HEARST  JOURNALISM  AWARDS  PROGRAM

50^th Anniversary

NEWS  RELEASE                                          

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 50^th 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 50^th 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