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Stories
"Storm
wreaks havoc on Lawrence," by Nicole Kelley,
published March 13, 2006, in the University Daily Kansan
"How
to be Whole Again," by Marissa Stephenson,
published April 28, 2005, in the University Daily Kansan
"Filmmaker
also plays role of teacher, activist," by Mike
Mostaffa, published Feb. 20, 2006, in the University
Daily Kansan
"Armed
to Defend," by Laura Snyder, published Sept.
1, 2005, in the University Daily Kansan
"The
Scarlet List," by Steve Vockrodt, published
May 12, 2005, in The University Daily Kansan
“Pounds
of Performance," by Ryan Colaianni, published
Dec. 1, 2005, in The University Daily Kansan
"The
Greek Divide," by Louis Mora, published Dec.
5, 2005, in The University Daily Kansan
"Welcome
to Fabulous Debt," by Matt Wilson, published
Dec. 6, 2005, in The University Daily Kansan |
Read
Kansan coverage online.
(April 28, 2006 – Lawrence, Kan.) KU finished third
in the nation in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of
the Hearst Journalism Awards Program, often referred to as
"The Pulitzers of College Journalism." 107 accredited
journalism schools across the nation are eligible to participate
in the prestigious awards program.
KU, which finished third behind first place Northwestern
and second place Arizona State, will receive a $2,500 cash
award and a bronze medallion at an awards ceremony in San
Francisco in June. Other Big 12 universities that placed in
the top 10 were the University of Missouri, fifth, and the
University of Nebraska, eighth.
Nicole Kelley, a KU journalism student from Topeka, finished
4th in Spot News Writing, the last of the monthly contests
in the Hearst competition. She won an award certificate and
$750 for her story about the microburst that caused $6 million
damage to the KU campus. The story was written for the next
day's University Daily Kansan despite the loss of power and
along with it use of the newsroom's networked computers.
Previous KU winners who accumulated points in this year's
competition: Steve Vockrodt, first, and Louis Mora, ninth,
depth reporting; Ryan Colaianni, 6th, and Matt Wilson, ninth,
sports writing; Marissa Stephenson, 11th, feature writing;
Mike Mostaffa, 17th, profile writing; and Laura Snyder, 20th,
opinion writing.
"It should make us all proud, though, for faculty, our
involvement is quite removed,” said Malcolm Gibson,
general manager of The University Daily Kansan. “What
makes this so special is that all the work recognized was
produced – from beginning to end, from concept to reporting
to editing to publication -- wholly by students. In some situations,
professionals or faculty are intimately involved. Not here."
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the
auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools
of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and
administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. It
consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism
competitions and four broadcast news competitions with Championship
finals in all divisions. Each accredited school or department
of journalism is allowed to submit two student entries in
the six writing categories, with the winners chosen by a panel
of distinguished professional journalists.
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