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 »

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 29 journalism students representing 16 universities from across the country who will compete in the 65th annual National Championships, held in San Francisco, May 31 – June 6, 2025. These finalists’ monthly competition entry submissions were selected as the best from the 1,260 entries received in the … Continue reading 2025 Hearst National Championship Qualifiers Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Digital News/Enterprise Multimedia Team Competition of the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 60 entries from 35 schools submitted in the final multimedia competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Maggie Knutte, Elena Cleary, Nathan Gonzalez, Piper Pascarella, Nour … Continue reading 2024-25 Hearst Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Team Competition Winners Names »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the inaugural Journalism Podcast Competition of the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 54 entries from 32 schools submitted in this competition. First Place has been awarded to Sophia Young, a graduate of Ohio University. Sophia wins a $3,000 award. Since Sophia is a graduate, second … Continue reading 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Podcast Competition Winners Announced »