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HEARST  NATIONAL  BROADCAST  NEWS  FINALISTS  ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the ten college broadcast journalismstudents from around the country who have been selected to compete in the 49th annual National Broadcast News Championships of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Currently, there are 110 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalismschools that are eligible to participate in the program.  Funded and administered for 49 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Program awards more than $550,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends, under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The 2009 Broadcast News Championship finalists – five in radio and five in television – who were selected from two monthly competitions and a semi-final round and qualify for the Championship Finals are:

RADIO:
ADAM CAVALIER, Marshall University
RYAN J. FISHMAN, Syracuse University
JILL KATHLEEN GALUS, Arizona State University
ALEXANDRA HILL, University of Florida
COLTON SHONE, Arizona State University

TELEVISION:
AMBER DIXON, Arizona State University
MILES DORAN, University of Florida
RANDY GYLLENHAAL, Elon University
ELIZABETH MCKERNAN, Arizona State University
MATHEW MENDEZ, University of Southern California

The finalists will participate in spot assignments – competing for additional awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 in the program’s National Championships, held in San Francisco, June 2 – 6, 2009.  Also competing in the National Championships will be writing and photo finalists.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are:  Fred Young, former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, New York, NY;  Barbara Cochran, President, RTNDA, Washington, DC;  and Ursula Reutin, News Director, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio,Seattle, WA.

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

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HEARST NATIONAL WRITING FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the eight undergraduate college journalism students from around the country who will compete in the 49th annual National Writing Championships of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program this June in San Francisco.

The finalists include six winners in monthly writing competitions and two who had the highest scores from among the 600 entries submitted in this year’s writing competitions. The finalists will participate in various spot assignments, competing for additional scholarship awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 in the Program’s National Championships, held in San Francisco, June 3 – 7, 2009.

Also competing in the National Championships will be six photo, five radio and five television broadcast news finalists.

The 2009 National Writing Championship finalists are:
TREY BUNDY, San Francisco State University
MARK DENT, University of Kansas
RUSTIN COLIN DODD, University of Kansas
MATT ERICKSON, University of Kansas
MATTHEW J. HARRIS, University of Missouri
KELLY M. HOUSE, Michigan State University
BRIAN HUGHES, University of Georgia
BETH RANKIN, Kent State University

Judging the writing competition this year are: Arthur S. Brisbane, ASB Consulting, East Dennis, MA; Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; and Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR.

Presently, 110 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 49 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards more than $550,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.
Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

HEARST  SPOT  NEWS  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college Spot News writing have been announced in the 49^th 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 KELLY HOUSE, a junior at Michigan State University.  She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her winning article “Cedar Fest a Mess” from The State News. Michigan State University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Kelly has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco this June.

Other scholarship winners are:

KIMBALL  BENNION, University of Montana, second place, $1,500 scholarship

KERRY  KLECIC, University of South Florida, third place, $1,000 scholarship

CARRIE  PORTER, Northwestern University, fourth place, $750 scholarship

KIM  WILMATH, University of Florida, fifth place, $600 scholarship

AUDREY  SPALDING, University of Missouri, sixth place, $500 scholarship

MELANIE  HICKEN, Syracuse University, seventh place, $500 scholarship

SUSAN  ELGIN, University of Iowa, eighth place, $500 scholarship

JOHN  CLAYTON, Syracuse University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

DAVIDMcSWANE, Colorado State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

The University of Kansas won first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the six writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  University of Missouri; Northwestern University; Arizona State University;University of Kentucky; University of Montana; Syracuse University; University of Georgia (tie);University of Illinois (tie); University of Iowa.  The top three winning schools receive $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively as the winners of the Hearst Intercollegiate Writing Competition.

The 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 W.R. Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards up to $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Arthur S. Brisbane, ASB Consulting, East Dennis, MA; Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; and Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR.

There were 79 students from 46 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s sixth and final writing competition.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website.

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

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HEARST NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the fourteen college photojournalism students who have been selected as semi-finalists in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. They are the top four winners in the three photo competitions and two finalists with the highest scores earned from placement in two competitions:

JOHN W. ADKISSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
BRYAN J. ANSELM, Western Kentucky University
LANE CHRISTIANSEN, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
LAUREN COWART, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
COURTNEY DUDLEY, University of Texas, Austin
BRIAN L. FRANK, San Francisco State University
JONATHAN GOERING, University of Kansas
TIM HUSSIN, University of Florida
JASON JOHNSON, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale
CARL KIILSGAARD, Western Kentucky University
STEPHEN MATUREN, University of Minnesota
JAKE STEVENS, Western Kentucky University
NICOLE TUNG, New York University
CHEN WANG, University of Florida

These fourteen winners will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging. On June 1, the judges will select six finalists to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championships. The finalists arrive in San Francisco the next day to compete for additional awards of up to $5,000 in the National Championships, held June 2 – 7, 2009. In addition to the 6 photo finalists, there will be writing and broadcast news finalists competing at the Championship.

The photojournalism judges are: Janet Reeves, Senior Editor/Photography and Multimedia, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado; Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo editor, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY.

There are 110 universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 49th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970, and is funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The program awards up to $550,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends, and is under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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 finalists in the Picture Story/Series Competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  The March competition was the third and final photojournalism competition of the academic year.

The winners were selected from among 47 entries submitted from 30 schools nationwide.  The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two photo competitions and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photographs for the semi-final round of judging this June.  Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing and broadcast finalists.

There are 110 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs that are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

The top four finalists who qualify for the semi-final are:

First Place, $2,000 award, CARL  KIILSGAARD,  Western Kentucky University

Second Place, $1,500 award, BRIAN  L.  FRANK,  San Francisco State University

Third Place, $1,000 award, NICOLE  TUNG,  New York University

Fourth Place, $750 award, LAUREN  COWART,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

The fifth through tenth place winners are:

Fifth Place, $600 award, MATT  EICH,  Ohio University

Sixth Place, $500 award, ANJALI  PINTO,  University of Missouri

Seventh Place, $500 award, TYLER  BISSMEYER,  Western Kentucky University

Eighth Place, $500 award, RYAN  JONES  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ninth Place, $500 award, JOSH  PECKLER,  Ball State University

Tenth Place, $500 award, JOSH  BIRNBAUM,  University of Illinois

These finalists’ journalism schools receive matching grants.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 49^th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970. The program also includes six writing contests, four broadcast news competitions, and one multimedia competition offering more than $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

The photojournalism judges are:  Janet Reeves, Senior Editor/Photography and Multimedia, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado; Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, National Geographic Magazine, Washington,D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo editor, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY.

Western Kentucky University won first place in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the three photo competitions.  It is followed by: University of Florida;University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; San Francisco State University; University of Missouri; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; University of Kentucky; University of Minnesota; Ohio University; ArizonaState University.  The top three winning schools receive $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively as the winners of the Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition.

To see examples of the winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website which is updated shortly after each competition.

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

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HEARST  PERSONALITY/PROFILE  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college personality/profile writing have been announced in the 49^thannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduatejournalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First place has been awarded to MATTHEW J.  HARRIS, a senior at the University of Missouri.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article, “Back to Basics” from The Columbia Missourian.  The University ofMissouri will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Matthew has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco this June.

Other scholarship winners are:

SEAN  ROSE, University of Kentucky, second place, $1,500 scholarship

MARK  DENT, University of Kansas, third place, $1,000 scholarship

BRITTANY  ABEIJON, University of Illinois, Fourth place, $750 scholarship

JAMES  KINDLE, Arizona State University, fifth place, $600 scholarship

EVAN  JURKOVICH, Drake University, sixth place, $500 scholarship

BRYCE  BAUER, University of Iowa, seventh place, $500 scholarship

JEFF  DETERS, University of Kansas, eighth place, $500 scholarship

JAMES  PUSEY, Iowa State University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

KEVIN  HUDSON, University of Oregon, tenth place, $500 scholarship

The University of Kansas remains in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the five completed writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  University of Missouri; Arizona State University; Northwestern University; University of Kentucky;University of Illinois (tie); University of Georgia (tie); Iowa State University; University of Oregon; San FranciscoState University.  The final winners will be named in April following the Spot News writing competition.

The 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 W.R. Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards up to $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Arthur S. Brisbane, ASB Consulting, East Dennis, MA; Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; and Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR.

There were 106 students from 61 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s fifth writing competition.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
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 broadcast competition. The category for Competition Two was News.

The top five winners in both radio and television were selected from among 24 radio and 51 television entries submitted.  These winners, along with the top five finalists from both categories in Competition One, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging.  Following the semi-final round of judging, five in radio and five in television will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Broadcast News Championships in San Francisco, along with winners of the writing and photojournalism competitions.

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

First Place, $2,000 award,  BROOKS STALEY,  University of Maryland

Second Place, $1,500 award,  ANDY  BOYLE,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Third Place, $1,000 award,  JOHN  SANTUCCI,  Hofstra University

Fourth Place, $750 award, RYAN  JAY  FISHMAN,  Syracuse University

Fifth Place, $600 award,  JILL GALUS,  Arizona State University

Other award winners in radio:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  ELENA  DIFIORE,  Arizona State University

Seventh Place, $500 award,  JASON  KAHN,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eighth Place, $500 award,  ALEX  SILVERMAN,  Syracuse University

Ninth Place, $500 award,  JOSEPH  A.  TARAVELLA, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tenth Place, $500 award,  ASHLEY  KORSLIEN,  University of Montana

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

First Place, $2,000 award,  MILES  DORAN,  University of Florida

Second Place, $1,500 award,  MATHEW  MENDEZ,  University of Southern California

Third Place, $1,000 award,  RANDY  GYLLENHAAL,  Elon University

Fourth Place, $750 award, LANDON  SEARS,  Syracuse University

Fifth Place, $600 award,  AMBER  DIXON,  Arizona State University

Other award winners in television:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  HILARY  WHITTIER,  Texas Christian University

Seventh Place, $500 award,  KATIE  KIM, University of Southern California

Eighth Place, $500 award,  VICTORIA  WELLS,  Syracuse University

Ninth Place, $500 award,  MCKENNA  EWEN,  University of Minnesota

Tenth Place, $500 award,  ANNA  M.  BROWN,  Louisiana State University

The schools of these award winning finalists receive matching grants.

Syracuse University placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competitionwith the highest accumulated student points from the two broadcast competitions.  It is followed by: Arizona State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Universityof Southern California; University of Florida; Pennsylvania State University; University ofMontana (tie); Elon University (tie); University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and HofstraUniversity.  The top three winners earned awards of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are:  Fred Young, Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, New York, NY;  Barbara Cochran, President, RTNDA, Washington, DC;  and Ursula Reutin, News Director, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA.

The 2008-2009 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 49 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

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

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HEARST  SPORTS  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college sports writing have been announced in the 49^th 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 RUSTIN  DODD, a senior at the University of Kansas.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article, “For the love of the game” from The University Daily Kansan.  The Universityof Kansas will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Rustin has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco this June.

Other scholarship winners are:

BRIAN  HUGHES, University of Georgia, second place, $1,500 scholarship

ANDREW  ASTLEFORD, University of Missouri, third place, $1,000 scholarship

JEREMY  WERNER, University of Illinois, Fourth place, $750 scholarship

MARK  DENT, University of Kansas, fifth place, $600 scholarship

JONATHAN  GREENFIELD  SMITH, University of Kentucky, sixth place, $500 scholarship

MICHAEL  FRANK  BROWNLEE, University of Iowa, seventh place, $500 scholarship

ANDY  McCULLOUGH, Syracuse University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

JOSEPH  TERRY, Michigan State University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

BENJAMIN  LARRISON, Northwestern University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

The University of Kansas remains in 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 Missouri; Northwestern University; Arizona State University; University of Georgia; San FranciscoState University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Pennsylvania State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Montana.  The final winners will be named in April following the Spot News writing competition.

The 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 W.R. Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards up to $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Arthur S. Brisbane, ASB Consulting, East Dennis, MA; Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; and Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian,Portland, OR.

There were 87 students from 52 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s fourth writing competition.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan 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 finalists in the January 2009 photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  Entries in the second of three photojournalism competitions were in the categories of News and Sports.

The winners were selected from among 69 entries submitted from 41 schools nationwide.  The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two photo competitions and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photographs for the semi-final round of judging this June.  Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing and broadcast 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 finalists who qualify for the semi-final are:

First Place, $2,000 award, STEPHEN  MATUREN,  University of Minnesota

Second Place, $1,500 award, JOHN  W.  ADKISSON,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Third Place, $1,000 award, JONATHAN  GOERING,  University of Kansas

Fourth Place, $750 award, BRYAN  J.  ANSELM,  Western Kentucky University

The fifth through tenth place winners are:

Fifth Place, $600 award, THOMAS  SIMONETTI,  Western Kentucky University

Sixth Place, $500 award, ELLIOTT  HESS,  University of Kentucky

Seventh Place, $500 award, BETTINA  HANSEN,  Arizona State University

Eighth Place, $500 award, MATTHEW  MEAD,  University of Minnesota

Ninth Place, $500 award, JEFFREY  LOWMAN,  Arizona State University

Tenth Place, $500 award, CHRISTOPHER  McGUIRE,  San Francisco State University

These finalists’ journalism schools receive matching grants.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 49^th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970.  The program also includes six writing contests, four broadcast news competitions, and one multimedia competition offering more than $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

The photojournalism judges are:  Janet Reeves, Senior Editor/Photography and Multimedia, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado; Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, National Geographic Magazine,Washington, D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo editor, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY.

Western Kentucky University is in first place after the first two photo competitions in theIntercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points.  It is followed by: University of Florida; University of Minnesota; University of Kentucky; tie: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and University of Missouri; Arizona State University; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; University of Kansas; San Francisco State University.  The final Intercollegiate winners are announced in April.

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

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HEARST  IN-DEPTH  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college In-Depth writing have been announced in the 49^th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalismprograms at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to MATT  ERICKSON, a senior at the University of Kansas.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article, “Facing the Music” from The Daily Kansan.  The University of Kansaswill receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Matt has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco this June.

Other scholarship winners are:

MEGAN  HIRT, University of Kansas, second place, $1,500 scholarship

RYAN  KNUTSON, University of Oregon, third place, $1,000 scholarship

ANDY  BOYLE,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fourth place, $750 scholarship

PETER  JACKSON, Northwestern University, fifth place, $600 scholarship

SARAH  M.  PANUSKA, University of Missouri, sixth place, $500 scholarship

REBECCA  DELANEY, University of Missouri, seventh place, $500 scholarship

MIMI  ABEBE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, eighth place, $500 scholarship

ANDREW  MCGILL, Pennsylvania State University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

OLIVIA  HUBERT-ALLEN, Elon University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

The University of Kansas 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:  Northwestern University; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln;San Francisco State University; Iowa State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; PennsylvaniaState University; University of Oregon.  The final winners will be named in April following the final writing competition.

The 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 W.R. Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards up to $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Arthur S. Brisbane, ASB Consulting, East Dennis, MA; Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; and Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR.

There were 92 students from 55 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s third writing competition of this academic year.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website which is updated shortly after each competition.

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

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