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HEARST MULTIMEDIA COMPETITION  I  WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college multimedia were announced today in the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.  This was the Features category in which 68 entrants from 40 undergraduate journalism programs across the nation participated.

First Place has been awarded to MARGARET CHEATHAM WILLIAMS, a senior from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  She will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her entry “Goodnight Moon” posted on the Innovative Interactivity Web site. Margaret also qualifies to participate in the Journalism Awards Program’s National Championships in San Francisco this June.  The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill will receive a matching grant as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Other scholarship winners are:

ARKASHA  STEVENSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, second place, $2,000 scholarship

LESLYE  DAVIS, Western Kentucky University , third place, $1,500 scholarship

TARYN  BRADY  HALE, Arizona State University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

ALISIA  J.  DUGANZ, University of Montana, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receive certificates of merit:

ELIZABETH  KREUTZ, New York University, sixth place

MACKENZIE  REISS, Syracuse University, seventh place

CHRISTOPHER  WALLIS, Kent State University, eighth place

HAYDEN  COPLEN, University of Southern California, ninth place

EVE  EDELHEIT, University of Missouri, tenth place

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill is first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competitionwith the highest accumulated student points in this competition.  They are followed by:  Western Kentucky University; Syracuse University; University of Montana; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; New York University; University of Southern California; Kent State University; University of Washington (tie); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (tie).  The final Multimedia school ranks will be announced after the second Multimedia competition in May.  Points from the multimedia competitions will be calculated with the writing, photo and broadcast competition points to determine the Overall Intercollegiate winners.

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.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and three broadcast news competitions and two multimedia competitions, with championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the multimedia competitions this year are: Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; Ursula Reutin, Managing Editor/News Anchor, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the web site which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST TV BROADCAST NEWS FINALISTS NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student television broadcast finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program’s Broadcast News Competition II.

The top five television winners, (along with the top five winners from Competition I), selected from 54 entries from 31 schools, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging.  Following the semi-finals, five television finalists will be chosen to participate in the Championship, along with the radio, writing and photojournalism finalists.  The schools of award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

The top five television finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals are:

First Place, $2,600 award,  SHELI  MUNIZ, University of Florida

Second Place, $2,000 award,  DEREK  J.  STAAHL, University of Southern California

(As Derek Staahl  is a Spring 2010 graduate, he does not qualify for the semi-finals).

Third Place, $1,500 award,   DREW  SMITH,  Elon University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, CLARK  FOURAKER, University of Florida

Fifth Place, $1,000 award,  JUSTIN  PAGE, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sixth Place,  JOELLE  KAPLAN, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Other winners in television who will be receiving certificates of merit are:

Seventh Place,  PETE  MUNTEAN, University of Maryland

Eighth Place, LARA  LAPIN,  University of Texas, Austin

Ninth Place, LEIGH  ISAACSON, Syracuse University

Tenth Place,  SAMANTHA  BARANOWSKI,  Elon University

University of Nebraska-Lincoln placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the one radio and two television competitions.  It is followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida; Syracuse University; Brigham Young University; Arizona State University; Elon University; University of Southern California; University of Maryland; West Virginia University.  The top three winners will $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are:  Kate O’Brian, Senior Vice President, ABC News, New York, NY; Ursula Reutin, Managing Editor/News Anchor, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA; and Fred Young, Former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst Television, Yardley, PA.

The 2010-2011 broadcast news competitions are held in 110 member colleges and 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 the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 51 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Please check under monthly winners on the Web site for the winning work.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2011 HEARST SPORTS WRITING WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college sports writing were announced today in the 51^stannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to JAYSON  JENKS, of University of Kansas. He will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning article “The Great Divide” published in the University Daily Kansan.  The University of Kansas will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Jayson also qualifies for the National Writing Championship which takes place in San Francisco this June.

Other top ten winners are:

MAX  OLSON, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, second place, $2,000 scholarship

SCOTT  MILLER, University of Iowa, third place, $1,500 scholarship

MITCHELL  SMITH, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

KEVIN  CIRILLI, Pennsylvania State University, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

SEAN  MORRISON, Indiana University, sixth place, certificate of merit

ZACH  GREENWELL, Western Kentucky University, seventh place, certificate of merit

RACHEL  STARK, Indiana University, eighth place, certificate of merit

ZACHARY  DILLARD, University of Georgia, ninth place, certificate of merit

STEPHEN  MONTEMAYOR, University of Kansas, tenth place, certificate of merit

Indiana University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first four writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  University of Kansas; Pennsylvania State University; Arizona State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Iowa; University of Missouri; Northwestern University; University of Oregon; Western Kentucky University.  The final winners will be announced after the completion of the six writing competitions in April.

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.  It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions and two multimedia competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions.  The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian; Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive Vice President, The San Francisco Chronicle; Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

94 students from 56 universities participated in the program’s fourth writing competition of this academic year.  Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of the Web site.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – Ten college photographers have been named winners in the January photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Entries in the second of three photo competitions were in the categories of news and sports.

The winners were selected from among 74 entries submitted from 43 schools nationwide. Four finalists along with the top four finalists from competitions one and two, and two overall highest-scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next May. Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing, broadcast and multimedia finalists.

110 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 top ten winners are:

First Place, $2,600 award, JARED HAMILTON, Western Kentucky University

Second Place, $2,000 award, JAKE MAY, Central Michigan University

Third Place, $1,500 award, JAMES BROSHER, Indiana University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, GREG LINDSTROM, University of Montana

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, LUKE SHARRETT, Western Kentucky University

Sixth Place, certificate, JOEL HAWKSLEY, Ohio University

Seventh Place, certificate, RYAN M. L. YOUNG, Ohio University

Eighth Place, certificate, STEPHEN MITCHELL, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ninth Place, certificate, JEFF LAUTENBERGER, University of Missouri

Tenth Place, certificate, PETER STEVENSON, Indiana University

In addition to Jared Hamilton, Jake May and Greg Lindstrom, fifth place winner Luke Sharrett will qualify for the semi-final round, as James Brosher (third place) graduated in May 2010.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 51st year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970. The program also includes six writing contests, three broadcast news competitions, and two multimedia competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The photojournalism judges are: Ken Geiger, Deputy Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; Michael C. Norseng, Photo Director, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY.

Western Kentucky University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points after the first two photo competitions. It is followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida; Ohio University; Central Michigan University; University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Indiana University; University of Montana; Kent State University. The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.

To view the top four finalists’ winning work, check the monthly winners section of the web site.

Contact:
Jan Watten
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2011 HEARST IN-DEPTH WRITING WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college In-Depth writing were announced today in the 51^stannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to BRENNA  DALDORPH, of University of Kansas. She will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning article “Living in Limbo” published in the University Daily Kansan.  The University of Kansas will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Brenna graduated in the spring of 2010, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship, per our guidelines.  As a result, the second place winner, LAUREN  GAMBINO, from Arizona State University, who will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her article titled “Program Prosecutes Illegal Immigrants Before Deporting Them” from News21.com, qualifies for the National Writing Championship this June in San Francisco.

Other top ten winners are:

CHELSEA  BOOZER, University of Memphis, third place, $1,500 scholarship

ROSEANN  MORING, University of Missouri, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

ALEX  RUPPENTHAL, University of Missouri, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

DANIELLE  PAQUETTE, Indiana University, sixth place, certificate of merit

MOLLY  K.  YOUNG, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, seventh place, certificate of merit

JESSICA  HANEY, Indiana University, eighth place, certificate of merit

MEGAN  THOMAS, Arizona State University, ninth place, certificate of merit

TANIAH  TUDOR, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, tenth place, certificate of merit

Indiana University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first three writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  University of Kansas; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; Northwestern University; University of Oregon (tie); University of Iowa (tie); University of Mississippi (tie); University of Florida (tie).  The final winners will be announced after the completion of the six writing competitions in April.

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.  It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions and two multimedia competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions.  The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian; Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive Vice President, The San Francisco Chronicle; Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

98 students from 57 universities participated in the program’s third writing competition of this academic year.  Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of the Web site.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2010  HEARST  OPINION  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college opinion writing were announced today in the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to CAITLIN  JOHNSTON of Indiana University.  Caitlin will receive a $2,600 scholarship for her winning article titled “The Home Front” published in Inside Magazine.  Indiana University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Caitlin also qualifies for the National Writing Championship which takes place in San Francisco this June.

Other top five scholarship winners are:

JADE  MCDOWELL, Brigham Young University, second place, $2,000 scholarship

CASSIDY  HERRINGTON, University of Kentucky, third place, $1,500 scholarship

JAMES  SOJOURNER, Colorado State University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

RACHAEL  MITCHELL, University of Oregon, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship

The sixth through tenth place winners receive certificates of merit:

SARAH  FRIER, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sixth place

JOSH  PHERIGO, University of North Texas, seventh place

ALEX  McDANIEL, University of Mississippi, eighth place

CALLIE  SCHWEITZER, University of Southern California, ninth place

AMBER  GIBSON, Northwestern University, tenth place

Indiana University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first two writing competitions of the academic year. They are followed by:  Pennsylvania State University; University of Kansas; University of Oregon; Arizona State University; Brigham Young University; University of Iowa; Northwestern University; University of Mississippi; University of Missouri.

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.  It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions and two multimedia competitions, 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:  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian; Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive Vice President, The San Francisco Chronicle; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

There were 113 students from 61 universities who participated in the program’s second writing competition.  Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of the Web site which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST BROADCAST NEWS FINALISTS NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program’s Broadcast Features Competition I.

The top winners in the radio broadcast competition, selected from among 46 entries, qualify for the National Broadcast News Championship in June 2011. The top five television winners, selected from 69 entries, along with the top five finalists from the television competition II, which will be held in February, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging. Following the semi-finals, five television finalists will be chosen to participate in the Championship, along with the radio, writing and photojournalism finalists.

The top radio finalists, qualifying for the Championship are:

First Place, $2,600 award, WADE HILLIGOSS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Second Place, $2,000 award, MICHAEL TOMSIC, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Third Place, $1,500 award, GARDENIA COLEMAN, Arizona State University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, NATALIE TRIPP, Brigham Young University

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, TRENT KELLY, University of Florida

Other winners in radio who will be receiving certificates of merit are:

Sixth Place, REEMA KHRAIS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Seventh Place, JAKE STEVENSON, University of Montana

Eighth Place, MORGAN DEMMEL, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Ninth Place, MIKE COUZENS, Syracuse University

Tenth Place, ERICA MOKAY, West Virginia University

The top five television finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals are:

First Place, $2,600 award, MARLEI MARTINEZ, Syracuse University

Second Place, $2,000 award, BRANDI KRUSE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Third Place, $1,500 award, GARRETT TENNEY, Brigham Young University

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, ALEX ROZIER, University of Missouri

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, DAN McKINNEY, Temple University

Other winners in television who will be receiving certificates of merit are:

Sixth Place, ANDREW MACH, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Seventh Place, SAM BARANOWSKI, Elon University

Eighth Place, NATALIE PODGORSKI, Arizona State University

Ninth Place, PETE MUNTEAN, University of Maryland

Tenth Place, KYLEE GAUNA, Arizona State University

The schools of award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln 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: Arizona State University; Syracuse University; Brigham Young University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida; University of Missouri; Elon University; University of Montana; University of Maryland. The final winners (the top three of whom will collect $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively) will be named in February following television competition II/news.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Kate O’Brian, Senior Vice President, ABC News, New York, NY; Ursula Reutin, Managing Editor/News Anchor, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA; and Fred Young, Former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, Yardley, PA.

The 2010-2011 broadcast news competitions are held in 110 member colleges and 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 the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 51 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. Please check our Web site for the winning work, which is updated shortly after the completion of each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  PHOTOJOURNALISM  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – Five college photographers have been named winners in the November photo journalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  Entries in the first of three photo competitions were in the categories of portrait/personality, feature and “personal vision.”

The winners were selected from among 88 entries submitted from 53 schools nationwide.  The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the next two photo competitions and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next May.  Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photo journalism Championship, along with writing, broadcast and multimedia finalists.

110 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 top four semi-finalists are:

1st Place, $2,600 award, MATT  WALSH, U. of Florida 2nd Place, $2,000 award, ARKASHA  STEVENSON, UNC at  Chapel Hill 3rd Place, $1,500 award, BRITNEY  McINTOSH, U. of Kentucky 4th Place, $1,000 award, JESSEY  DEARING, UNC at  Chapel Hill 

The fifth through tenth place finalists are:

5th Place, $1,000 award, THOMAS  PLEVIK, U. of Florida 6th Place, certificate, REBECCA  BARNETT, Western Kentucky U.7th Place, certificate, HANNAH  POTES, Kent State U. 8th Place, certificate, DAN  KRAUSS, Ohio University 9th Place, certificate, ANDREW  DICKINSON, U. of Nebraska, Lincoln 10th Place, certificate, TAMIR  KALIFA, U. of Texas, Austin  

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 51st year, added photo journalism to the competition in 1970.  The program also includes six writing contests, three broadcast news competitions, and two multimedia competitions offering up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The photo journalism judges are:  Ken Geiger, Deputy Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA; Michael C. Norseng, Photo Director, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY.

University of Florida is in first place after this first competition in the Intercollegiate Photo journalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points.  It is followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Western Kentucky University; Ohio University; University of Kentucky; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Kent State University; University of Missouri; Central Michigan University (tie); San Jose State University (tie); University of Texas, Austin (tie).  The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.

To view the top four finalists’ winning work, view the monthly winners section of the web site.
Contact:
Jan Watten
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2010 HEARST FEATURE WRITING WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to PAUL CASELLA, of Pennsylvania State University. Paul will receive a $2,600 scholarship for his winning article titled “Team efforts make for great TV” published in The Lion’s Roar. Penn State will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Paul also qualifies for the National Writing Championship which takes place in San Francisco this June.
Other top five scholarship winners are:

NINA EARNEST, University of Iowa, second place, $2,000 scholarship

ALYSON VAN DYKE, University of Kansas, third place, $1,500 scholarship

WESTON PHIPPEN, Arizona State University, fourth place, $1,000 scholarship

JEREMY GORDON, Northwestern University, fifth place, $1,000 scholarship
The sixth through tenth place winners receive certificates of merit:

ELIZABETH CARSON, Indiana University, sixth place

LENNY GOLDMAN, University of Missouri, seventh place

JONATHAN SILMAN, University of Florida, eighth place

KELLY COCHRAN, Indiana University, ninth place

BRIAN WHITEHEAD, California State University, Fullerton, tenth place

Pennsylvania State University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first competition of the academic year. They are followed by: Indiana University; University of Kansas; University of Iowa; Arizona State University; Northwestern University (tie); University of Florida (tie); University of Missouri; California State University, Fullerton; University of Oklahoma (tie); Elon 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. It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions and two multimedia competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions. The program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian; Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News; and Ward Bushee, Editor and Executive Vice President, The San Francisco Chronicle.

There were 140 students from a record 79 universities who participated in the program’s first competition of this academic year. Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of the Web site, which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415.908.4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2010 HEARST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS NAMED

NEW YORK CITY – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships were announced on June 11, 2010 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.

The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2009-2010 Journalism Awards Program, which are held in 110 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

From June 8th through the 11th, 25 finalists – all winners from the 14 monthly competitions – participated in the 50th annual Hearst Championships in New York City where they demonstrated their writing, photography, radio and television 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 11th. The following are the first, second and third place winners and the scholarships they received:

NATIONAL WRITING CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, ANDREW McGILL, Pennsylvania State University, $5,000 award
Second Place, HAYLEY PETERSON, University of Georgia, $4,000 award
Third Place, LISA GARTNER, Northwestern University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, SCOTT McINTYRE, Western Kentucky University, $5,000 award
Second Place, DIEGO JAMES ROBLES, Ohio University, $4,000 award
Third Place, TYLER CACEK, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, BRANDI KRUSE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $5,000 award
Second Place, JOHN LaBARBERA, Arizona State University, $4,000 award
Third Place, ALEX SILVERMAN, Syracuse University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, MILES DORAN, University of Florida, $5,000 award
Second Place, LINDSEY REISER, Arizona State University, $4,000 award
Third Place, GABY LORIA, University of Miami, $3,000 award

Five finalists in the Writing Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): ANDREW ASTLEFORD, University of Missouri; ALLISON GATLIN, Arizona State University; NATHAN ROTT, University of Montana; RACHEL STARK, Indiana University; ROMAN STUBBS, University of Montana.

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to HAYLEY PETERSON, University of GEORGIA, for her article in The Red and Black titled “The Cost of Convenience.” The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to ROMAN STUBBS, University of Montana, for his article in The Montana Kaimin titled “Gladiator School.”

Three finalists in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): DREW ANGERER, Ohio University; CODY DUTY, Western Kentucky University; RYAN HENRIKSEN, Ohio University.

The $1,000 Award for Best Single Photograph went to SCOTT McINTYRE, Western Kentucky University; and the Best Portfolio Award of $1,000 went to RYAN HENRIKSEN, Ohio University.

Two finalists in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): LOGAN DANIELS, Brigham Young University; WILL GORHAM, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Two finalists in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): TOBY PHILLIPS, Arizona State University; GARRETT TENNEY, Brigham Young University.

The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to BRANDI KRUSE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to MILES DORAN, University of Florida.

JOHN W. ADKISSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, first-place winner of the monthly multimedia competition, attended the Championship to create a multimedia piece about the event, will receive a $1,500 scholarship for his participation.

The Awards Ceremony was held on the 44th floor of the Hearst Tower in New York City. Frank Bennack, Vice Chair and CEO of the Hearst Corporation, delivered the keynote speech of the evening.

The writing judges were: Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle; Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

The photojournalism judges were: Ken Geiger, Senior Editor for Technology, National Geographic Magazine; Geri Migielicz, Executive Editor, Story4; and Michael C. Norseng, Photo Editor, Esquire Magazine.

The broadcast news judges were: Barbara Cochran, former President, RTDNA; Ursula Reutin, News Director, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio; and Fred Young, former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television.

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 $759 million to numerous educational programs, health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.

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Jan C. Watten, program director
415-908-4565
jwatten@hearstfdn.org