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HEARST TELEVISION NEWS FINALISTS NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the finalists selected in the 2014-2015 Journalism Awards Program’s television broadcast news competition.  The top television winners, selected from 66 entrants from 44 schools, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging (along with five winners from the first television competition).

Following the semi-finals, five television finalists will be chosen to participate in the 2015 Championship in San Francisco, along with the radio, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists.

The top television winners are:

First Place, $2,600 award, Landon Miller, University of Nevada

Second Place, $2,000 award, Omar Jimenez, Northwestern University

Third Place, $1,500 award, Elizabeth Tew, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Rachel White, Pennsylvania State University *

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Ryan Hill, Arizona State University

Sixth Place, certificate, Shay McAlister, University of Missouri

The schools of all award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

* Rachel White is  spring 2014 graduate and as such is not eligible for the semi-final round. Sixth place winner Shay McAlister qualifies for the semi finals along with the other top five winners.

Other finalists receiving certificates of merit are:

Seventh Place, Leah Harding, University of Florida

Eighth Place, Kristin Ruffin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ninth Place, Jacob Pinter, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Tenth Place, Sarah McCarthy, University of Iowa

The judges, all broadcast professionals, are: Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President of Broadcasting, Schurz Communications, Inc., Michawaka, IN; Harvey Nagler, Vice President, Radio, CBS News, New York, NY; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc., Yardley, PA.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill won first place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the two television and one radio competition held this year. They are followed by: Arizona State University; University of Southern California; University of Missouri; Syracuse University; University of Oklahoma; University of Florida; Michigan State University; Brigham Young University; Northwestern University. The top three winners earn $10,000, $4,000, and $2,000 respectively.

The 55th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program is held in 108 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to Program which also includes writing, photojournalism, and multimedia competitions and offers awards totaling up to $500,000.

Contact: Jan C. Watten, Program Director

415.908.4565

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HEARST  SPORTS  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college sports writing were announced today in the 55th 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 122 entries in this competition, submitted from 66 schools.

First Place has been awarded to Ben Ross from the University of Iowa.  Ben will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning article titled “Grapplers continue to grieve over loss of Dave Schultz” published in The Daily Iowan.  The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Iowa will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Ben Ross is a spring 2014 graduate and as such he is not eligible to participate in the 2015 Championship. Second-place winner Evan Hoopfer, from Indiana University, wins a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article titled “Sold, not told. Scalping tickets for IU football has never been easy. Now, it’s even harder.” Ben also qualifies for the Hearst Championship held this June in San Francisco.

Other scholarship winners are:

Cody Stavenhagen, Oklahoma State University, third place, $1,500 scholarship

Andy Bixler, University of Montana, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

Alexander Lantz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receiving certificates of merit are:

Michael Majchrowicz, Indiana University, sixth place

Jack Rossi, University of Iowa, seventh place

Blake Schuster, University of Kansas, eighth place

Tyler Pager, Northwestern University, ninth place

Patrick Woo, Pennsylvania State University, tenth place

Indiana University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the third of five writing competitions held this far. They are followed by: University of Montana; Arizona State University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Northwestern University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Iowa; Elon University; Oklahoma State University.  The final winners will be determined after the completion of the five writing competitions. First through third place intercollegiate winners will receive $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

Judging the writing competitions this year are:  Arthur Brisbane, retired Editor and Corporate Executive, Knight Ridder Newspapers; Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Executive Editor, The Arizona Republic; and Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News.

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.

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Contact: Jan C. Watten, Program Director

415.908.4565

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HEARST  MULTIMEDIA  NEWS  COMPETITION  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The winners in college multimedia journalism were announced in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate.  The category of this competition was news, with 49 entries submitted from 30 schools.

First Place has been awarded to Katie Meek, a senior from Western Kentucky University.  Katie will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning multimedia piece titled “What’s Inside Counts” from WKUPJ.com.  Western Kentucky University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Katie also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Multimedia Championship, which will be held this June in San Francisco.

Other multimedia scholarship winners are:

Second place, $2,000 award, Tyler Essary, Western Kentucky University

Third place, $1,500 award, Erin O’Connor, Arizona State University

Fourth place, $1,000 award, Luke Rafferty, Syracuse University

Fifth place, $1,000 award, Jessica Boehm, Arizona State University

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:

Sixth place, certificate, Robert Cameron, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Seventh place, certificate, Viviana Lopez Bonilla, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Eight place, certificate, Brianna Soukup, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Ninth place, certificate, Peter Snarr, San Francisco State University

Tenth place, certificate, Abigail Johnson, Pennsylvania State University

The 55th annual Journalism Awards Program includes five writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competitions, and three additional multimedia competitions.  The program offers up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends annually.

The Multimedia judges are:  Tiffany Campbell, Managing Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, Arlington, VA; Sue Morrow, Assistant Multimedia Director, Sacramento Bee, CA; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, New York, NY.

Western Kentucky University is in first place after the second of four competitions in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points.  It is followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; Syracuse University; Temple University; San Francisco State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Pennsylvania State University; Kent State University.  The final intercollegiate winners will be announced in April after the last competition is processed.  The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

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415.908.4565

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HEARST  RADIO  NEWS & FEATURES  FINALISTS  NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the broadcast finalists selected in the 55th  annual Journalism Awards Program’s Radio News & Features Competition.

The top winners in the radio broadcast competition, selected from among a record 58 entries from 35 schools, qualify for the National Broadcast News Championship.  The radio finalists will participate in the National Championships along with the TV, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists in San Francisco in June 2015.

The top radio finalists are:

First Place, $2,600 award, Charles J. Shelton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Second Place, $2,000 award, Logan Heley, University of Southern California

Third Place, $1,500 award, Parth Shah, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Madelyn Beck, University of Montana

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, James Torrez, University of Florida

The schools of all award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

Sixth-through-tenth place finalists receiving certificates of merit are:

Sixth Place, Erin Winters, Howard University

Seventh Place, Abbie Newton, Michigan State University

Eighth Place, Hayley Thornton, University of Oklahoma

Ninth Place, Daniel Wheaton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Tenth Place, Hope Kirwan, University of Missouri

The judges, all broadcast professionals, are: Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President of Broadcasting,Schurz Communications, Inc., Michawaka, IN; Harvey Nagler, Vice President, Radio, CBS News,New York, NY; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc.,Yardley, PA.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first radio and television competitions.  It is followed by: University of Southern California; Syracuse University; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; University of Oklahoma; Brigham Young University; University of Florida; Michigan State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  The final winners (the top three of whom will collect $10,000, $4,000, and $2,000 respectively) will be named in April following television competition II/news.

The 55th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program is held in 108 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to Program which also includes writing, photojournalism, and multimedia competitions and offers awards totaling up to $500,000.

Contact:  Jan C. Watten, Program Director

415.908.4565

jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  MULTIMEDIA  FEATURES COMPETITION  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The winners in college multimedia journalism were announced today in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate.  The category of this competition was Narrative Multimedia Storytelling – Features, with 72 entries submitted from 45 schools.

First Place has been awarded to Megan Tan, from Western Kentucky University.  Megan will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning multimedia piece titled “Miss Parker Bennett” fromWKUPJ.com.  Western Kentucky University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Megan graduated in the June, 2014, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship, per program guidelines.  As a result, the second place winner, Emily Rhyne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her entry titled “Phoenix House” from JOMC.UNC.edu, qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship held this June in San Francisco.

Other multimedia scholarship winners are:

Third place, $1,500 award, Callaghan O’Hare, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fourth place, $1,000 award, Lizz Cardwell, University of Missouri

Fifth place, $1,000 award, Chelsae Ketchum, Kent State University

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:

Sixth place, certificate, Marissa Pina, Temple University

Seventh place, certificate, Ian Maule, Western Kentucky University

Eight place, certificate, Erin O’Connor, Arizona State University

Ninth place, certificate, Daniel Hamburg, Michigan State University

Tenth place, certificate, Rachel Aston, San Francisco State University

The 55th annual Journalism Awards Program includes five writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competitions, and three additional multimedia competitions.  The program offers up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends annually.

The Multimedia judges are:  Tiffany Campbell, Managing Editor, Digital, WBUR 90.9, Arlington, VA; Sue Morrow, Assistant Multimedia Director, Sacramento Bee, CA; Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America, New York, NY.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in first place after the first of four competitions in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points.  It is followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of Missouri; Kent State University; Arizona State University; Temple University; Michigan State University; Syracuse University; University of Montana; San Francisco State University.  The final intercollegiate winners will be announced in April after the last competition is processed.  The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

Contact:  Jan Watten, Program Director

415.908.4565

jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  ENTERPRISE  REPORTING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college enterprise reporting were announced today in the 55th 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 108 enterprise reporting entries in this competition, submitted from 62 schools.

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

Other scholarship winners are:

Cat Zakrzewski, Northwestern University, second place, $2,000 scholarship

Brett Berntsen, University of Montana, third place, $1,500 scholarship

Kate Murphy, Elon University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

Caitlin McCabe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receiving certificates of merit are:

Lee Cary, Pennsylvania State University, sixth place

Claire Boston, University of Missouri, seventh place

Megan Antonia Jula, Indiana University, eighth place

Kelsey Tamborrino, Pennsylvania State University, ninth place

Marlena Sauceda, Arizona State University, tenth place

Indiana University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the second competition.  They are followed by: Arizona State University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Montana; Northwestern University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Elon University; University of Florida.

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.

Judging the writing competitions this year are:  Arthur Brisbane, retired Editor and Corporate Executive, Knight Ridder Newspapers; Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Executive Editor,The Arizona Republic; and Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News.

Contact: Jan C. Watten, Program Director

415.908.4565

jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  PHOTOJOURNALISM  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the November photojournalism competition of the 2014-2015 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  Entries in the first of two photo competitions were in the categories of news and features.

The winners were selected from 106 entries submitted from 59 schools nationwide.  The top winners, along with the top finalists in the next photo competition and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next 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, Andrew Renneisen, Syracuse University

Second Place, $2,000 award, Kaylee Everly, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Third Place, $1,500 award, Timothy Tai, University of Missouri

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Katie McLean, Western Kentucky University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Dillon Deaton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, certificate, Michael Noble, Jr., Western Kentucky University

Seventh Place, certificate, Sam Maller, Syracuse University

Eighth Place, certificate, Mark Felix, Indiana University

Ninth Place, certificate, Isaac Hale, Ohio University

Tenth Place, certificate, Zachary Wittman, Central Michigan University

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 55th 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.

The photojournalism judges are:  Sue Morrow, Assistant Multimedia Director, Sacramento Bee, CA; Jakub Mosur, Freelance Photographer, San Francisco, CA; Kenneth Irby, Senior Faculty, Director of Community Relations & Diversity Programs, The Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, FL.

Syracuse University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points from this competition.  It is followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Ohio University; Kent State University; Indiana University; University of Missouri; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Central Michigan University; University of Oregon. The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.  The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

Contact: Jan Watten

jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST TELEVISION FEATURES FINALISTS NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 2014-2015 finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program’s television broadcast features competition.

The top five television winners, selected from 76 entrants from 44 schools, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging (along with five winners from the second television competition).

Following the semi-finals, five television finalists will be chosen to participate in the 2015 Championship in San Francisco, along with the radio, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists.

The top five television winners are:

First Place, $2,600 award, Anastassia Olmos, University of Southern California

Second Place, $2,000 award, Susanna Black, University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

Third Place, $1,500 award, Laura Smith, University of South Carolina

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Megan Thompson, Arizona State University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Jeremy Harris, Brigham Young University

The schools of all award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

Sixth-through-tenth place finalists receiving certificates of merit are:

Sixth Place, Karl Macias, University of Oklahoma

Seventh Place, John Williams, Louisiana State University

Eighth Place, Alanna Delfino, University of Maryland

Ninth Place, Irfan Uraizee, Syracuse University

Tenth Place, Tyler Greever, University of Missouri

The judges, all broadcast professionals, are: Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President of Broadcasting, Schurz Communications, Inc., Michawaka, IN; Harvey Nagler, Vice President, Radio, CBS News, New York, NY; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc., Yardley, PA.

The 55th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program is held in 108 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to Program which also includes writing, photojournalism, and multimedia competitions and offers awards totaling up to $500,000.

Contact:

Jan C. Watten, Program Director

415.908.4565

jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2014  HEARST  FEATURE  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 55th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate.  A record 153 feature writing entries were received in this competition from 81 schools.

First Place has been awarded to FAIZ  SIDDIQUI, from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Faiz will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning article titled “Saving Sisay” published in NewsNetNebraska.Org.  University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Faiz also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held this June in San Francisco.

Other scholarship winners are:

EMILIE  EATON, Arizona State  University, second place, $2,000 scholarship

CLAIRE  MCNEILL, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, third place, $1,500 scholarship

JESSICA  CONTRERA, Indiana University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

KATHRYN VARN, University of Florida, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receiving certificates of merit are:

JESSICA  WARDARSKI, Arizona State  University, sixth place

BJORN BERGESON, University of Montana, seventh place

SKY CHADDLE, University of Missouri, eighth place

TRENT JOHNSON, University of North Texas, ninth place

KATHERINE DEMPSEY, Northwestern University, tenth place

Arizona State University placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the first competition.  They are followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Indiana University; University of Florida; University of Montana; Drake University; University of Missouri (tie); University of Texas, Austin (tie); University of North Texas.

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.

Judging the writing competitions this year are:  Arthur Brisbane, retired Editor and Corporate Executive, Knight Ridder Newspapers; Nicole Carroll, Vice President/News and Executive Editor, The Arizona Republic; and Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News.

Contact: Jan C. Watten, program director

415.908.4565

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2014  HEARST  NATIONAL  CHAMPIONSHIP  WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Washington, DC – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast News and Multimedia Championships were announced on June 5, 2014 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.

The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2013 – 2014 Journalism Awards Program, which are held in 105 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

From June 2 through June 5, 29 finalists – all winners from the 14 monthly competitions – participated in the 54th annual Hearst Championships in Washington, D.C. where they demonstrated their writing, photography, radio, television and multimedia skills in rigorous on-the-spot assignments.  The assignments were decided by media professionals who judged the finalists’ work throughout the year and at the Championships.  Winners were announced during the final awards ceremony on June 5th at the Newseum. The following are the first, second and third-place winners and the scholarships they received:

NATIONAL  WRITING  CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Anastasia Orso, Pennsylvania State University, $5,000 award
Second Place, Christina Gallagher, Pennsylvania State University, $4,000 award
Third Place, Jessica Tully, Pennsylvania State University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  PHOTOJOURNALISM  CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Jabin Botsford, Western Kentucky University, $5,000 award
Second Place, Zachary Wittman, Central Michigan University, $4,000 award
Third Place, Danny Guy, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  RADIO  BROADCAST  NEWS  CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Christopher Allen, University of Montana, $5,000 award
Second Place, Ruth Eddy, University of Montana, $4,000 award
Third Place, Charles J. Shelton, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  TELEVISION  BROADCAST  NEWS  CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Shayne Dwyer, Arizona State University, $5,000 award
Second Place, Matt Rascon, Brigham Young University, $4,000 award
Third Place, Omar Jimenez, Northwestern University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL  MULTIMEDIA  CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, Carolyn Van Houten, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, $5,000 award
Second Place, Kaylee Everly, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $4,000 award
Third Place, Samuel L. Gause, University of Missouri, $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):
Lauren Caruba, Northwestern University
Jessica Contrera, Indiana University
Megan Jula, Indiana University
Michael Majchrowicz, Indiana University
Katherine Mettler, Indiana University

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to Katherine Mettler, Indiana University.
The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to Anastasia Orso, Pennsylvania State University.

Three finalists in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships (listed in alphabetical order):
Ian C. Bates, Ohio University
Brittany Greeson, Western Kentucky University
Yue Wu, Iowa State University

The $1,000 Award for Best Single Photograph went to Jabin Botsford, Western Kentucky University;
and the Best Portfolio Award of $1,000 also went to Jabin Botsford, Western Kentucky. 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):
Jerome Campbell, University of Southern California
Mitchel Skinner, University of Minnesota

Two finalists in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships (listed in alphabetical order):
Landon Astor Dowdy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brynne Whittaker, University of Missouri

The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to Charles J. Shelton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to Shayne Dwyer, Arizona State University. Those awards were selected from the monthly entries.

Two finalists in the Multimedia Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarships (listed in alphabetical order):
Eric Shea, Western Kentucky University
Adam Wolffbrandt, Western Kentucky University

The $1,000 Award for Best Multimedia Story of the Year went to Samuel L. Gause, University of Missouri, which was selected from the monthly competition entries.

The Awards Ceremony was held at the Newseum.  David J. Barrett, Director, Hearst Corporation, delivered the keynote speech of the evening.

The writing judges were:  Arthur Brisbane, Visiting Knight Professor of Journalism Ethics, Washington & Lee University; Marty Kaiser, Editor and Senior Vice President, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Mike Leary, Senior Vice President and Editor, San Antonio Express-News.

The photojournalism judges were:  Steve Gonzales, Director of Photography, Houston Chronicle, Sue Morrow, Assistant Director of Multimedia, Sacramento Bee; and Jakub Mosur, Freelance Photographer.

The broadcast news judges were: Marci Burdick, Senior Vice President, Schurz Communications, Inc.; Edward Esposito, Vice President, Information Media, Rubber City Radio Group; and Fred Young, retired Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television Inc.

The Multimedia Judges were: Cory Haik, Executive Producer and Senior Editor for Digital News, The Washington Post; Sue Morrow, Assistant Director of Multimedia, Sacramento Bee; and Kate O’Brian, President, Al Jazeera America.

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 nearly 1 billion dollars to numerous educational programs, health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.

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