Seven UFCJC Students Recognized in 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships
All seven of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists who competed in the 63rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships were honored in the Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia categories. UFCJC had the greatest number of students competing from any participating college in this year’s competition.
Anna Guber, B.S. Journalism 2023, received first place in the National Writing competition and Ophelie Jacobson, B.S. Journalism 2023, received first place in the Television competition. Alexis Ashby, B.S. Journalism 2023, received third place in Multimedia.
Finalists included Katie Delk, B.S. Journalism 2023, in Writing; Lauren Witte, B.S. Journalism 2022, in Photojournalism; Journalism rising senior Chris Will in Television; and Avery Lotz, B.S. Journalism 2023, in Multimedia.
Guber also received a $1,000 award for Best Reporting Technique. The award was determined after reviewing all monthly writing competition entries.
The Hearst Championships are the culmination of the awards program, which included 105 Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication member universities with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.
First place winners received $10,000, third place received $5,000 and each of the finalists were awarded $1,500.
The 30 Championship finalists were selected from 1,304 entries submitted in the 14 monthly Intercollegiate Competitions this academic year. From June 2 – 7, the finalists participated in the National Championships in San Francisco, where they demonstrated their writing, photography, audio, television, and multimedia skills in spot assignments. The assignments were chosen by media professionals who judged the finalists’ work throughout the year and at the Championships.
In the Intercollegiate Competition, UFCJC was awarded second place overall for the third year in a row. To view the entire list of UFCJC 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Award winners, visit:
https://www.jou.ufl.edu/2023/05/31/ufcjc-students-compete-in-2022-23-hearst-journalism-awards-program/
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to support, encourage and give assistance to journalism education through scholarships for outstanding college students. Since its inception, the program has distributed more than $15 million in scholarships and grants for the exceptional work by student journalists who participate in the program.
Posted: June 8, 2023
Category: Alumni News, College News, Student News
Tagged as: 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships, Alexis Ashby, Anna Guber, Avery Lotz, Chris Will, Hearst Journalism Awards, Katie Delk, Lauren Witte, Ophelie Jacobson
