San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Story Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

There were 65 entries from 38 schools submitted in the third of four multimedia competitions held this year.

First Place has been awarded to Angelica Edwards, a senior from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Angelica will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning multimedia piece “Las Dos Rosas”. Angelica also
qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Multimedia Championship which will be held this May in San Francisco.

The other top finalists are:
Second place, $2,000 award, Cynthia Liu, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third place, $1,500 award, Eden McCall, University of Oregon
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Annemarie LePard, Hofstra University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Sam Mallon, Western Kentucky University
The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Joeleen Hubbard, Western Kentucky University
Seventh Place, certificate, Toby Young, University of Missouri
Eighth Place, certificate, Ryanne Mena, California State University, Northridge
Ninth Place, certificate, Rachel Crick, University of Kentucky
Tenth Place, certificate, Jarrette Werk, University of Nevada, Reno

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is currently in first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition, with the highest accumulated student points from three of four multimedia competitions.

They are followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of Southern California; University of Missouri; Arizona State University; San Francisco State University; Pennsylvania State University (tie) University of Nevada, Reno (tie); University of Oregon, Syracuse University (tie); Brigham Young University (tie); University of Oklahoma (tie).

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The final intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of all four multimedia competitions and will be presented during the National Championships.

The multimedia judges are: Danese Kenon, Director of Video and Photography, Philadelphia Inquirer, PA; Jarrad Henderson, Senior Multimedia Producer – Investigative and Enterprise Video Team, USA Today, VA; Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios, WA.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 62nd year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends annually.

103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst monthly competitions.

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San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Photojournalism Picture Story/Series Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.


There were 83 entries from 48 universities submitted in the second photojournalism competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Angelina Katsanis from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Angelina wins a $3,000 scholarship and qualifies for the 2022 National Photojournalism Championship which will be held this May in San Francisco.

Other top winners:

Second Place, $2,000 award, Madeline Kraft, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,500 award, Gunnar Word, Western Kentucky University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Marlee Smith, Arizona State University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Erin Burk, Ohio University
Sixth Place, certificate, Jerod Ringwald, University of Iowa

Seventh Place, certificate, Rhyne Newton, Western Kentucky University
Eighth Place, certificate, Michael Indriolo, Kent State University
Ninth Place, certificate, Lily Dozier, University of Missouri
Tenth Place, certificate, Laura Bilson, Ohio University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

Western Kentucky University has won the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest
accumulated student points in the two photo competitions. 
They are followed by:
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Arizona State University; University of Florida; Ohio University; University of Kentucky; Michigan State University; San Francisco State University; University of Montana (tie); University of Oregon (tie);
University of Iowa.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The photojournalism judges are: Marcia Allert, Managing Photo Producer, Apple, CA; Nicole Frugé, Director of Visuals, San Francisco Chronicle, CA; Mark Morris, Independent Visual Consultant, CA.

The 62nd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970.
The program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Currently, there are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.



San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Personality/Profile Writing Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
There were 114 entries from 63 schools submitted in the fourth writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Abigail Weiss, a senior from Syracuse University.
Abigail will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “THE ONE – Joe Biden’s 1st wife Neilia Biden shaped his life, career while at Syracuse.”
Abigail also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held in
San Francisco this May.

The other top finalists are:
Second place, $2,000 award, Ava Loomar, University of Florida
Third place, $1,500 award, Elvia Verdugo, University of Arizona
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Natalia Galicza, University of Florida
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Maeve Sheehey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Ava Leone, Pennsylvania State University
Seventh Place, certificate, Siobhan Eagen, San Francisco State University
Eighth Place, certificate, Jacob Moscovitch, University of Missouri
Ninth Place, certificate, Matthew Faludi, San Francisco State University
Tenth Place, certificate, Lauren Castro, University of Texas at Austin

University of Florida is currently first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition, with the highest
accumulated student points from the four of five writing competitions held thus far.
They are followed by:
Arizona State University; Syracuse University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Pennsylvania State University; Stony Brook University; University of Southern California; University of Montana (tie); Texas Christian University (tie); University of Missouri.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.
The final intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May.

The writing judges are: Larry Kramer, retired President and Publisher, USA Today, VA; Maria Reeve, Editor-in-Chief, The Houston Chronicle, TX, David Zeeck, retired President and Publisher, The (Tacoma) News Tribune, WA.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 62nd year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two
television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends annually. There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs that are eligible to participate in the Hearst monthly competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Television News Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

There were 75 entries from 48 schools submitted in the second television competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Bradley Davis, a senior from University of Missouri.
Bradley wins a $3,000 award and qualifies for the Hearst National Television Championship which will be held this May.

The other top ten finalists and their awards are:

Second Place, $2,000 award, Faith Abercrombie, Arizona State University
Third Place, $1,500 award, Bryan Hofmann, University of Nevada, Reno
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Raven Payne, Arizona State University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Elyse Schoenig, University of Missouri
Sixth Place, certificate, Ward Jolles, University of South Carolina
Seventh Place, certificate, John Perik, Syracuse University
Eighth Place, certificate, Carly Wasserlein, Brigham Young University
Ninth Place, certificate, John Webb, University of Idaho
Tenth Place, certificate, Andrea Esparza, California State University, Northridge

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The qualifying TV Semi-Finalists from Competitions I and II:
Faith Abercrombie, Arizona State University
Laura Measher, New York University
Kathryn Merck, University of Missouri
Ally Arnold O’Rullian, Brigham Young University
Raven Payne, Arizona State University
John Perik, Syracuse University
Elyse Schoenig, University of Missouri
Preston Shoemaker, Pennsylvania State University

These finalists will participate in the semi-final round. From that competition, four finalists will qualify for the Championship.

University of Missouri has won the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the two television and one audio competition.

It is followed by: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Syracuse University; Arizona State University; University of Florida; Brigham Young University; University of Texas at Austin; Pennsylvania State University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Nevada, Reno.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The television judges are: Candy Altman, retired Vice President of News, Hearst Television, NY; Holly Quan, Reporter/Anchor, KCBS Radio, CA; Joe Rovitto, President, Clemensen & Rovitto LLC, PA.

The 62nd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added broadcast journalism to the competitions in 1988.
The program also includes five writing, one audio, two photojournalism and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Multimedia Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
There were 50 entries from 33 schools submitted in the second of four multimedia competitions held this academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Chris Ocana, a senior from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Chris will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning multimedia piece “Nuanced or just neat? Here is what’s so nifty about NFTs.”
Chris also qualifies to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards National Multimedia Championship which will be held this May.

The other top finalists are:
Second place, $2,000 award, Hannah Vanover, Western Kentucky University
Third place, $1,500 award, Kate Lý Johnston, University of Southern California
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Alex Berenfeld, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Amy Griffin, Brigham Young University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Lily LaRegina, Pennsylvania State University
Seventh Place, certificate, Ivy Ceballo, Western Kentucky University
Eighth Place, certificate, Avery Everett, University of Missouri
Ninth Place, certificate, Andrew Mendez, University of Nevada, Reno
Tenth Place, certificate, Rachelle Schnelle, University of Missouri

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is currently first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition, with the highest accumulated student points from two of four multimedia competitions.
They are followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of Southern California; Arizona State University;
San Francisco State University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Missouri; Syracuse University (tie); Brigham Young University (tie); University of Nevada, Reno.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.
The final intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of all four multimedia competitions
during the National Championships in May.

The multimedia judges are: Danese Kenon, Director of Video and Photography, Philadelphia Inquirer, PA; Jarrad Henderson, Senior Multimedia Producer – Investigative and Enterprise Video Team, USA Today, VA; Meredith Hogan, Senior Creative Producer, Red Element Studios, WA.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 62nd year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The
program also includes five writing, one audio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends annually.

There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs that are eligible to participate in the Hearst monthly competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Sports Writing Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 119 entries from 66 schools submitted in the third writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Christopher Cicchiello, a senior from Syracuse University. Christopher will
receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “Why doesn’t Syracuse University pay Otto the Oranges?”
Christopher also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held in May 2022.

The other top finalists are:
Second place, $2,000 award, Sébastien Kraft, Pennsylvania State University
Third place, $1,500 award, Zachary Huber, University of Florida
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Abby Barmore, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Andrew Destin, Pennsylvania State University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are
Sixth Place, certificate, Braden Ramsey, University of Kentucky
Seventh Place, certificate, Amiliano Fragoso, Arizona State University
Eighth Place, certificate, Mason Young, University of Oklahoma
Ninth Place, certificate, Gabrielle Ducharme, Arizona State University
Tenth Place, certificate, Robert Read, University of Iowa

Arizona State University is in the lead with first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the three of five writing competitions held thus far.
They are followed by:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida; Pennsylvania State University; Syracuse University; University of Southern California; Stony Brook University; Texas Christian University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; New York University.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.
The final intercollegiate a winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May.

The writing judges are: Kimbriell Kelly, Washington Bureau Chief, The Los Angeles Times, CA; Larry Kramer, retired President and Publisher, USA Today, VA; Maria Reeve, Editor-in-Chief, The Houston Chronicle, TX. Former judge Dwayne Bray, Journalist-at-Large, ESPN’s The Undefeated, assisted with judging this competition.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 62nd year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends annually.

There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs that are eligible to participate in the Hearst monthly competitions.

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San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 117 entries from 67 schools submitted in the second writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Elizabeth Moore, a senior from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Elizabeth will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “Married for money: These students tied the knot to pay for college”. Elizabeth also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held in May 2022.

The other top finalists are:

Second place, $2,000 award, Mia Speier, University of Southern California
Third place, $1,500 award, Rachel Mipro, Louisiana State University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Chris Howley, Arizona State University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Darci Moon Gold, Temple University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:

Sixth Place, certificate, Jaylen Williams, Howard University
Seventh Place, certificate, Preston Shoemaker, Pennsylvania State University
Eighth Place, certificate, Emma Uber, Indiana University
Ninth Place, certificate, Katherine Lester, Texas Christian University
Tenth Place, certificate, Mikenzie Hammel, Arizona State University

Arizona State University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the two writing competitions held thus far.
They are followed by:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Texas Christian University; University of Florida; University of Southern California; New York University; Temple University; University of Montana; Syracuse University-tie;
Indiana University-tie; Stony Brook University-tie.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate
winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May.

The writing judges are: Kimbriell Kelly, Washington Bureau Chief, The Los Angeles Times, CA; Larry Kramer, retired President and Publisher, USA Today, VA; Maria Reeve, Editor-in-Chief, The Houston Chronicle, TX.

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 62nd year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two
television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants
and stipends.

There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs that are eligible to participate in the Hearst monthly competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the 2021-2022 Journalism Awards Program’s Audio News and/or Features Competition. Five audio winners qualify for the National Audio Championship, along with qualifying television, writing, photojournalism and multimedia finalists. There were 67 entries from 41 universities submitted in this competition.

First Place, $3,000 award goes to Chase Porter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Chase is a Spring 2021 graduate, and per program guidelines, is not eligible to participate in the National Championship.

The top audio winners who qualify for the 2022 National Audio Championship:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Jayda Williams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,500 award, Aurora Berry, University of Texas at Austin
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Dustin Wilcox, Murray State University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Daniel Myrick, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sixth Place, Certificate, Carolina Garibay, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The schools of the top five award-winning finalists receive matching grants.

The seventh-through-tenth place finalists are:
Seventh Place, certificate, Meleah Lyden, University of Florida
Eighth Place, certificate, Peyton Butler, University of Montana
Ninth Place, certificate, Yaw Bonsu, Hofstra University
Tenth Place, certificate, Rachel Luscher, Hofstra University

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the Audio and TV I Competitions.
They are followed by:
University of Florida, Syracuse University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Missouri, University of Texas at Austin, Brigham Young University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Montana, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Final intercollegiate scores will be announced after the TV II competition. The top three winning schools earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

The audio competition Judges are: Candy Altman, retired Vice President of News, Hearst Television, NY; Holly Quan, Reporter/Anchor, KCBS Radio, CA; Joe Rovitto, President, Clemensen & Rovitto LLC, PA.

The 62nd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added broadcast journalism to the competitions in 1988. The Program also includes five writing, two photojournalism, two television and four multimedia competitions
offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs eligible to participate in the Hearst monthly competitions.

San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Feature Writing Competition of the
2021-2022 Hearst
Journalism Awards Program. There were 148 entries from 80 schools submitted in the first writing competition of the academic year.

First Place has been awarded to Maddie Ellis, a senior from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Maddie will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning article “How much is a 16-year-old photo worth? A lot.”
Maddie also qualifies to participate in the Hearst National Writing Championship which will be held in May 2022.

The other top finalists are:


Second place, $2,000 award,  Kiera Riley, Arizona State University
Third place, $1,500 award, Stephanie Melo, Stony Brook University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Eleanor Quarles, Syracuse University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Katherine Lester, Texas Christian University

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:


Sixth Place, certificate, Mia Hartley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Seventh Place, certificate, Lauren Irwin, University of Colorado
Eighth Place, certificate, Kate Heston, University of Iowa
Ninth Place, certificate, Griffen Smith, University of Montana
Tenth Place, certificate, Ava Kian, University of Minnesota

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first of five writing competitions.
 They are followed by: Arizona State University; Stony Brook University; University of Florida; Syracuse University; Texas Christian University;
University of North Alabama; University of Colorado (tie); University of Nebraska-Lincoln (tie); University of Iowa.

The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively. The final intercollegiate
winners will be announced after the completion of all five writing competitions in May.

The writing judges are: Kimbriell Kelly, Washington Bureau Chief, The Los Angeles Times, CA; Larry Kramer, retired President and Publisher, USA Today, VA; Maria Reeve, Editor-in-Chief, The Houston Chronicle, TX.


The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 62nd year, also includes two photojournalism, one audio, two
television, and four multimedia competitions. The program offers up to $700,000 in scholarships,
matching grants and stipends. 103 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.



San Francisco – Winners have been announced in the Television Features Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 95 entries from 57 schools submitted in the first of two television
competitions.

First Place has been awarded to Moriah Humiston a senior from Syracuse University. Moriah wins a $3,000 award and qualifies for the National Television Championship which will be held in May 2022.

The second-through-fifth place finalists are:
Second Place, $2,000 award, Kathryn Merck, University of Missouri
Third Place, $1,500 award, Ally Arnold O’Rullian, Brigham Young University
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Laura Measher, New York University
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Preston Shoemaker, Pennsylvania State University

These finalists along with the top four from the second television competition qualify for a semi-final round where they will submit additional entries. From that competition, four finalists will be chosen to compete in the National Television Championship.

The top five winning schools receive matching grants.

The sixth-through-tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Pamela Comme, University of Florida
Seventh Place, certificate, Ghael Fobes, Syracuse University
Eighth Place, certificate, Edward Trentzsch, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ninth Place, certificate, Mackenzie Hamilton, University of Southern Mississippi
Tenth Place, certificate, Harlee Hunsaker, Brigham Young University

Syracuse University is in first place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first of three broadcast competitions.

It is followed by: Brigham Young University; Pennsylvania State University; Michigan State University; University of Missouri; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; New York University; University of Florida; University of
Southern Mississippi; Kent State University (tie); Temple University (tie).
The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively, and will be announced after the completion of the audio and second television competition in April.

The television judges are: Candy Altman, retired Vice President of News, Hearst Television, NY; Holly Quan,
Reporter/Anchor, KCBS Radio, CA; Joe Rovitto, President, Clemensen & Rovitto LLC, PA.

The 62nd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program added broadcast journalism to the competitions in 1988. The program also includes five writing, two photojournalism and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. There are 103 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to
participate in the Hearst competitions.