has won the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points.
Western Kentucky University is followed by:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Syracuse University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Oregon
University of Montana
Pennsylvania State University
Elon University
University of Missouri
Arizona State University

The top three winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively, and will receive their award checks at the Intercollegiate Awards Dinner in San Francisco during the National Championships.

The Multimedia judges are: Tiffany Campbell, Executive Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, Arlington, VA; Kenny Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, St. Petersburg, FL; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, New York, NY.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 56th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one radio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 108 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.
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San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Three/Enterprise Reporting Competition of the 2015-2016 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 50 entries from 28 schools nationwide in the third multimedia competitions of this academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Kyle Hentschel, a junior from University of Oregon. Kyle will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning multimedia piece titled “Rise Again” featured on Nepal.uoregon.edu. Kyle also qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship this June in San Francisco. University of Oregon will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Donovan Baltich, Brigham Young University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Dillon Deaton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Julia Reihs, University of Oregon
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Cameron Quon, University of Southern California
The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Katy Beals, Syracuse University
Seventh Place, certificate, Emily Kask, Western Kentucky University
Eighth Place, certificate, Calla Kessler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ninth Place, certificate, Avery Sass, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tenth Place, certificate, Daniel Santa Cruz, Arizona State University

Western Kentucky University placed first in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the third of four multimedia competitions. It is followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Pennsylvania State University; Syracuse University; University of Montana; University of Missouri; Arizona State University; University of Oregon; University of Texas at Austin. The final Intercollegiate winners will be announced in late April. The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The Multimedia judges are: Tiffany Campbell, Executive Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, Arlington, VA; Kenny Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, St. Petersburg, FL; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, New York, NY.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 56th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one radio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 108 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 – The top 10 winners in college personality/profile writing were announced today in the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate. There were 112 profile entries from 63 schools received in this competition.

First Place has been awarded to Hannah Alani, a junior from Indiana University. Hannah will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning article titled “The Little Sister” published in The Indiana Daily Student. Indiana University’s Department of Journalism will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Hannah also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held this June in San Francisco.

Other scholarship winners are:
Sojin Josephson, University of Montana, second place, $2,000 scholarship
Mary Katherine Wildeman, Indiana University, third place, $1,500 scholarship
Jesse Dougherty, Syracuse University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship
Hannah Golden, University of Oregon, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receiving certificates of merit are:
Miguel Otarola, Arizona State University, sixth place
Jordan Hansen, University of Iowa, seventh place
Callie Caplan, University of Maryland, eighth place
Jordan Wilson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ninth place
Chris Heady, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, tenth place

Indiana University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated points from the first four writing competitions. They are followed by: Pennsylvania State University; University of Montana, Northwestern University (tie); Oklahoma State University (tie); University of Oregon; University of Maryland; University of Iowa; Arizona State University; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The final winners will be announced after the breaking news writing competition.

Judging the writing competitions this year are: Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Editor, The Arizona Republic; Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News; and David Zeeck, President and Publisher, The News Tribune.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The 14 monthly competitions consist of five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two TV and four multimedia, with Championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the 2016 photojournalism picture story/series competition.  73 entries were submitted from 45 schools nationwide in the second photojournalism competition of the program year. The top winners, along with the top finalists in the first photo competition and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging in April. Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing, broadcast and multimedia finalists. The Championship will be held this June in San Francisco.

The top five finalists who qualify for the semi-final round are:
First Place, $2,600 award, Brittany Greeson, Western Kentucky University
Second Place, $2,000 award, Callaghan O’Hare, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,500 award, Nick Wagner, Western Kentucky University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Tegan Johnston, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Eli Hiller, Ohio University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Haley Nelson, Pennsylvania State University
Seventh Place, certificate, Allison Hess, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Eighth Place, certificate, Joel Angel Juarez, San Francisco State University
Ninth Place, certificate, William Saunders, University of Oregon
Tenth Place, certificate, Bridget Bennett, University of Minnesota

The photojournalism judges are: Sue Morrow, Assistant Multimedia Director, Sacramento Bee, CA; Kenneth Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, FL; Lisa Krantz, Staff Photographer, San Antonio Express-News, TX.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receives first place in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points from both photo competitions. It is followed by: Western Kentucky University; Ohio University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kent State University; University of Missouri; University of Oregon; Pennsylvania State University; Central Michigan University (tie); Arizona State University (tie).

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively and will be presented with their award at the Intercollegiate Awards Presentation held during the National Championships on June 1.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 56th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. The program also includes five writing, one radio, two television, and four multimedia competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 108 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 Two/News Competition of the 2015-2016 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 44 entries from 29 schools nationwide in the second of four multimedia competitions held this academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Alyse Young a junior from Western Kentucky University. Alyse will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning multimedia piece titled “In Their Shoes” from WKUPJ.com. She also qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship this June in San Francisco. Western Kentucky University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Brittany Greeson, Western Kentucky University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Jocelyn Delaney, Syracuse University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Morgan Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Mary Chuff, Pennsylvania State University
The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Becky Brisley, Arizona State University
Seventh Place, certificate, Matthew Adams, University of Texas at Austin
Eighth Place, certificate, Anna Waters, Northwestern University
Ninth Place, certificate, Bronte Wittpenn, University of Montana
Tenth Place, certificate, Gary Grumbach, Elon University

Western Kentucky University placed first in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the second of four multimedia competitions. It is followed by: Pennsylvania State University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Texas at Austin; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Montana; University of Missouri; University of Nevada, Reno (tie); Syracuse University (tie); Northwestern University. The final Intercollegiate winners will be announced in April. The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The Multimedia judges are: Tiffany Campbell, Executive Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, Arlington, VA; Kenny Irby, Independent Visual Consultant, St. Petersburg, FL; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, New York, NY.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 56th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one radio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 108 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.