WKU Students Honored In Hearst
Photojournalism Competition
March 02, 2004
Bowling Green, Ky. - Two Western Kentucky University students have received top honors in the second photojournalism competition of the 44th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
Jae S. Lee, a senior from Hendersonville, Tenn., finished first in the sports and news competition and received a $2,000 award. James Branaman, a Berea senior, finished second and received a $1,500 award. The School of Journalism and Broadcasting will receive matching amounts.
Lee and Branaman also qualified for the Hearst semifinals and will submit additional photos for judging in May. Six finalists will be chosen for the national championships.
After two of three contests, Western leads the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition followed by Florida, Ball State, Colorado and San Jose State. In the past 14 years, Western has won the Hearst photo competition 12 times and finished second twice. The final winners will be named in April.
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program consists of writing, photojournalism and broadcast news competitions. In a recent in-depth writing competition, Shawntaye Hopkins, a Louisville sophomore, finished 19th. In the past five years, Western has won the Hearst program's overall intercollegiate title twice, placed second once and finished third twice.
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