Central Florida student places 3rd in Hearst Journalism Awards Program
A Central Florida local and University of Florida student placed third in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.Sophia Abolfathi, from Altamonte Springs, won a $5,000 award in the National Writing Championship.The William Randolph Hearst Foundation announced all winners of the 65th National Championships over the weekend.The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to support, encourage and give assistance to journalism education through scholarships for outstanding college students.Often referred to as the “Pulitzers of College Journalism,” the annual competition brought together 29 finalists from across the nation selected from 1,260 entries.From May 31 to June 5, finalists gathered in San Francisco to complete assignments under deadlines, vying for scholarship awards of up to $10,000.As part of the scholarship competition, Abolfathi flew to California for the first time to work on a story.Since its inception, the program has distributed more than $18 million in scholarships and grants for the exceptional work by student journalists who participate in the program.Abolfathi dreams of becoming a documentary filmmaker, she says.The program honors outstanding performance in college-level journalism.
A Central Florida local and University of Florida student placed third in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
Sophia Abolfathi, from Altamonte Springs, won a $5,000 award in the National Writing Championship.
The William Randolph Hearst Foundation announced all winners of the 65th National Championships over the weekend.
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program was founded in 1960 to support, encourage and give assistance to journalism education through scholarships for outstanding college students.
Often referred to as the “Pulitzers of College Journalism,” the annual competition brought together 29 finalists from across the nation selected from 1,260 entries.
From May 31 to June 5, finalists gathered in San Francisco to complete assignments under deadlines, vying for scholarship awards of up to $10,000.
As part of the scholarship competition, Abolfathi flew to California for the first time to work on a story.
Since its inception, the program has distributed more than $18 million in scholarships and grants for the exceptional work by student journalists who participate in the program.
Abolfathi dreams of becoming a documentary filmmaker, she says.
The program honors outstanding performance in college-level journalism.
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