Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Winners Announced

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Feature Writing Competition of the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 152 entries from 82 schools submitted in the first writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Shelby Swanson, a junior from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Shelby will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “She saw her mother get murdered” published in Mediahub.

Shelby also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held in June 2024.

The other top finalists are:
Second place, $2,000 award, Lincoln Roch, Drake University
Third place, $1,500 award, CJ Younger, Drake University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Emma Uber, Indiana University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Ashton Slaughter, Oklahoma State University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Alan Halaly, University of Florida
Seventh Place, certificate, Caroline Colvin, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Eighth Place, certificate, Kylie Williams, University of Florida
Ninth Place, certificate, Jackson McCoy, Ohio University
Tenth place, certificate, Sarah Walter, Texas Christian University

Drake University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the first writing competition of the year.
 They are followed by: University of Florida; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Indiana University; Oklahoma State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Ohio University; Michigan State University; Texas Christian University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May.

The writing judges are: Maria Reeve, Managing Editor/Vice President, The Star Tribune; Sue Campbell, Managing Editor, Features, The Star Tribune; David Callaway, Founder and Editor, Callaway Climate Insights.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 64th year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

SAN FRANCISCO – This year’s winners of the Intercollegiate Writing, Photojournalism, Audio and Television and Multimedia Competitions of the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program share $95,000 in awards. These awards will be presented at the Intercollegiate Awards Presentation during the National Hearst Championship in San Francisco on Tuesday, June 6.

The 2022-2023 prizes are awarded to the top universities in each division of the Intercollegiate Competitions, with the top ten of each category receiving Hearst trophies. Often called “The Pulitzers of college journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photojournalism, audio, television and multimedia for journalism undergraduates. The points earned by individual students in these monthly competitions determine each discipline’s Intercollegiate ranking. The winners are those schools with the highest accumulated student points in each category.

The Overall Intercollegiate winners are the schools with the highest accumulated student points from the 1,304 entries submitted this year in the writing, photojournalism, audio, television and multimedia competitions.

The 2023 Intercollegiate Competition winners are:

INTERCOLLEGIATE WRITING
$10,000 First Place, Pennsylvania State University
$4,000 Second Place, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$2,000 Third Place, Indiana University

INTERCOLLEGIATE PHOTOJOURNALISM
$10,000 First Place, Western Kentucky University
$4,000 Second Place, University of Iowa
$2,000 Third Place, University of Oregon

INTERCOLLEGIATE AUDIO & TELEVISION
$10,000 First Place, University of Missouri
$4,000 Second Place, Syracuse University
$2,000 Third Place, University of Florida

INTERCOLLEGIATE MULTIMEDIA
$10,000 First Place – tie, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$10,000 First Place – tie, Western Kentucky University
$2,000 Third Place, University of Florida

INTERCOLLEGIATE OVERALL
$25,000 First Place, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Second Place, University of Florida
Third Place, Western Kentucky University

Intercollegiate Writing trophies are awarded to: University of Florida, fourth place; University of Missouri, fifth place; University of Montana, sixth place; Arizona State University, seventh place; University of Iowa, eighth place; University of Maryland, ninth place; Ball State University, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Photojournalism trophies are awarded to: Michigan State University, fourth place; Ohio University, fifth place; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sixth place; University of Florida, seventh place; Pennsylvania State University, eight place; Elon University, ninth place; University of Montana, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Audio and Television trophies are awarded to: University of Oklahoma, fourth place; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, fifth place; Arizona State University, sixth place; Pennsylvania State University, seventh place; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, eighth place; Hofstra University, ninth place; University of South Carolina, tenth place.

Intercollegiate Multimedia trophies are awarded to: University of Southern California, fourth place; Syracuse University, fifth place; University of Missouri, sixth place; Pennsylvania State University, seventh place; San Francisco State University, eighth place; Brigham Young University, ninth place-tie; Florida International University, ninth place-tie.

Intercollegiate Overall trophies are awarded to:
University of Missouri, fourth place; Pennsylvania State University, fifth place; Syracuse University, sixth place; Arizona State University, seventh place; University of Montana, eighth place; Indiana University, ninth place; University of Iowa, 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. Presently, 105 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 63 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards up to $700,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.

The Intercollegiate Awards have been acknowledged since the inception of the program, and in 1990 monetary awards were added to the Hearst Journalism Awards Program budget.

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 over one billion dollars in grants and programs.

San Francisco – Winning college journalists in the 63rd National Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia Championships were announced on June 7, 2023 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the 2022 – 2023 Journalism Awards Program, which were held in 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The 30 Championship finalists were selected 1,304 entries submitted in the 14 monthly competitions this
academic year. From June 2 – 7, the finalists participated in the National Championships in San Francisco, where they demonstrated their writing, photography, audio, television, and multimedia skills in spot assignments. The assignments were chosen by media professionals who judged the finalists’ work throughout the year and at the Championships.

Following are the winners and the scholarships they received:

National Writing Championship
First Place, $10,000 award: Anna Guber, University of Florida
Second Place, $7,500 award: Nicolas Napier, Indiana University
Third Place, $5,000 award: Griffen Smith, University of Montana

Writing Championship runners-up listed in alphabetical order:
Finalist, $1,500 award: Katherine Delk, University of Florida
Finalist, $1,500 award: Austin Hanson, University of Iowa
Finalist, $1,500 award: Eli Hoff, University of Missouri
Finalist, $1,500 award: Andrew Lwowski, Arizona State University
Finalist, $1,500 award: Alasdair McNinch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

National Photojournalism Championship
First Place, $10,000 award: Wesley Lapointe, University of Oregon
Second Place, $7,500 award: Laura Bilson, Ohio University
Third Place, $5,000 award: Kennedy Gott, Western Kentucky University

Photo Championship runners-up listed in alphabetical order:
Finalist, $1,500 award: Annie Barker, Michigan State University
Finalist, $1,500 award: J’sha Gift, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Finalist, $1,500 award Lauren Witte, University of Florida

National Audio Championship
First Place, $10,000 award: Sophie Mallinson, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Second Place, $7,500 award: John Perik, Syracuse University
Third Place, $5,000 award: Brianna Atkinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Audio Championship runners-up listed in alphabetical order:
Finalist, $1,500 award: Hallie Gutzwiller, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Finalist, $1,500 award: Briana Heaney, University of Missouri

National Television Championship
First Place, $10,000 award: Ophelie Jacobson, University of Florida
Second Place, $7,500 award: Nicole Aponte, Syracuse University
Third Place, $5,000 award: Rachel Henderson, University of Missouri

Television Championship runners-up listed in alphabetical order:
Finalist, $1,500 award: Cameron Joiner, University of Oklahoma
Finalist, $1,500 award: Julie Koharik, University of Missouri
Finalist, $1,500 award: Christopher Will, University of Florida

National Multimedia Championship
First Place, $10,000 award: Alexandra Schallert, Western Kentucky University
Second Place, $7,500 award: Angelina Katsanis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $5,000 award: Alexis Ashby, University of Florida

Multimedia Championship runners-up listed in alphabetical order:
Finalist, $1,500 award: Avery Lotz, University of Florida
Finalist, $1,500 award: Drake Presto, Arizona State University

Special Awards
$1,000 award for Best Article of the Year went to Eli Hoff, University of Missouri.
$1000 award for Best Reporting Technique went to Anna Guber, University of Florida.

Those awards were selected from the monthly writing competition entries.

$1,000 award for Best Single Photo from the Semi-Finals when to Leslie Ostronic, Ohio University.
$1,000 award for Best Portfolio from the Semi-Finals went to Annie Barker, Michigan State University.

$1,000 award for Best Use of Audio for News Coverage went to John Perik, Syracuse University. This award was selected from the monthly audio entries.
$1,000 award for Best Use of Television for News Coverage went to Julie Koharik, University of Missouri. This award was selected from the television semi-final entries.

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

The writing judges were: Maria Reeve, Vice President – Editor for Content Initiatives for Hearst Texas; Sue Campbell, Editorial Director, AME/Features, Star Tribune Magazine; David Callaway, Founder and Editor, Callaway Climate Insights.

The photojournalism judges were:: Marcia Allert, Managing Photo Producer, Apple; Nicole Frugé, Director of Visuals, The San Francisco Chronicle; Danny Gawlowski, Assistant Managing Editor, The Seattle Times.

The audio and television judges were: Candy Altman, retired Vice President of News, Hearst Television; Holly Quan, Reporter/Anchor, KCBS Radio; Joe Rovitto, President, Clemensen & Rovitto LLC.

The multimedia Judges were: Jarrad Henderson, Independent Visual Journalist; Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios; Robert Scheer, Visual Journalist, The Indianapolis Star.

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

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to support, encourage and give assistance to journalism education through scholarships for outstanding college students. Since its inception, the program has distributed more than $15 million in scholarships and grants for the exceptional work by student journalists who participate in the program.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Team Digital News/Enterprise Story Team Competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

There were 69 entries from 42 schools submitted in the fourth multimedia competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to the team from the University of Southern California: Myrah Sarwar, Grace Yuan Gao, Halle Hazzard, Marta Hernani Fernandez, Rachel Kisela, Hannu Kivimaki, Charisma Madarang, Jesse Mechanic, Lajja Mistry, Jacqueline Pinedo, Sam Schwartz, Mallika Singh, Vaishnavi Vasudevan and Randy Vazquez.

The team will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning multimedia piece titled “Reflections of the L.A. Uprising.”

The other top finalists are:

Second Place, $2,000 award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
Renata Schmidt, Alex Berenfeld, Abigail Pittman, Susie Webb

Third Place, $1,500 award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
J’sha Gift, Angelica Edwards, Chase Cofield, Jacob Turner

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Western Kentucky University:
Sam Mallon and Jordan Matthis

Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Western Kentucky University:
Zane Meyer-Thornton and Addison LeBoutillier

Sixth Place, University of Florida:
Emily Palazzotto, Kendall Brandt, Alexus Cleavenger, Amy Galo, Macie Goldfarb,
Ophelie Jacobson, Christopher Will

Seventh Place, Syracuse University:
Emma Folts, Lucinda Strol, Chelsea Stern, Sydney Gold, Alex Battaglia, Sneha KC, Abigail Jones,
Ande Wittenmeier, Bond Demetri Photos, TJ Shaw, Yasmin Nayrouz, Andrew Crane,
Rebecca Lan, Olivia Swaab, Julia Walker, Morgan Tucker, Ashley Clemens, Wendy Wang, Lang Delapa

Eighth Place, Ohio University:
Joe Timmerman and Leslie Ostronic

Ninth Place, Florida International University:
Cornia Vera, Fatema Al Sakiti, Marian Estevez

Tenth Place, University of Missouri:
Lily Dozier, Anna Watson, Avery Maslowsky

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Western Kentucky University have tied for first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition, with the highest accumulated student points from the four multimedia competitions held this year.

They are followed by: University of Florida; University of Southern California; Syracuse University; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; San Francisco State University; Brigham Young University (tie); Florida International University (tie).

These awards will be presented at the Intercollegiate Awards Presentation during the National Championships on June 6 in San Francisco.

The multimedia judges are: Jarrad Henderson, Senior Multimedia Producer – Investigative and Enterprise Video Team, USA Today; Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios; Robert Scheer, Visual Journalist, The Indianapolis Star.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 63rd year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The
program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 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 William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 30 journalism students representing 14 universities from across the country who will compete in the 63rd annual National Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia Championships, June 2-8, 2023.

The finalists include eight writing finalists, six photojournalism finalists, five audio finalists, six television finalists and five multimedia finalists, selected from 1,304 entries received in this year’s 14 monthly competitions.

During the Championships, held in San Francisco, the finalists will fulfill assignments selected by the program judges, competing for scholarship awards of up to $10,000.

We congratulate the 2023 National Championship finalists.

Writing Finalists
Katherine Delk, University of Florida
Anna Guber, University of Florida
Austin Hanson, University of Iowa
Eli Hoff, University of Missouri
Andrew Lwowski, Arizona State University
Alasdair McNinch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nicolas Napier, Indiana University
Griffen Smith, University of Montana

Photo Finalists
Annie Barker, Michigan State University
Laura Bilson, Ohio University
J’sha Gift, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kennedy Gott, Western Kentucky University
Wesley Lapointe, University of Oregon
Lauren Witte, University of Florida

Audio Finalists
Brianna Atkinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hallie Gutzwiller, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Briana Heaney, University of Missouri
Sophie Mallinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John Perik, Syracuse University

Television Finalists
Nicole Aponte, Syracuse University
Rachel Henderson, University of Missouri
Ophelie Jacobson, University of Florida
Cameron Joiner, University of Oklahoma
Julie Koharik, University of Missouri
Christopher Will, University of Florida

Multimedia Finalists
Alexis Ashby, University of Florida
Angelina Katsanis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Avery Lotz, University of Florida
Drake Presto, Arizona State University
Alexandra Schallert, Western Kentucky University

Presently, 105 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to
participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 63 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards up to $700,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.



San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Investigative Reporting competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

There were 82 entries from 53 schools submitted in the final writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Nic Napier and Nadia Scharf, from Indiana University. Nick and Nadia receive a $3,000 scholarship for the article “Big buck, big buyouts: Big Ten schools spend millions clearing
coaching rosters” published in Idsnews.com. Nick also qualifies for the National Championship in June 2023.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Alasdair McNinch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,500 award, Lucinda Warnke, University of Georgia
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Cambri Guest, University of Southern California
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Wyatt Cote, Faith Greenberg, Hudson Kamphausen, Jake Kelly,
Meredith Veilleux, University of Connecticut

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, Molly Blanco, Kylee Hauter, Amber Mohmand, Iowa State University
Seventh Place, Natalie Kerr, Brooke Beyer, Haajrah Gilani, Temple University
Eighth Place, Katelyn Welsh and Nancy Vazquez, University of Nevada, Reno
Ninth Place, Domonique Tolliver, Loyola University New Orleans
Tenth Place, Albert Serna and Albert Gregory, San Francisco State University

Pennsylvania State University has won first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest
accumulated student points from the five writing competitions held this year.

They are followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Indiana University; University of Florida; University of Missouri; University of Montana; Arizona State University; University of Iowa; University of Maryland; Ball State University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The writing judges are: Maria Reeve, Executive Editor, The Houston Chronicle; Sue Campbell, Editorial Director, AME/Features, Star Tribune Magazine; David Callaway, Founder and Editor, Callaway Climate Insights.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 63rd year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two
television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

First Place has been awarded to Angelina Katsanis, a senior from the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Angelina receives a $3,000 scholarship for the winning piece “(re)becoming MOHAGANY” and qualifies for the National Multimedia Championship which will be held this June in San Francisco.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Brenna Pepke, Western Kentucky University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Kate Brennan, Syracuse University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Allie Schallert, Western Kentucky University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Andrew Lewis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Julia Lin, University of Southern California
Seventh Place, certificate, Corina Vera, Florida International University
Eighth Place, certificate, Eden McCall, University of Oregon
Ninth Place, certificate, Mimi Geller, University of Southern California
Tenth Place, certificate, Tom Isaacson, Colorado State University

Western Kentucky University is currently in first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from three of four multimedia competitions.
They are followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida; Syracuse University;
University of Southern California; University of Missouri; Pennsylvania State University; San Francisco State
University; Brigham Young University; University of Kentucky.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate
winners will be announced after the completion of all four multimedia competitions in May and will be presented during the National Championships in June.

The multimedia judges are: Jarrad Henderson, Senior Multimedia Producer – Investigative and Enterprise Video Team, USA Today; Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios; Robert Scheer, Visual
Journalist, The Indianapolis Star.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 63rd year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to
participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

There were 114 entries fro 67 schools submitted in the fourth writing competition of this academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Lauren Ulrich, a senior from the Indiana University. Lauren receives a $3,000 scholarship for the article “She dreams of Afghanistan: The life she built was lost to the Taliban. Now, she’s working to create a world where she can go home.” published in Idsnews.com. Lauren also qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June 2023.

The other top finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Anna Guber, University of Florida
Third Place, $1,500 award, Austin Hanson, University of Iowa
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Steban Rondon, Florida International University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Ellie Sandlin, Western Kentucky University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth through tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Caleb Bozard, University of South Carolina
Seventh Place, certificate, Kaitlyn Schmidt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eighth Place, certificate, Jillian Wesner, Pennsylvania State University
Ninth Place, certificate, Chloe Peterson, University of Iowa
Tenth Place, certificate, Tory Basile, Indiana University

Pennsylvania State University is in lead with first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the fourth of five writing competitions held this year.

They are followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Indiana University; University of Florida; University of Montana; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; University of Iowa; Ball State University; Syracuse University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May. The awards will be presented during the Intercollegiate Awards Presentation during the National Championships in June.

The writing judges are: Maria Reeve, Executive Editor, The Houston Chronicle; Sue Campbell, Editorial Director, AME/Features, Star Tribune Magazine; David Callaway, Founder and Editor, Callaway Climate Insights.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 63rd year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 105 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

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San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Photojournalism Picture Story/Series Competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winning photojournalists were selected from 93 entries from 53 schools submitted in the second photo competition of the year.

First Place has been awarded to Kennedy Gott, a December 2022 graduate from Western Kentucky University. Kennedy wins a $3,000 scholarship and qualifies for the National Photojournalism Championship which will take place in San Francisco this June 2023.

The top qualifying finalists, along with the top finalists in photo I competition and three finalists with top combined scores from the two competitions, will submit additional photos for a semi-final round of judging.   Four
finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the National Photojournalism Championship along with the first-place winners in photojournalism, and finalists in the writing, audio, TV and multimedia Championship categories.

The second through fifth place finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Laura Bilson, Ohio University *
Third Place, $1,500 award, Wesley Lapointe, University of Oregon *
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Grace Smith, University of Iowa *
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, J’sha Gift, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Jerod Ringwald, University of Iowa *
Seventh Place, certificate, Lauren Witte, University of Florida *
Eighth Place, certificate, Gabi Broekema, Western Kentucky University *
Ninth Place, certificate, Benjamin Fanjoy, San Francisco State University
Tenth Place, certificate, Isaac Wasserman, University of Oregon

* These finalists qualify for the semi-final round.

Western Kentucky University has won the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the two photo competitions.
They are followed by: University of Iowa; University of Oregon; Michigan State University; Ohio University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida; Pennsylvania State University; Elon University; University of Montana.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. These awards will be presented at the Intercollegiate Awards Presentation during the National Championship in June.

The photojournalism judges are: Marcia Allert, Managing Photo Producer, Apple; Nicole Frugé, Director of Visuals, The San Francisco Chronicle; Danny Gawlowski, Assistant Managing Editor, The Seattle Times.

The 63rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. The program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Currently, there are 105 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Television News Competition of the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

There were 77 entries from 47 schools submitted in the second television competition of the year.

First Place has been awarded to Julie Koharik, a senior from University of Missouri. Julie wins a $3,000 award and qualifies for the National Television Championship which will be held in June 2023.

The second-through-fifth place finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, John Perik, Syracuse University *
Third Place, $1,500 award, Cameron Joiner, University of Oklahoma
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Isabella Leahy, Pennsylvania State University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Rachel Henderson, University of Missouri

* Sixth Place finalist Aria Pons, Louisiana State University, moves into the semi-final round as John Perik has
already qualified to participate in the Audio Championship.

These finalists along with the top four from the first television competition qualify for a semi-final round where they will submit additional entries. From that competition, four additional finalists will be chosen to compete in the National Television Championship.

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The seventh-through-tenth place finalists are:
Seventh Place, certificate, Alexus Cleavenger, University of Florida
Eighth Place, certificate, Alex Almanza, Ball State University
Ninth Place, certificate, Conor McGill, Arizona State University
Tenth Place, certificate, Finn Carlin, University of Southern California

The University of Missouri School of Journalism has won the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the
highest accumulated student points from the two television and one audio competitions.

They are followed by: Syracuse University; University of Florida; University of Oklahoma; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Arizona State University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Hofstra University; University of South Carolina.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. .

The television judges are: Candy Altman, retired Vice President of News, Hearst Television; Holly Quan, Reporter/Anchor, KCBS Radio; Joe Rovitto, President, Clemensen & Rovitto LLC.

The 63rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added broadcast journalism to the competitions in 1988. The program also includes five writing, two photojournalism and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. There are 105 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.