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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the November photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Entries in the first of three photojournalism competitions were in the categories of portrait/personality, feature and “personal vision.”

The winners were selected from among 67 entries submitted from 41 journalism schools nationwide. The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the next two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next June. Following that round of judging, six finalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship in San Francisco, June 2008, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in more than 100 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top four finalists are:

First Place, $2,000 award, JUSTIN MAXON, San Francisco State University
Second Place, $1,500 award, TIM HUSSIN, University of Florida
Third Place, $1,000 award, MICHAEL PAULSEN, University of Nebraska
Fourth Place, $750 award, AARON BORTON, Western Kentucky University

The fifth through tenth place winners are:

Fifth Place, $500 award, BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri
Sixth Place, $500 award, JOSEPH BUGLEWICZ, University of Texas, Austin
Seventh Place, $500 award, JEREMIAH WILSON, University of Florida
Eighth Place, $500 award, JOHN TULLY, University of Missouri
Ninth Place, $500 award, DANIEL C. McCLANAHAN, Iowa State University
Tenth Place, $500 award, ROSS LaDUE, Iowa State University

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive award certificates are:

ED OU, University of Southern California, eleventh place
CHRISTOPHER HANEWINCKEL, Kansas State University, twelfth place
STEPHEN LAM, San Francisco State University, thirteenth place
ROBERT LEISTRA, Ball State University, fourteenth place
CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University, fifteenth place
KASIA BROUSSALIAN, University of Colorado, sixteenth place-tie
ELLIOTT HESS, University of Kentucky, sixteenth place-tie
BRITNEY McINTOSH, University of Kentucky, eighteenth place-tie
CAMERON PEMSTEIN, California State University, Fullerton, eighteenth place-tie
DAVID FOSTER, Kent State University, twentieth place

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 48th 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 $500,000 in scholarships to undergraduate journalism majors with matching grants to their respective schools.

The photojournalism judges are: Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado; Mary Shanahan, Creative Director, Town & Country Magazine, New York; and Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey.

The University of Florida placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first of three photo competitions. It is followed by: San Francisco State University; University of Missouri; Western Kentucky University; Iowa State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Texas, Austin; University of Kentucky; University of Southern California; Kansas State University and Ball State University tied for 10th place.

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Jan Watten
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2007 HEARST FEATURE WRITING WINNERS NAMED
San Francisco – The top 20 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 48th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to MAGGIE STEHR, of University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her winning article titled “Being Perfect” published in the Lincoln Journal Star. University of Nebraska-Lincoln will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Maggie Stehr graduated in the spring of 2007, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second place winner, TIARA ETHERIDGE, from University of Oklahoma, will receive a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June 2008.

Other scholarship winners are:

MEGAN ROLLAND, University of Missouri, third place, $1,000 scholarship

JACOB BAYNHAM, University of Montana, fourth place, $750 scholarship

ABHA BHATTARAI, Northwestern University, fifth place, $600 scholarship

KATIE HOLLAND, Northwestern University, sixth place, $500 scholarship

SAMANTHA NEWMAN, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, seventh place, $500 scholarship

CELESTE SEPESSY, Arizona State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

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

COLLEEN MAXWELL, Michigan State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

University of Missouri and Northwestern University tied for 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: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Oklahoma; University of Montana; Arizona State University; Middle Tennessee State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Indiana University; Drake University.

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 four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia. The program awards more than $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL; Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA; and Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

SARAH LAVERY, Middle Tennessee State University, eleventh place
BRANDON LOWREY, Colorado State University, twelfth place-tie
STEVEN OVERLY, University of Maryland, twelfth place-tie
ANDREW CHAVEZ, Texas Christian University, fourteenth place-tie
EMANUELLA ORR, California State University, Chico, fourteenth place-tie
MARK E. BELL, Middle Tennessee State University, sixteenth place-tie
CHARLOTTE BELLIS, University of Missouri, sixteenth place-tie
COREY W. PAUL, Western Kentucky University, sixteenth place-tie
JACK WEINSTEIN, University of Kansas, sixteenth place-tie
COLIN McDONALD, Drake University, twentieth place

There were 128 students from 72 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s first competition of this academic year. For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the Journalism Awards’ website.

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Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-908-4560
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SAN FRANCISCO – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships were announced on June 9, 2007 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program.

The Hearst Championships – the culmination of the 2006-2007 Journalism Awards Program, with 107 undergraduate colleges and universities competing under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication – were held in San Francisco, June 4 – 10, 2007.

Finalists were brought to San Francisco to demonstrate their writing, photography, radio and television skills in rigorous on-the-spot assignments. Assignments were decided by non-Hearst media professionals, also brought in to judge the students’ work. The following are the first, second and third place winners and the scholarships they received:
National Writing Championship

First Place, HALLE STOCKTON, Pennsylvania State University, $5,000 scholarship

Second Place, DANIEL C. FORD, University of Memphis, $4,000 scholarship

Third Place, MEGAN G. BOEHNKE, University of Kentucky, $3,000 scholarship
National Photojournalism Championship

First Place, BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $5,000 award

Second Place, BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri, $4,000 award

Third Place, JONATHAN D. WOODS, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 award
National Radio Broadcast News Championship

First Place, DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University, $5,000 award

Second Place, KIMBERLY J. SALTMARSH, Hofstra University, $4,000 award

Third Place, MELANIE OVERCAST, University of Montana, $3,000 award
National Television Broadcast News Championship

First Place, ELIAS JOHNSON, Arizona State University, $5,000 award

Second Place, PAUL J. GESSLER, Marshall University, $4,000 award

Third Place, AMANDA GOODMAN, Arizona State University, $3,000 award
Five runners-up in the Writing Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): TATIANA HENSLEY, Arizona State University; STEFANIE M. LOH, University of Oregon; AMY MAY, University of Montana; CURTIS J. MOORE, University of Kansas; FRANCIS D. TANKARD, University of Kansas.

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to STEFANIE M. LOH, University of Oregon, for her sports article in The Oregon Daily Emerald titled “Stunned: The Reaction.” The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to FRANCIS D. TANKARD, University of Kansas, for his In-Depth article in The University Daily Kansan titled “Built for Disaster.”

Three runners-up in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): EDWARD LINSMIER, Western Kentucky University; MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida; BRANDON THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas.

The $1,000 award for Best Single Photograph went to BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri; and the Best Picture Story/Series Award of $1,000 went to MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida.

Each semi-finalist in the Photojournalism Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: DEANNA DENT, Arizona State University; BRIAN FRANK, San Francisco State University; CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University; CARL KIILSGAARD, Western Kentucky University; TIM KUPSICK, University of Montana; MATT RYERSON, University of Iowa.

Two runners-up in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): MARTHA CASTANEDA, Arizona State University; WALTER R. STORHOLT, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Two runners-up in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): McKENZIE L. COMBS, Western Kentucky University; RYAN FAMULINER, University of Missouri.

The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University. The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to ELIAS JOHNSON, Arizona State University.

Each semi-finalist in the Radio Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: BROOKE D. ARNAUD, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; DAVID KLATT, Pennsylvania State University; JEREMY L. POND, AbileneChristian University; BENJAMIN STEWART, Northwestern University; CHRISTOPHER VILLANI, Syracuse University.

Each semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: MAIKA BAUERLE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; ARIELLE BERLIN, Syracuse University; JOY HOWE, University of South Carolina; CHRISTOPHER T. JONES, Brigham Young University; JUSTIN S. SMITH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The Awards Ceremony was held at the deYoung Art Museum in San Francisco and was attended by family Hearst members Anissa Balson, Vice President of the Hearst Foundation, and Stephen T. Hearst, Vice President and General Manager, Hearst Realties, San Francisco.

All judges are from non-Hearst publications and broadcast stations. The writing judges were: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

The Photojournalism judges were: Janet Reeve, Director of Photography, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ; and Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, TX.

The Broadcast News judges were: Terry Connelly, Senior Vice President & General Manager, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; Felicia Middlebrooks, Morning Anchor & Correspondent, WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago, IL; and Tom Negovan, Anchor/Reporter, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL.

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 more than $660 million to numerous educational programs, including this one, and to health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.
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HEARST NATIONAL PHOTO FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the six college photojournalists from around the country who have been selected to compete in the 47th annual National Photojournalism Championships of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Currently, there are 107 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools that participate in the program, which is often called the Pulitzers of college journalism. Funded and administered for 47 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Program awards more than $400,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends, under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The six 2007 Photo finalists were selected during a portfolio review on Monday June 4th from a field of twelve. They were notified the same day and fly to San Francisco on June 5th for the championships. They are:

BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri

BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

EDWARD LINSMIER, Western Kentucky University

MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida

BRANDON THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas

JONATHAN D. WOODS, Western Kentucky University
The finalists will participate in spot assignments – competing for awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 in the program’s Championships, held in San Francisco, June 5 – 9, 2007. Also competing in the Championships will be writing and broadcast finalists. The winners of the Photo Cahmpionship will be announced on Saturday, June 9th.

The photojournalism judges are: Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, Texas; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado.

Contact:
Jan Watten, Program Director
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
415-543-6033

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NATION’S JOURNALISM SCHOOLS WIN $52,500 IN HEARST PRIZES
SAN FRANCISCO – Seven universities shared prizes totaling $52,500 as this year’s winners in the Intercollegiate writing, photography and broadcast news competitions of the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

The 2006-2007 prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 are awarded to the top three colleges and universities in each division of the Intercollegiate Competitions, with the top ten of each category receiving Hearst medallions. These awards were added to the Hearst Journalism Awards Program budget in 1990.

Often called “The Pulitzers of College Journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photography and broadcast news for journalism undergraduates. Journalism schools accumulating the most points earned by their students in each category are designated the winners.

The 2007 Intercollegiate Competition winners are:

WRITING:

$10,000 First Place UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
$ 5,000 Second Place UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
$ 2,500 Third Place ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

PHOTOJOURNALISM:

$10,000 First Place WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
$ 5,000 Second Place UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
$ 2,500 Third Place UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

BROADCAST NEWS:

$10,000 First Place ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
$ 5,000 Second Place BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
$ 2,500 Third Place UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL

The winners in each category will receive cash prizes and medallions during the National Championships in San Francisco on Friday, June 8, 2007.

In the OVERALL INTERCOLLEGIATE COMPETITION, which is the accumulation of points from all three divisions, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY scored the highest. It is followed by: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Second Place; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Third Place; WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Fourth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, Fifth Place; PENNSYLAVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Seventh Place; UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Eighth Place; SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Ninth Place; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Tenth Place.

Writing medallions are awarded to: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fourth Place; UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Fifth Place; NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Seventh Place-tie; UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Seventh Place-tie; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, Ninth Place; FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY, Tenth Place.

Photojournalism medallions are awarded to: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Fourth Place; SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE, Fifth Place; SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Seventh Place; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, Eighth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Ninth Place; BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, Tenth Place.

Broadcast News medallions are awarded to: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Fourth Place; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Fifth Place; WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Seventh Place; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Eighth Place; UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Ninth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Tenth Place.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program operates under the auspices of the accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. It is fully funded and administered by The William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Currently, 107 accredited undergraduate schools of journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards more than $450,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Publisher William Randolph Hearst established the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation, Inc. in the 1940’s, a few years before his death in 1951. Since then, the Foundations have awarded more than $660 million in grants and programs.
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HEARST NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the twelve college photojournalism students who have been selected as semi-finalists in the 47th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. They were selected from three competitions and qualify for the National Championship Finals this June. They are:

DEANNA DENT, Arizona State University
BRIAN FRANK, San Francisco State University
BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri
CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University
CARL KIILSGAARD, Western Kentucky University
TIM KUPSICK, University of Montana
BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
EDWARD LINSMIER, Western Kentucky University
MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida
MATT RYERSON, University of Iowa
BRANDON THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas
JONATHAN D. WOODS, Western Kentucky University

These winners will submit additional photos for the semi-final judging in June. The judges will then select six to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championships, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions. The finalists will compete for additional awards in the program’s National Championships, held in San Francisco, June 5 – 10, 2007.

The photojournalism judges are: Senior Judge Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, TX; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photo, The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ; and Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO.

There are 107 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools that participate in the program, often called the Pulitzers of college journalism. Funded and administered for 47 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Program awards more than $450,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends, under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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TOP 20 HEARST SPOT NEWS WRITING FINALISTS NAMED
San Francisco, CA – HALLE STOCKTON, a junior from Pennsylvania State University, has won first place in the Spot News Writing Competition of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s 47th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. 75 students from 48 universities across the nation participated in this competition.

Halle’s spot news story from The Daily Collegian is titled, “After 7 months, an arrest.” She will receive a $2,000 scholarship and the opportunity to compete in the National Writing Championships in San Francisco this June. The College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

The Hearst Journalism Awards, conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, is fully-funded and administered by the W. R. Hearst Foundation. The program consists of monthly writing contests, photojournalism and broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all three divisions.

Presently, 107 accredited schools of undergraduate journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards more than $450,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

The other top finalists in the Spot News Writing Competition, and their awards are:

SAMANTHA NOVICK, Arizona State University, second place, $1,500
JESSICA N. LARCHÉ, Florida A&M University, third place, $1,000
SEAN ROSE, University of Kentucky, fourth place, $750
C.J. MOORE, University of Kansas, fifth place, $600
BEN BLOCK, University of Maryland, sixth place, $500
STEVEN OVERLY, University of Maryland, seventh place, $500
ELIZABETH A. PHILLIPS, University of Missouri, eighth place, $500
JOSH MOYER, Pennsylvania State University, ninth place, $500
LAURA OLSON, Northwestern University, tenth place, $500

Certificates of merit are awarded to students who placed in the top 20:

DANIEL PERSON, University of Montana, eleventh place
EDDIE JACOVINO, Syracuse University, twelfth place
MEGAN HUPP, Marquette University, thirteenth place
DOMINICK E. TAO, University of Florida, fourteenth place
KATIE BRANDENBURG, Western Kentucky University, fifteenth place
CAROLYN CARVER, Arizona State University, sixteenth place
FRED A. DAVIS III, University of Kansas, seventeenth place
VENUS LEE, University of Southern California, eighteenth place
CRISTIAN J. MARINO, Florida International University, nineteenth place-tie
KATIE FRETLAND, University of Missouri, nineteenth place-tie

Judging the writing competition this year are: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

The University of Kansas placed first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the six writing competitions. They are followed by: University of Missouri; Arizona State University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Kentucky; Northwestern University; University of Maryland (tie); University of Montana (tie); California State University, Fullerton; and Florida A&M University.

The Spot News Competition is the last competition of this academic year. Monthly writing competitions resume again in October 2007. For examples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website which is updated shortly after each competition.

CONTACT:
Jan Watten
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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the Picture Story/Series Competition of the 2006-2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This was the third and final photojournalism competition of this academic year, entered by 45 students nationwide.

The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the previous two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging this June. Of those, six photojournalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s national photojournalism championships in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top four finalists are:
First Place, $2,000 award, EDWARD LINSMIER, Western Kentucky University
Second Place, $1,500 award, MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida
Third Place, $1,000 award, CARL KIILSGAARD, Western Kentucky University
Fourth Place, $750 award, MATT RYERSON, University of Iowa

Other award winners are:
Fifth Place, $600 award, COURTNEY POTTER, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sixth Place, $500 award, JOE BUGLEWICZ, University of Texas, Austin
Seventh Place, $500 award, LANE CHRISTIANSEN, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Eighth Place, $500 award, CELIA TOBIN, University of Florida
Ninth Place, $500 award, MAX BITTLE, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Tenth Place, $500 award, KATIE D. RAUSCH, Michigan State University
Other students who placed among the top 20 in the photojournalism competition and will receive award certificates are:

JEANA-DEE ALLEN, Michigan State University, eleventh place
ED OU, University of Southern California, twelfth place
CARLA ACEVEDO ELDREDGE, California State University, Northridge, thirteenth place
IKURU KUWAJIMA, University of Missouri, fourteenth place-tie
JOHN TULLY, University of Missouri, fourteenth place-tie
JILL WOODBECK, Central Michigan University, sixteenth place
JEREMIAH ARMENTA, Arizona State University, seventeenth place
KARLA AMAYA, San Francisco State University, eighteenth place-tie
LINDSAY ADLER, Syracuse University, eighteenth place-tie
MARGARITA BILBREY, Ball State University, twentieth place

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which is now in its 47th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, are presented to the finalists following the National Championships. In addition to the photojournalism competitions, the program also includes six writing and four broadcast news competitions. Annually, up to $500,000 in student scholarships and matching grants to the students’ schools are distributed.

The photojournalism judges are: Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, Texas; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado.

Western Kentucky University placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the three photo competitions. They are followed by: University of Florida; University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; San Francisco State University; Arizona State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Texas; and Ball State University.

For examples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of this website which is updated shortly after each competition.
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415-543-6033, ext. 308
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HEARST JOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

The top 20 winners in college personality/profile writing have been announced in The William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s 47th annual Journalism Awards Program.

TATIANA HENSLEY, a senior from Arizona State University, won first place. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her article from azcentral.com titled “Don Bolles: Cautious man, dedicated journalist.” Tatiana will also have the opportunity to compete in the National Writing Championship in San Francisco this June. Arizona State University’s School of Journalism will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Second place in the February contest went to KYLE ODEGARD, also from Arizona State University. He will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

Other scholarship winners:

JP EICHMILLER, Colorado State University, third place, $1,000 scholarship
MATT JARZEMSKY, University of Missouri, fourth place, $750 scholarship
MARK VIERTHALER, University of Kansas, fifth place, $600 scholarship
JENNA R. JOHNSON, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sixth place, $500 scholarship
CHRIS DeLOTELL, University of Kentucky, seventh place, $500 scholarship
MARGARET POE, University of Iowa, eighth place, $500 scholarship
FRED A. DAVIS III, University of Kansas, ninth place, $500 scholarship
CHRISTINE FERRER, San Francisco State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

The University of Kansas remains in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated school points from five out of six writing competitions. They are followed by: University of Missouri; Arizona State University; California State University, Fullerton; University of Kentucky; Northwestern University; University of Montana; University of Georgia; University of Iowa; Pennsylvania State University. The final winners will be named next month following the last competition of this academic year.

The 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, two radio and two television broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions held at the culmination of the program year.

Undergraduate accredited schools of journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit:

PETE DELMOE, University of Montana, eleventh place
JULIE ANNE INES, California State University, Fullerton, twelfth place
JOHN W. COX, University of Florida, thirteenth place
ERIC MANDEL, University of Iowa, fourteenth place
TIFFANY C. DOW, University of Minnesota, fifteenth place-tie
KRISTA NIGHTENGALE, University of Oklahoma, fifteenth place-tie
NICKY CORBETT, Syracuse University, fifteenth place-tie
AMY BRITTAIN, Louisiana State University, fifteenth place-tie
DAVID THILL, Eastern Illinois University, nineteenth place
BRIAN JANOSCH, Indiana University, twentieth place

There were 109 students from 63 universities and colleges participating in the program’s Personality/Profile Writing Competition. For examples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the website.
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Jan Watten
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HEARST BROADCAST JOURNALISM FINALISTS NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program Broadcast Competition. The category for Competition II was News.

The top five winners in both radio and television, along with the top five finalists from both categories in the Features Competition, will submit additional tapes for the semi-final round of judging. Following that round of judging, five finalists 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 in the writing and photojournalism competitions.

The top five radio finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals are:
First Place, $2,000 award, DAVID KLATT, Pennsylvania State University
Second Place, $1,500 award, DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University
Third Place, $1,000 award, MARTHA CASTANEDA, Arizona State University
Fourth Place, $750 award, JEREMY L. POND, Abilene Christian University
Fifth Place, $600 award, BENJAMIN STEWART, Northwestern University

The top five television finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals are:
First Place, $2,000 award, McKENZIE L. YORK, Western Kentucky University
Second Place, $1,500 award, AMANDA GOODMAN, Arizona State University
Third Place, $1,000 award, RYAN FAMULINER, University of Missouri
Fourth Place, $750 award, JOY HOWE, University of South Carolina
Fifth Place, $600 award, PAUL J. GESSLER, Marshall University
The following is the list of additional award winners in radio. The schools of the top ten award winning finalists receive matching grants.

Sixth Place, $500 award, MOLLY O’BRIEN, Arizona State University
Seventh Place, $500 award, MATTHEW PAPAYCIK, Pennsylvania State University
Eighth Place, $500 award, ADAM W. RHEW, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ninth Place, $500 award, LENA CABRERA, University of Florida
Tenth Place, $500 award, MARK OLEXIK, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
These students placed among the top 20 in radio and will receive award certificates:

K’LYNN SLOAN, University of Montana, eleventh place
JENNIFER BORGET, Brigham Young University, twelfth place
MICHAEL LOPARDI, Syracuse University, thirteenth place
JESSICA N. LARCHE’, Florida A&M University, fourteenth place-tie
SEAN POWERS, University of Missouri, fourteenth place-tie
ALLISON VINCENT, Western Kentucky University, fourteenth place-tie
LORILEE VICTORINO, University of Florida, seventeenth place
SARA CARMICHAEL, Syracuse University, eighteenth place
KARLA K. LEVEGUE, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, nineteenth place
MATTHEW SHORTIS, Hofstra University, twentieth place
The following is the list of additional award winners in television. The schools of the top ten award winning finalists receive matching grants.

Sixth Place, $500 award, ADRIAN WHITSETT, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Seventh Place, $500 award, LAYRON LIVINGSTON, University of Texas, Austin
Eighth Place, $500 award, JASON DUNNING, University of Florida
Ninth Place, $500 award, MEGHAN PACKER, Elon University
Tenth Place, $500 award, HEIDI ZHOU, Northwestern University
These students placed among the top 20 in television and will receive award certificates:

RYAN KRUGER, University of Missouri, eleventh place
JACKIE CAIN, West Virginia University, twelfth place
ALEXANDREA DENIS, University of South Florida, thirteenth place
WHITNEY GIVENS, University of Iowa, fourteenth place
ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, fifteenth place-tie
KEATON FUCHS, University of Oklahoma, fifteenth place-tie
THOMAS HENDRICK, University of Colorado, seventeenth place-tie
HAILEY F. GINDLESPERGER, Arizona State University, seventeenth place-tie
TED LAND, University of Illinois, nineteenth place-tie
JENIFFER A. BERRY, Texas Christian University, nineteenth place-tie
Arizona State University placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated school points from Competitions I and II in radio and television. It is followed by: Brigham Young University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Syracuse University; University of Florida; Western Kentucky University; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; University of Montana; University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Felicia Middlebrooks, Morning Anchor & Correspondent, WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago, IL; Tom Negovan, Anchor/Reporter, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL; and Linda Sullivan, President & General Manager, KNTV, San Francisco, CA.

The 2006 – 2007 broadcast news competitions are held in 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 47 years has included writing and news photography competitions, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. For examples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of our website, www.hearstawards.org, which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415.543.6033, ext. 308
jwatten@hearstfdn.org