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HEARST NATIONAL WRITING FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the eight undergraduate college journalism students from around the country who will compete in the 50th annual National Writing Championships of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program this June in New York City.

The finalists include six winners in monthly writing competitions and two entrants who placed twice in the top ten of competitions. From the 633 writing entries that were submitted in this year’s writing competitions, eight finalists will participate in various spot assignments, competing for additional scholarship awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 in the Program’s National Championships, held in New York City, June 8 – 12, 2010.

Also competing in the National Championships will be six photo finalists , five radio finalists and five television broadcast news finalists.

The 2010 National Writing Championship finalists are:
ANDREW ASTLEFORD, University of Missouri
LISA GARTNER, Northwestern University
ALLISON GATLIN, Arizona State University
ANDREW R. McGILL, Pennsylvania State University
HAYLEY PETERSON, University of Georgia
NATHAN ROTT, University of Montana
RACHEL STARK, Indiana University
ROMAN STUBBS, University of Montana

Judging the writing competition this year are: Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX; Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

Presently, 110 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Funded and administered for 50 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards more than $550,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.
Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the fourteen college photojournalism students who have been selected as semi-finalists in the 50th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. They are the top four winners in the three 2009-2010 photo competitions and two finalists with the highest scores earned from multiple placements in the competitions:

JOHN W. ADKISSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
DREW ANGERER, Ohio University
TESSA BARGAINNIER, Kent State University
NEIL A. BLAKE, Central Michigan University
LANCE BOOTH, Western Kentucky University
TYLER CACEK, Western Kentucky University
CODY DUTY, Western Kentucky University
PATRICK T. FALLON, University of Missouri
RYAN C. HENRIKSEN, Ohio University
DAN KRAUSS, Ohio University
SCOTT McINTYRE, Western Kentucky University
SHANE T. McMILLAN, University of Montana
DIEGO JAMES ROBLES, Ohio University
ARKASHA STEVENSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

These fourteen winners will submit additional photo portfolios for the semi-final round of judging. The judges will evaluate the portfolios and select six finalists to participate in the program’s National Championship held June 8 – 12, 2010 in New York City. During the Championship, the six photo finalists along with eight writing, five radio and five television finalists will complete spot news assignments, vying for additional scholarship awards of up to $5,000.

The photojournalism judges are: Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, Technology/Illustrations, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo Editor, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY; Geri Migielicz, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA.

There are 110 universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 50th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970, and is funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The program awards up to $550,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends, and takes place under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM III WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – Ten college photographers have been named finalists in the Picture Story/Series–Multimedia Competition of the 2009-2010 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This was the third and final photojournalism competition of the academic year.

The winners were selected from among 52 entries submitted from 29 schools nationwide. Four finalists, along with the top four finalists in the other two photo competitions and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging. Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing and broadcast finalists.

There are 110 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs that are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

The top ten finalists are:

First Place, $2,000 award, JOY LEWIS, Western Kentucky University
Second Place, $1,500 award, LANCE BOOTH, Western Kentucky University
Third Place, $1,000 award, ARKASHA STEVENSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Fourth Place, $750 award, SHANE T. MCMILLAN, University of Montana
Fifth Place, $600 award, RUSSEL A. DANIELS, University of Montana
Sixth Place, $500 award, TESSA BARGAINNIER, Kent State University
Seventh Place, $500 award, KASIA BROUSSALIAN, University of Colorado
Eighth Place, $500 award, JESSEY DEARING University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ninth Place, $500 award, JEREMIAH STANLEY, University of Florida
Tenth Place, $500 award, BEN ADDONIZIO, Syracuse University

Lance Booth, Arkasha Stevenson, Shane McMillan and Tessa Bargainnier qualify for the semi-final round. Joy Lewis and Russel Daniels are May 2009 graduates, and as such, ineligible to participate in the next round per the competition guidelines.

The top ten finalists’ journalism schools receive matching grants.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 50th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970. The program also includes six writing contests, four broadcast news competitions, and one multimedia competition offering more than $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

The photojournalism judges are: Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, Technology/Illustrations, National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo Editor, Esquire Magazine, New York, NY; Geri Migielicz, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA.

Western Kentucky University has won first place in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points in the three photo competitions. It is followed by: Ohio University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Central Michigan University; University of Florida; University of Kentucky; University of Montana; University of Colorado; University of Missouri; Syracuse University. The top three winning schools receive $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively as the winners of the Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  PERSONALITY/PROFILE  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college personality/profile writing have been announced in the 50^th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to ROMAN  STUBBS, a junior from the University of Montana.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article, “Gladiator School” from The MontanaKaimin.  The University of Montana will receive a matching grant, as do the journalismdepartments of all scholarship winners.  Roman has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship in New York City this June.

Other scholarship winners are:

ROBERT  MAYS, University of Missouri, second place, $1,500 scholarship

CAITLIN  JOHNSTON, Indiana University, third place, $1,000 scholarship

ALLISON  GATLIN, Arizona State University, fourth place, $750 scholarship

BRITTANY  SHAMMAS, Michigan State University, fifth place, $600 scholarship

JORDAN  P.  HICKEY, University of Missouri, sixth place, $500 scholarship

LISA  GARTNER, Northwestern University, seventh place, $500 scholarship

JOHNNY  HART, Colorado State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

MAGGIE  McMAHON, Drake University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

ERIN  STRECKER, Drake University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

Indiana University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first five writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  Northwestern University; Arizona State University; University of Missouri; Universityof Oregon; University of Montana; University of Kentucky; University of Georgia; University of Kansas University of Iowa.  The final winners will be named in April following the spot news writing competition.

The Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the W.R. Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards up to $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor,Houston Chronicle, TX;  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

115 students from 67 universities participated in the personality/profile writing competition.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the Web site.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  SPORTS  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college sports writing have been announced in the 50^thannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to ANDREW  ASTLEFORD, from University of Missouri.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article “Detour to Destiny” from The ColumbiaMissourian.  The University of Missouri will receive a matching grant, as do the journalismdepartments of all scholarship winners.  Andrew has qualified to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship in New York City this June.

Other scholarship winners are:

SCOTT  MILLER, University of Iowa, second place, $1,500 scholarship

TYLER  DUNNE, Syracuse University, third place, $1,000 scholarship

BEN  SCHORZMAN, University of Oregon, fourth place, $750 scholarship

PATRICK  MALEE, University of Oregon, fifth place, $600 scholarship

BENJAMIN  JONES, University of Kentucky, sixth place, $500 scholarship

JAYSON  JENKS, University of Kansas, seventh place, $500 scholarship

JOEY  NOWAK, Michigan State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

JARED  DIAMOND, Syracuse University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

THOMAS  POWELL  LATIMER, UNC, Chapel Hill, tenth place, $500 scholarship

Northwestern University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first four writing competitions of the academic year. They are followed by:  Indiana University; Arizona State University; University of Oregon;University of Kentucky; University of Iowa; University of Kansas; University of Georgia; Universityof Montana; University of Missouri.  The final winners will be named in April following the spot news writing competition.

The Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the W.R. Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards up to $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor,Houston Chronicle, TX;  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

97 students from 56 universities participated in the sports writing competition.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the web site which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  BROADCAST  NEWS  FINALISTS  NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program broadcast competition.  The categories were TV News and Radio Multimedia.

The top five winners in both radio and television were selected from among 26 radio and 50 television entries submitted.  These winners, along with the top five finalists from both categories in competition one, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging.  Following the semi-final round of judging, five in radio and five in television will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Broadcast News Championships in New York, along with winners of the writing and photojournalism competitions.

The top five radio finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award,  JOHN  LABARBERA,  Arizona State University

Second Place, $1,500 award,  BRANDI  KRUSE,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Third Place, $1,000 award,  ASHLEY  LOPEZ,  UNC, Chapel Hill

Fourth Place, $750 award, VIC  MICOLUCCI,  University of Florida

Fifth Place, $600 award,  LEANNDA  L.  CAREY,  Marshall University

Other award winners in radio:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  ANDREW  McGILL,  Pennsylvania State University

Seventh Place, $500 award,  SARA  McCUE,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Eighth Place, $500 award,  JAKE  STEVENSON,  University of Montana

Ninth Place, $500 award,  KATHERINE  REDDING,  Pennsylvania State University

Tenth Place, $500 award,  ELIZABETH  S.  LASTRA,  Arizona State University

The top five television finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award,  LINDSEY  REISER,  Arizona State University

Second Place, $1,500 award,  MILES  DORAN,  University of Florida

Third Place, $1,000 award,  CRISTINA  GIMBEL,  Northwestern University

Fourth Place, $750 award, JILLIAN  PETRUS,  University of Iowa

Fifth Place, $600 award,  BETHANY  TUGGLE,  UNC, Chapel Hill

Other award winners in television:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  KARILYNN  GALIOTOS,  West Virginia University

Seventh Place, $500 award,  McKENNA  EWEN, University of Minnesota

Eighth Place, $500 award,  MATTHEW  MARKHAM,  Syracuse University

Ninth Place, $500 award,  CRISTINA  XUAREZ,  University of Florida

Tenth Place, $500 award,  JENNIFER  TRAMMELL,  Northwestern University

The schools of these award winning finalists receive matching grants.

Arizona State University placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the four broadcast competitions.  It is followed by:University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Pennsylvania State University; University of Florida;University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Brigham Young University; Syracuse University; NorthwesternUniversity; University of Montana (tie); West Virginia University (tie).  The top three winners earned awards of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are:  Fred Young, Former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, Yardley, PA; Barbara Cochran, President Emeritus,RTDNA, Washington, DC; and Ursula Reutin, News Director, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio,Seattle, WA.

The 2009-2010 broadcast news competitions are held in 110 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 50 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  PHOTOJOURNALISM  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – Ten college photographers have been named finalists in the January photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  Entries in the second of three photo competitions were in the categories of news and sports.

The winners were selected from among 78 entries submitted from 44 schools nationwide.  The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two photo competitions and two overall highest scorers, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next April.  Six finalists will be chosen from that round to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship, along with writing and broadcast finalists.

110 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 top four finalists are:

First Place, $2,000 award, DIEGO  JAMES  ROBLES, Ohio University

Second Place, $1,500 award, TYLER  CACEK, Western Kentucky University

Third Place, $1,000 award, DREW  ANGERER, Ohio University

Fourth Place, $750 award, CODY  DUTY, Western Kentucky University

The fifth through tenth place winners are:

Fifth Place, $600 award, ERIC  WOLFE, University of Southern California

Sixth Place, $500 award, NEIL  A.  BLAKE, Central Michigan University

Seventh Place, $500 award, JONATHAN  K.  GOERING, University of Kansas

Eighth Place, $500 award, CHARLES  F.  LUDEKE, University of Missouri

Ninth Place, $500 award, PATRICK  T.  FALLON, University of Missouri

Tenth Place, $500 award, ED  MATTHEWS, University of Kentucky

These finalists’ schools receive matching grants.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 50^th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970.  The program also includes six writing contests, four broadcast news competitions, and one multimedia competition offering more than $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

The photojournalism judges are:  Ken Geiger, Senior Editor, Technology/Illustrations,National Geographic Magazine, Washington, D.C.; Michael C. Norseng, Photo Editor,Esquire Magazine, New York, NY; Geri Migielicz, Story4, Ben Lomond, CA.

Ohio University is in first place after this first competition in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points.  It is followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; CentralMichigan University; University of Kentucky; University of Missouri; University of Florida;University of Colorado; University of Kansas; University of Southern California.  The final intercollegiate winners are announced in April.

To view the finalists’ winning work, check the monthly winners section of the Web site.

Contact:
Jan Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2010 HEARST IN-DEPTH WRITING WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college In-Depth writing were announced today in the 50^thannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduatejournalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to NATHAN  ROTT, of University of Montana. He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article “Beyond Reach” published in Empty Justice.  University ofMontana will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Nathan also qualifies for the National Writing Championship which will take place in New York City in June 2010.

Other top ten scholarship winners are:

ANDREW  MANNIX, University of Minnesota, second place, $1,500 scholarship

HAYLEY  PETERSON, University of Georgia, third place, $1,000 scholarship

DANIEL  VALENTINE, University of Iowa, fourth place, $750 scholarship

ANA  McKENZIE, University of Texas, Austin, fifth place, $600 scholarship

JEAN  GUERRERO, University of Southern California, sixth place, $500 scholarship

ANNA  ARCHIBALD, University of Kansas, seventh place, $500 scholarship

JONATHAN  J.  COOPER, Arizona State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

CJ  LOTZ, Indiana University, ninth place, $500 scholarship

PHILLIP  S.  LUCAS, Howard University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

Arizona State University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first three writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  Northwestern University; Indiana University; University of Georgia; University of Kentucky;University of Montana; University of Texas, Austin; University of Kansas; University of Iowa; University ofOregon.  The final winners will be announced after the completion of the six writing competitions.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with Championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards more than $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor,Houston Chronicle, TX;  Peter Bhatia, Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

89 students from 55 universities participated in the program’s third writing competition of this academic year.  Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of the Web site, which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST  BROADCAST  NEWS  FINALISTS  NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists selected in the Journalism Awards Program’s Broadcast Features Competition I.

The top five winners in both radio and television were selected from among 35 radio and 70 television entries submitted.  These winners, along with the top five finalists from both categories in Competition II, will submit additional entries for a semi-final round of judging.  Following the semi-finals, five radio and five television finalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Broadcast News Championships inNew York City, along with winners of the writing and photojournalism competitions.

The top five radio finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals are:

First Place, $2,000 award,  ALEX  SILVERMAN, Syracuse University

Second Place, $1,500 award,  JOHN  T.  SANTUCCI, Hofstra University

Third Place, $1,000 award,  WILL GORHAM, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Fourth Place, $750 award,  LOGAN  KOLBY  DANIELS,  Brigham Young University

Fifth Place, $600 award,  SAMANTHA  BARANOWSKI,  Elon University

Other award winners in radio are:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  BRANDI  KRUSE,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Seventh Place, $500 award,  DANIEL  CHERRY, University of Alabama

Eighth Place, $500 award,  ELIZABETH  S.  LASTRA, Arizona State University

Ninth Place, $500 award,  JEFF HOWANEK,  Pennsylvania State University

Tenth Place, $500 award,  KELLI  SAJEVIC,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The top five television finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals are:

First Place, $2,000 award,  GARRETT  TENNEY,  Brigham Young University

Second Place, $1,500 award,  GABY  LORIA,  University of Miami

Third Place, $1,000 award,  TOBY  PHILLIPS, Arizona State University

Fourth Place, $750 award, MITCHELL  COOPER,  Kent State University

Fifth Place, $600 award,  KELLY  ANNE  BRENNAN,  Ohio University

Other award winners in television are:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  RACHID  HAOUES,  Pennsylvania State University

Seventh Place, $500 award,  DANIEL  SULLIVAN, Pennsylvania State University

Eighth Place, $500 award,  KASEY  HOTT,  West Virginia University

Ninth Place, $500 award,  LOREN  GRUSH, University of Texas, Austin

Tenth Place, $500 award,  MCKENNA  EWEN,  University of Minnesota

The schools of these award winning finalists receive matching grants.

Pennsylvania State University placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first radio and television competitions.  It is followed by: Brigham Young University; Arizona State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Hofstra University; Syracuse University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Miami; University of Texas, Austin; and University of Florida.  The final winners (the top three of whom will collect $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively) will be named in April following Competition II/News.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are:  Fred Young, Former Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, Yardley, PA; Barbara Cochran, President Emeritus, RTNDA, Washington,DC; and Ursula Reutin, News Director, News Talk 97.3 KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA.

The 2009-2010 broadcast news competitions are held in 110 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalismprograms.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 50 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $550,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  To view or listen to the winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the Web site which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, program director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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2009  HEARST  EDITORIAL  WRITING  WINNERS  NAMED

San Francisco – The top 10 winners in college editorial writing were announced today in the 50^thannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 110 undergraduatejournalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to MEGAN  ANN  MARTIN, of Arizona State University. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her winning article titled “Whose Pants Are These?” published in The Cronkite Zine.  Arizona State University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.  Megan Martin graduated in the spring of 2009, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship.  As a result, the second place winner, RACHEL  STARK, from IndianaUniversity, who will receive a $1,500 scholarship for her article titled “Writing On The Stall” from The Indiana Daily Student, qualifies for the National Writing Championship which will take place in New York City in June 2010.

Other top ten scholarship winners are:

ALLISON  GATLIN, Arizona State University, third place, $1,000 scholarship

ASHLEY  KILLOUGH, Baylor University, fourth place, $750 scholarship

CARLTON  BARZON, Northwestern University, fifth place, $600 scholarship

ALAN  LEVY  BLINDER, University of Alabama, sixth place, $500 scholarship

HAYLEY  PETERSON, University of Georgia, seventh place, $500 scholarship

ABBEY  CALDWELL, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, eighth place, $500 scholarship

LEAH  FINNEGAN, University of Texas, Austin, ninth place, $500 scholarship

BRIAN  ROSENTHAL, Northwestern University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

Northwestern University received first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first two writing competitions of the academic year.  They are followed by:  Arizona State University; University of Kentucky; Indiana University; Pennsylvania StateUniversity; Baylor University; University of Texas, Austin; University of Georgia (tie); University of Alabama(tie); Ohio University (tie).  The final winners are announced after the completion of the six writing competitions.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with Championship finals in all divisions except multimedia.  The program awards more than $550,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor,Houston Chronicle, TX;  Peter Bhatia, Executive Editor, The Oregonian, Portland, OR; and Jennifer Sizemore, Vice President/Editor in Chief, MSNBC.com and Executive Producer, NBC News.

There were a record 114 students from 64 universities who participated in the program’s second writing competition of this academic year.  Samples of winning work can be viewed in the monthly winners section of the Web site, which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415.908.4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org