San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Photojournalism Picture Story/Series Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 82 entries from 49 schools submitted in the second photo competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Annie George, a senior from University of Missouri. Annie wins … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Photo Picture Story/Sereis Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 130 entries from 82 schools submitted in the third writing competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Claire Bernard, a senior from University of Montana. Claire wins a … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Personality/Profile Writing Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Innovative Storytelling Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 42 entries from 25 schools submitted in the second multimedia competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Myah Griffin, a junior from Western Kentucky University. Myah wins a … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Multimedia Innovative Storytelling Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Audio News and/or Features Competition. Five audio winners qualify for the National Championships in June, along with qualifying television, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists. There were a record 78 entries from 51 universities submitted in this competition. The top audio winners … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Audio News/Features Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Sports Writing Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from a record 150 entries from 83 schools submitted in the second writing competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Lincoln Roch, a senior from University of Colorado. Lincoln … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Sports Writing Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Feature Writing Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from a record 162 entries from 87 schools submitted in the first writing competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Hannah Parcells, a senior from Colorado State University. Hannah … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Feature Writing Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Photojournalism News & Features Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 134 entries from 72 schools submitted in the first photo competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Maddie McCuddy, a December graduate from University of Montana. … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Photo News & Features Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Narrative Video Storytelling Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 97 entries from 57 schools submitted in the first multimedia competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Quincy Marks, a 2025 graduate from University of North Carolina … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Television Features Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. 109 entries from 66 universities nationwide were submitted in the first of the program’s two television competitions. First Place was awarded to Charlotte Cicero, a senior at the University of Missouri. Charlotte receives a $3,000 award … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Television Features Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco, CA – The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the winners of the 65th National Championships, the culmination of the 2024–2025 Journalism Awards Program. The annual Hearst Championships, often referred to as the “Pulitzers of College Journalism,” brought together 29 student journalists from across the country. These finalists were selected from 1,260 entries … Continue reading 2025 Hearst National Championship Winners Announced »