Penn State's College of Communications won its first-ever national championship in the overall intercollegiate writing-broadcasting-photojournalism-multimedia standings in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
Penn State finished first in writing; fourth in photojournalism; seventh in multimedia; and eighth in broadcasting. The college captured seven individual top-10 student finishes in
writing; two top-10 individual finishes in photojournalism; one top-10
individual finish in radio; and one individual top-10 finish in
multimedia.
The annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program in writing, broadcasting, photojournalism and
multimedia is open to students from the country’s 108 nationally
accredited mass communication programs. Now in its 52nd year, the competion draws more than 1,000 student
entries each year.
Congratulations to all the talented students who made this a historic year for the college.