UNC Hussman wins overall Hearst photojournalism competition, individual students place second and fourth in picture story/series category

The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media placed first overall in the 2015-16 Hearst Journalism Awards Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated student points from both photo competition categories.

Callaghan O’Hare, a 2015 alumna from San Antonio, Texas, placed second in the “Picture Story/Series” category that focuses on a picture story/series with up to fifteen images on any subject. O’Hare is now a photography intern at The Denver Post.

Tegan Johnston, a senior from Mount Vernon, Illinois, placed fourth in the competition. Johnston is a freelance photojournalist and works with publications including The News & Observer and Grantland.com.

Winners from the category were selected from 73 entries submitted from 45 schools nationwide.

Other UNC Hussman 2015-16 Hearst Journalism Award winners include:
 

Broadcast Competition

Overall:

• First Place: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Television I: Features:

• First Place: Jaclyn Lee, junior
• Fourth Place: Benjamin Smart, senior

Radio: News and Features:

• Sixth Place: Louis Fernandez, senior
• 14th Place: Elise McGlothian, senior

Television II: News:

• First Place: CB Cotton, senior
• Sixth Place: Sharon Nunn, junior

Multimedia Competition

Features:

• First Place: Emily Rhyne, 2015 graduate

Photojournalism Competition

Overall:

• First Place: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Photo News and Feature:

• First Place: Dillon Deaton, senior
• Seventh Place: Callaghan O’Hare, 2015 graduate

Photo Picture Story/Series:

• Second Place: Callaghan O’Hare, 2015 graduate
• Fourth Place: Tegan Johnston, senior

Writing Competition

Sports Writing:

• Sixth Place: Zoe Schaver, junior
   

The Hearst Journalism Awards aim to support, encourage and assist students journalists at the university level. The Hearst competition is open to journalism students attending ACEJMC-accredited colleges or universities. Categories include five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, three broadcast news competitions (one in radio and two in television) and four multimedia competitions — with championship finals in all divisions. Winners and finalists receive scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.

For more information, visit the UNC Hussman’s Hearst Journalism Awards page.