The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Erin Lubin)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Erin Lubin)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)
The 64th Annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program Championship, organized by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation was held in San Francisco from June 1-7, 2024. The Championship comprises writing, photojournalism, audio, television, and multimedia categories and included 29 competitors. (© Photo by Jakub Mosur)

Writing Photojournalism Audio Television Multimedia

2024 National Championships

June 1 – 7, 2024

The 64th annual Hearst National Journalism Awards Championship is the culmination of the 2023-2024 monthly competitions in writing, photojournalism, audio, television and multimedia open to 105 AEJMC-accredited journalism schools across the country.

From June 1 – 7, 2024, 29 journalism finalists – top winners from the 1,315 entries received in the monthly competitions – gathered in San Francisco to demonstrate their skills in assignments selected for them by the program judges.

The judges evaluated the finalists’ work Thursday morning, and winners were announced that evening at the Championship awards ceremony held in the Gold Ballroom of San Francisco’s Palace hotel.