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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the second photojournalism competition of the 2007-2008 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This was the News and Sports category in which 50 students from 28 schools nationwide participated.

The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two photo competitions, will submit additional photos for a semi-final round of judging this May. Of those, six photojournalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championships in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top four finalists are:

First Place, $2,000 award, PHILIP ANDREWS, Western Kentucky University
Second Place, $1,500 award, MICHAEL J. MULLADY, San Francisco State University
Third Place, $1,000 award, JOHN TULLY, University of Missouri
Fourth Place, $750 award, ROBERT LEISTRA, Ball State University
Other award winners are:

Fifth Place, $600 award, JOHN W. ADKISSON, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sixth Place, $500 award, CRYSTAL LoGIUDICE, Louisiana State University
Seventh Place, $500 award, LUANNE DIETZ, University of Florida
Eighth Place, $500 award, JARRETT P. BAKER, University of Florida
Ninth Place, $500 award, DAVID FOSTER, Kent State University
Tenth Place, $500 award, ELLIOTT HESS, University of Kentucky
Other students who placed among the top 20 in the photojournalism competition and will receive award certificates are:

BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri, eleventh place
MANDY McCONAHA, Western Kentucky University, twelfth place
TIM KUPSICK, University of Montana, thirteenth place
ED MATTHEWS, University of Kentucky, fourteenth place-tie
MAGGIE SHUTTLESWORTH, Pennsylvania State University, fourteenth place-tie
RICKY WAI KI LEUNG, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, sixteenth place
DEANNA DENT, Arizona State University, seventeenth place
GAVIN JACKSON, Kent State University, eighteenth place-tie
DANIEL McCLANAHAN, Iowa State University, eighteenth place-tie
ADAM ALEXANDER, Ball State University, twentieth place-tie
JOSHUA SYKES, Pennsylvania State University, twentieth place-tie
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which is now in its 48th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, are presented to the finalists following the National Championships. In addition to the photojournalism competitions, the program also includes six writing, four broadcast, and one multimedia competition. Annually, up to $500,000 in student scholarships, matching grants to the students’ schools and stipends are distributed.

The photojournalism judges are: Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO; Mary Shanahan, Creative Director, Town & Country Magazine, New York, NY; and Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ.

University of Missouri placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from two out of the three photo competitions. They are followed by: University of Florida; San Francisco State University; Western Kentucky University; Ball State University; University of Kentucky; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Iowa State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Kent State University. The final winners will be named in April following the third photo competition.

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HEARST JOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED
The top 20 winners in college Sports Writing have been announced in the 48th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. 83 students from 49 schools nationwide participated. The Hearst Journalism Awards are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The first place winner is NICK COMPTON, from the University of Iowa. Nick will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his story in The Daily Iowan titled “Running to the Future.” University of Iowa will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.
Other scholarship winners are:

MATTHEW BAKER, Northwestern University, second place, $1,500 scholarship
THOR NYSTROM, University of Kansas, third place, $1,000 scholarship
KELVIN ANG, Syracuse University, fourth place, $750 scholarship
CAROLINE GWALTNEY, University of Alabama, fifth place, $600 scholarship
MARISSA DeCUIR, Louisiana State University, sixth place, $500 scholarship
BRIAN LEWIS-JONES, University of Kansas, seventh place, $500 scholarship
PHILLIP KISUBIKA, University of Georgia, eighth place, $500 scholarship
KEVIN HUDSON, University of Oregon, ninth place, $500 scholarship
JOSHUA K. FOLCK, Pennsylvania State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship
University of Kansas is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first four (out of six) writing competitions. It is followed by: Northwestern University; University of Missouri; University of Montana; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Oregon; Pennsylvania State University; University of Georgia; Indiana University; Louisiana State University. The final winners will be named in April following the last writing competition of this academic year.

The 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 writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, two radio and two television broadcast news competitions, and one multimedia competition with championship finals in all divisions (except multimedia).

Currently, more than 100 undergraduate accredited schools of journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL; Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA; and Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

AMY BRITTAIN, Louisiana State University, eleventh place
ANDREW ASTLEFORD, University of Missouri, twelfth place
BRITTANY DARWELL, University of Missouri, thirteenth place
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ, University of Arizona, fourteenth place
WHITNEY MALKIN, University of Oregon, fifteenth place-tie
STEPHANIE HAUGHTON, Florida A&M University, fifteenth place-tie
JON BLAU, Pennsylvania State University, seventeenth place
JAMES LITTLEJOHN, Brigham Young University, eighteenth place-tie
ANDREW ZUCKERMAN, University of Maryland, eighteenth place-tie
DOUG GULASY, Kent State University, eighteenth place-tie

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The top 20 winners in college In-Depth writing were announced today in the 48^th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate accredited journalism programs in colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

JOHN  W.  COX, from the University of Florida, won first place.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his article in the Independent Florida Alligator titled, “Student Death Still Unsolved.” John will have the opportunity to compete in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco next June.  The University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Other scholarship winners are:

JAMES  KINDLE, Arizona State University, second place, $1,500 scholarship;
RYAN  KNUTSON, University of Oregon, third place, $1,000 scholarship;
BRIAN  HUGHES, University of Georgia, fourth place, $750 scholarship;
ELIZABETH   A.  NELSON, Northwestern University, fifth place, $600 scholarship;
EPHRAIM  C.  PAYNE, University of Oregon, sixth place, $500 scholarship;
MATT  LINDBERG, University of Kansas, seventh place, $500 scholarship;
ALEX  FELSINGER, San Francisco State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship;
JOEL  GEHRINGER, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ninth place, $500 scholarship;
DEREK  KRAVITZ, University of Missouri, tenth place, $500 scholarship.

University of Montana is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition, with the highest accumulated school points from the first three (out of six) writing competitions.  It is followed by:University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Missouri; Northwestern University; University ofKansas;  Indiana University;  Arizona State University; University of Oklahoma; PennsylvaniaState University; University of Oregon.  The final winners will be named in April following the last writing competition.  The final first through third place winners are awarded $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 respectively.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices 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), and awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL;  Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA; and Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

SHANNON  MUCHMORE, Oklahoma State University, eleventh place
BROOKE  BATES, Drake University, twelfth place
JUAN  PEREZ, JR., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, thirteenth place
SARA  GANIM, Pennsylvania State University, fourteenth place
COREY  W.  PAUL, Western Kentucky University, fifteenth place-tie
KRISTI  OLOFFSON, Indiana University, fifteenth place-tie
JESSICA  MAYRER, University of Montana, fifteenth place-tie
DUNJA  ZDERO, Western Kentucky University, eighteenth place
JOSEPH  A.  BUFFONE, JR., Pennsylvania State University, nineteenth place-tie
COURTNEY  CONDRON, University of Kansas, nineteenth place-tie

There were 90 students from 53 universities and colleges participating in the program’s
In-Depth Writing Competition.  For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners
section of the website which is updated shortly after each competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-908-4560
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

HEARST BROADCAST NEWS FINALISTS NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists selected in the November Journalism Awards Program broadcast competition. The category for Competition One was Features.
The top five winners in both radio and television were selected from among 43 radio and 65 television entries submitted. These winners, along with the top five finalists from both categories in Competition Two, will submit additional tapes 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 San Francisco, along with winners of the writing and photojournalism competitions.
The top five radio finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award, LAUREN BROOKMEYER, Hofstra University

Second Place, $1,500 award, JULIA L. RITCHEY, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Third Place, $1,000 award, KIMBERLY J. SALTMARSH, Hofstra University

Fourth Place, $750 award, BRIAN HARDZINSKI, University of Oklahoma

Fifth Place, $600 award, MILES DORAN, University of Florida
The top six television * finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award, THOMAS HENDRICK, University of Colorado

Second Place, $1,500 award, ADAM J. MILLER, Northwestern University

Third Place, $1,000 award, JASON LAMB, University of Missouri

Fourth Place, $1,000 award, JUSTIN M. WEAVER, West Virginia University

Fifth Place, $600 award, ELEXANDER MICHAELSON, University of Southern California

Sixth Place, $500 award, BRITTANY JONES-COOPER, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

* The fourth place winner in the TV competition, Justin Weaver, is a Spring 2007 graduate, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the sixth place winner qualifies for the semi-final judging.
Other award winners in radio:

Sixth Place, $500 award, BENJAMIN B. YOUNGERMAN, Syracuse University

Seventh Place, $500 award, DAVID KLATT, Pennsylvania State University

Eighth Place, $500 award, NATALIE NEUMANN, University of Montana

Ninth Place, $500 award, LISA MATUSKA, Northwestern University

Tenth Place, $500 award, ADAM SWANK, Texas State University, San Marcos
Other award winners in television:
Seventh Place, $500 award, IRMA MURILLO, University of Miami

Eighth Place, $500 award, ASHLEY REYNOLDS DICKAMORE, University of Utah

Ninth Place, $500 award, MELISSA WELSH, University of Florida

Tenth Place, $500 award, JAMES EVERETTS, Kent State University
The schools of these award winning finalists receive matching grants.
These students placed among the top 20 in radio and will receive award certificates:

ERIC SCHAFFER, University of Maryland, eleventh place

SEAN POWERS, University of Missouri, twelfth place

ADAM CAVALIER, Marshall University, thirteenth place

KIMBERLY BURCHAM, Marshall University, fourteenth place-tie

SAM GAVIN, Arizona State University, fourteenth place-tie

DAN BOYCE, University of Montana, fourteenth place-tie

CRYSTAL GRANDISON, Elon University, seventeenth place-tie

TRAVIS LARCHUK, Pennsylvania State University, seventeenth place-tie

NATALIE WILSON, Howard University, nineteenth place

ADAM SHIVERS, University of Alabama, twentieth place-tie

MEGAN BOWERS, West Virginia University, twentieth place-tie

These students placed among the top 20 in television and will receive award certificates:

STEVE BUTERA, West Virginia University, eleventh place

PHILLIP ANAYA-DENNIS, New Mexico State University, twelfth place

SARAH E. CHAKALES, University of Southern Carolina, thirteenth place

MELISSA PAZORNIK, University of Southern California, fourteenth place

THERESA BOWMAN, Northwestern University, fifteenth place

ANDREW BOYLE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, sixteenth place

MARK OLEXIK, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, seventeenth place

ERIN MAHRER, University of Colorado, eighteenth place-tie

ALEXANDREA DENIS, University of South Florida, eighteenth place-tie

MARCO VILLARREAL, Brigham Young University, twentieth place-tie

Northwestern 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: Hofstra University; West Virginia University; University of Missouri; University of Florida; University of Colorado; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Southern California; Syracuse University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 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 Two/News.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are: Fred Young, Senior Vice President of News, Hearst-Argyle Television, New York, NY; Barbara Cochran, President, RTNDA, Washington, DC; and Michael Luckoff, President and General Manager, KGO AM Radio, Inc., San Francisco, CA.

The 2007-2008 broadcast news competitions are held in 108 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 48 years has included writing, photojournalism, and multimedia, and now offers awards totaling up to $500,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415.908.4560
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HEARST EDITORIAL WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS NAMED

The top 20 winners in college Editorial/Columns of Opinion writing have been announced in the 48th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate accredited journalism programs in universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to ANDREW SHAFFER, of Indiana University. He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his winning article titled “IU Building Should Not Be Named After Racist” published in the Indiana Daily Student. Indiana University will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Andrew Shaffer graduated in the spring of 2007, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second place winner, JENNIFER TRAMM, from University of Arizona, will receive a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June 2008.

Other scholarship winners are:

TRAVIS ROBINETT, University of Kansas, third place, $1,000 scholarship
BRITTANY HUGHES, Ohio University, fourth place, $750 scholarship
EMMA SCHMAUTZ, University of Montana, fifth place, $600 scholarship
ELIZABETH McLEOD, University of Kansas, sixth place, $500 scholarship
JACOB STOKES, University of Missouri, seventh place, $500 scholarship
CHRIS BANKS, Temple University, eighth place, $500 scholarship
DANNY DAVIS, University of Montana, ninth place, $500 scholarship
MARK MYERS, Pennsylvania State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship
University of Montana is in 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: University of Missouri; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Northwestern University; University of Kansas; University of Oklahoma; Indiana University; University of Arizona; Arizona State University; Ohio University.

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, three photojournalism, four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia. The program awards more than $500,000 in scholarships, grants, and stipends annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL; Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA; and Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

TALIA SAMPSON, Texas Christian University, eleventh place
JOSH SWARTZLANDER, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, twelfth place-tie
COLIN DUNLOP, University of Georgia, twelfth place-tie
LINSEN LI, University of Kentucky, twelfth place-tie
EMILY WATSON, University of Texas, Austin, twelfth place-tie
CHRYSTAL KING, California State University, Northridge, sixteenth place-tie
JEREMY FUGLEBERG, South Dakota State University, sixteenth place-tie
ASHIQ R. ZAMAN, University of Oklahoma, eighteenth place-tie
LINDSAY BRYANT, San Jose State University, eighteenth place-tie
CLAIRE HARLIN, University of Texas, Austin, eighteenth place-tie

There were 102 students from 61 universities who participated in the program’s second writing competition of this academic year. For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the Journalism Awards’ website, www.hearstawards.org, which is updated shortly after each competition.

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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the November photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Entries in the first of three photojournalism competitions were in the categories of portrait/personality, feature and “personal vision.”

The winners were selected from among 67 entries submitted from 41 journalism schools nationwide. The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the next two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next June. Following that round of judging, six finalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship in San Francisco, June 2008, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in more than 100 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top four finalists are:

First Place, $2,000 award, JUSTIN MAXON, San Francisco State University
Second Place, $1,500 award, TIM HUSSIN, University of Florida
Third Place, $1,000 award, MICHAEL PAULSEN, University of Nebraska
Fourth Place, $750 award, AARON BORTON, Western Kentucky University

The fifth through tenth place winners are:

Fifth Place, $500 award, BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri
Sixth Place, $500 award, JOSEPH BUGLEWICZ, University of Texas, Austin
Seventh Place, $500 award, JEREMIAH WILSON, University of Florida
Eighth Place, $500 award, JOHN TULLY, University of Missouri
Ninth Place, $500 award, DANIEL C. McCLANAHAN, Iowa State University
Tenth Place, $500 award, ROSS LaDUE, Iowa State University

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive award certificates are:

ED OU, University of Southern California, eleventh place
CHRISTOPHER HANEWINCKEL, Kansas State University, twelfth place
STEPHEN LAM, San Francisco State University, thirteenth place
ROBERT LEISTRA, Ball State University, fourteenth place
CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University, fifteenth place
KASIA BROUSSALIAN, University of Colorado, sixteenth place-tie
ELLIOTT HESS, University of Kentucky, sixteenth place-tie
BRITNEY McINTOSH, University of Kentucky, eighteenth place-tie
CAMERON PEMSTEIN, California State University, Fullerton, eighteenth place-tie
DAVID FOSTER, Kent State University, twentieth place

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 48th 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 $500,000 in scholarships to undergraduate journalism majors with matching grants to their respective schools.

The photojournalism judges are: Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado; Mary Shanahan, Creative Director, Town & Country Magazine, New York; and Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey.

The University of Florida placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first of three photo competitions. It is followed by: San Francisco State University; University of Missouri; Western Kentucky University; Iowa State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Texas, Austin; University of Kentucky; University of Southern California; Kansas State University and Ball State University tied for 10th place.

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2007 HEARST FEATURE WRITING WINNERS NAMED
San Francisco – The top 20 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 48th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which 108 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

First Place has been awarded to MAGGIE STEHR, of University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her winning article titled “Being Perfect” published in the Lincoln Journal Star. University of Nebraska-Lincoln will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. Maggie Stehr graduated in the spring of 2007, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the second place winner, TIARA ETHERIDGE, from University of Oklahoma, will receive a $1,500 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June 2008.

Other scholarship winners are:

MEGAN ROLLAND, University of Missouri, third place, $1,000 scholarship

JACOB BAYNHAM, University of Montana, fourth place, $750 scholarship

ABHA BHATTARAI, Northwestern University, fifth place, $600 scholarship

KATIE HOLLAND, Northwestern University, sixth place, $500 scholarship

SAMANTHA NEWMAN, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, seventh place, $500 scholarship

CELESTE SEPESSY, Arizona State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship

BRYCE BAUER, University of Iowa, ninth place, $500 scholarship

COLLEEN MAXWELL, Michigan State University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

University of Missouri and Northwestern University tied for first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first competition of the academic year. They are followed by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Oklahoma; University of Montana; Arizona State University; Middle Tennessee State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Indiana University; Drake University.

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, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions and one multimedia competition, with championship finals in all divisions except multimedia. The program awards more than $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL; Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA; and Jeff Cohen, Executive Vice President and Editor, Houston Chronicle, TX.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

SARAH LAVERY, Middle Tennessee State University, eleventh place
BRANDON LOWREY, Colorado State University, twelfth place-tie
STEVEN OVERLY, University of Maryland, twelfth place-tie
ANDREW CHAVEZ, Texas Christian University, fourteenth place-tie
EMANUELLA ORR, California State University, Chico, fourteenth place-tie
MARK E. BELL, Middle Tennessee State University, sixteenth place-tie
CHARLOTTE BELLIS, University of Missouri, sixteenth place-tie
COREY W. PAUL, Western Kentucky University, sixteenth place-tie
JACK WEINSTEIN, University of Kansas, sixteenth place-tie
COLIN McDONALD, Drake University, twentieth place

There were 128 students from 72 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s first competition of this academic year. For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the Journalism Awards’ website.

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Jan C. Watten, Program Director
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SAN FRANCISCO – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships were announced on June 9, 2007 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program.

The Hearst Championships – the culmination of the 2006-2007 Journalism Awards Program, with 107 undergraduate colleges and universities competing under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication – were held in San Francisco, June 4 – 10, 2007.

Finalists were brought to San Francisco to demonstrate their writing, photography, radio and television skills in rigorous on-the-spot assignments. Assignments were decided by non-Hearst media professionals, also brought in to judge the students’ work. The following are the first, second and third place winners and the scholarships they received:
National Writing Championship

First Place, HALLE STOCKTON, Pennsylvania State University, $5,000 scholarship

Second Place, DANIEL C. FORD, University of Memphis, $4,000 scholarship

Third Place, MEGAN G. BOEHNKE, University of Kentucky, $3,000 scholarship
National Photojournalism Championship

First Place, BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $5,000 award

Second Place, BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri, $4,000 award

Third Place, JONATHAN D. WOODS, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 award
National Radio Broadcast News Championship

First Place, DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University, $5,000 award

Second Place, KIMBERLY J. SALTMARSH, Hofstra University, $4,000 award

Third Place, MELANIE OVERCAST, University of Montana, $3,000 award
National Television Broadcast News Championship

First Place, ELIAS JOHNSON, Arizona State University, $5,000 award

Second Place, PAUL J. GESSLER, Marshall University, $4,000 award

Third Place, AMANDA GOODMAN, Arizona State University, $3,000 award
Five runners-up in the Writing Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): TATIANA HENSLEY, Arizona State University; STEFANIE M. LOH, University of Oregon; AMY MAY, University of Montana; CURTIS J. MOORE, University of Kansas; FRANCIS D. TANKARD, University of Kansas.

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to STEFANIE M. LOH, University of Oregon, for her sports article in The Oregon Daily Emerald titled “Stunned: The Reaction.” The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to FRANCIS D. TANKARD, University of Kansas, for his In-Depth article in The University Daily Kansan titled “Built for Disaster.”

Three runners-up in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): EDWARD LINSMIER, Western Kentucky University; MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida; BRANDON THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas.

The $1,000 award for Best Single Photograph went to BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri; and the Best Picture Story/Series Award of $1,000 went to MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida.

Each semi-finalist in the Photojournalism Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: DEANNA DENT, Arizona State University; BRIAN FRANK, San Francisco State University; CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University; CARL KIILSGAARD, Western Kentucky University; TIM KUPSICK, University of Montana; MATT RYERSON, University of Iowa.

Two runners-up in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): MARTHA CASTANEDA, Arizona State University; WALTER R. STORHOLT, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Two runners-up in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive a $1,500 scholarship, are (listed in alphabetical order): McKENZIE L. COMBS, Western Kentucky University; RYAN FAMULINER, University of Missouri.

The $1,000 Award for Best Use of Radio For News Coverage went to DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University. The Best Use of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to ELIAS JOHNSON, Arizona State University.

Each semi-finalist in the Radio Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: BROOKE D. ARNAUD, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; DAVID KLATT, Pennsylvania State University; JEREMY L. POND, AbileneChristian University; BENJAMIN STEWART, Northwestern University; CHRISTOPHER VILLANI, Syracuse University.

Each semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order: MAIKA BAUERLE, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; ARIELLE BERLIN, Syracuse University; JOY HOWE, University of South Carolina; CHRISTOPHER T. JONES, Brigham Young University; JUSTIN S. SMITH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The Awards Ceremony was held at the deYoung Art Museum in San Francisco and was attended by family Hearst members Anissa Balson, Vice President of the Hearst Foundation, and Stephen T. Hearst, Vice President and General Manager, Hearst Realties, San Francisco.

All judges are from non-Hearst publications and broadcast stations. The writing judges were: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

The Photojournalism judges were: Janet Reeve, Director of Photography, Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ; and Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, TX.

The Broadcast News judges were: Terry Connelly, Senior Vice President & General Manager, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; Felicia Middlebrooks, Morning Anchor & Correspondent, WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago, IL; and Tom Negovan, Anchor/Reporter, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was established by its namesake in 1948 under California non-profit laws, exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Since then, the Hearst Foundations have contributed more than $660 million to numerous educational programs, including this one, and to health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.
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Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-543-6033, ext. 308
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

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HEARST NATIONAL PHOTO FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the six college photojournalists from around the country who have been selected to compete in the 47th annual National Photojournalism Championships of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Currently, there are 107 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools that participate in the program, which is often called the Pulitzers of college journalism. Funded and administered for 47 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Program awards more than $400,000 a year in scholarships, grants and stipends, under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The six 2007 Photo finalists were selected during a portfolio review on Monday June 4th from a field of twelve. They were notified the same day and fly to San Francisco on June 5th for the championships. They are:

BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri

BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

EDWARD LINSMIER, Western Kentucky University

MORGAN PETROSKI, University of Florida

BRANDON THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas

JONATHAN D. WOODS, Western Kentucky University
The finalists will participate in spot assignments – competing for awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000 in the program’s Championships, held in San Francisco, June 5 – 9, 2007. Also competing in the Championships will be writing and broadcast finalists. The winners of the Photo Cahmpionship will be announced on Saturday, June 9th.

The photojournalism judges are: Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, Texas; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado.

Contact:
Jan Watten, Program Director
Hearst Journalism Awards Program
415-543-6033

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NATION’S JOURNALISM SCHOOLS WIN $52,500 IN HEARST PRIZES
SAN FRANCISCO – Seven universities shared prizes totaling $52,500 as this year’s winners in the Intercollegiate writing, photography and broadcast news competitions of the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

The 2006-2007 prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 are awarded to the top three colleges and universities in each division of the Intercollegiate Competitions, with the top ten of each category receiving Hearst medallions. These awards were added to the Hearst Journalism Awards Program budget in 1990.

Often called “The Pulitzers of College Journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photography and broadcast news for journalism undergraduates. Journalism schools accumulating the most points earned by their students in each category are designated the winners.

The 2007 Intercollegiate Competition winners are:

WRITING:

$10,000 First Place UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
$ 5,000 Second Place UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
$ 2,500 Third Place ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

PHOTOJOURNALISM:

$10,000 First Place WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
$ 5,000 Second Place UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
$ 2,500 Third Place UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

BROADCAST NEWS:

$10,000 First Place ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
$ 5,000 Second Place BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
$ 2,500 Third Place UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL

The winners in each category will receive cash prizes and medallions during the National Championships in San Francisco on Friday, June 8, 2007.

In the OVERALL INTERCOLLEGIATE COMPETITION, which is the accumulation of points from all three divisions, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY scored the highest. It is followed by: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Second Place; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Third Place; WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Fourth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, Fifth Place; PENNSYLAVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Seventh Place; UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Eighth Place; SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Ninth Place; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Tenth Place.

Writing medallions are awarded to: PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fourth Place; UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Fifth Place; NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Seventh Place-tie; UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Seventh Place-tie; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, Ninth Place; FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY, Tenth Place.

Photojournalism medallions are awarded to: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Fourth Place; SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE, Fifth Place; SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Seventh Place; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL, Eighth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Ninth Place; BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, Tenth Place.

Broadcast News medallions are awarded to: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Fourth Place; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Fifth Place; WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Sixth Place; UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Seventh Place; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Eighth Place; UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Ninth Place; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN, Tenth Place.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program operates under the auspices of the accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication. It is fully funded and administered by The William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Currently, 107 accredited undergraduate schools of journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards more than $450,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Publisher William Randolph Hearst established the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation, Inc. in the 1940’s, a few years before his death in 1951. Since then, the Foundations have awarded more than $660 million in grants and programs.
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Contact:
Jan Watten, Program Director
jwatten@hearstfdn.org