2021 Hearst Journalism Awards

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) placed fourth overall in the 2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Writing Competition. Syracuse University finished first with the highest accumulated student points from the five writing competitions, followed by Indiana University and Arizona State University. In addition, two UFCJC student…

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Posted: May 20, 2021

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were recognized in the 2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Audio Competition. Telecommunication seniors Anthony Montalto and Taylor Levesque were two of the top 20 finalists placing eighth and twelfth, respectively. The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to…

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Posted: February 24, 2021

Mackenzie Behm, B.S. Journalism 2020, has been recognized as a Top 20 finalist in the 2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Narrative Storytelling competition. Behm placed seventh. Entries in this competition included least three of the following components: writing, photos, audio slideshows, video, animation, graphics or any other visual tools. Entrants…

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Posted: January 15, 2021

Four University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists were recognized in the 2020-2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Photojournalism Competition. In the Photojournalism 1: News and Features category Christopher Day, B.S. Journalism 2020, and Journalism senior Emily Felts have placed 10th and 14th, respectively. Their entries consisted of photos…

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Posted: December 11, 2020