San Francisco, CA — The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the winners of the 66th National Championships, the culmination of the 2025–2026 Journalism Awards Program. The annual Hearst Championships brought together 29 outstanding student journalists from colleges and universities across the United States. These finalists earned their places in the Championship by producing work … Continue reading 2026 Hearst National Championship Winners Announced »

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 29 journalism students representing 17 universities from across the country who will compete in the 66th annual National Championships, held in San Francisco May 30 – June 5, 2026. These finalists’ monthly competition entry submissions were selected as the best from the 1,353 entries received in the … Continue reading 2026 Hearst Championship Qualifiers Announced »

SAN FRANCISCO – The winners of the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Intercollegiate Writing, Photojournalism, Broadcast and Multimedia Competitions have been announced, with $100,000 in awards granted to the top schools. For the 2025-2026 academic year, monetary prizes are awarded to the top three universities in each Intercollegiate division, while the top 10 schools in … Continue reading 2026 Hearst Intercollegiate Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in Multimedia Team Enterprise Story Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 67 entries from 42 schools submitted in the fourth and final multimedia competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Lauren Howe, Ali Costellow, Myah Griffin, Sam Huffman, … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Multimedia Team Enterprise Story Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Podcast competition. There were 61 entries from 41 universities submitted in the final competition of the academic year. First Place is awarded to Phoebe Gulsen, a senior at Syracuse University. Phoebe receives a $3,000 award and qualifies to attend the National … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Podcast Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Team/Individual Investigative Reporting Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 71 entries from 47 schools submitted in the final writing competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Livia Ziskey, a senior from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Livia wins … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Investigative Reporting Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Television News competition. There were a record 85 entries from 52 universities submitted in our second television competition of the year. First Place is awarded to Bernardo Montás, a senior at the University of Florida. Bernardo receives a $3,000 award and … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Television News Competition Winners Announced »

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in Multimedia Enterprise Story Competition of the 2025-2026 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners were selected from 78 entries from 48 schools submitted in the third multimedia competition of the year. First Place has been awarded to Amelie Fawson, a senior from University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continue reading 2025-26 Hearst Multimedia Enterprise Story Winners Announced »

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/Series 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 »