College Media Matters Blog Tags CoJMC in Top 50 A journalism industry blog places the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and Mass Communications on its 2013 list of the top Anna Reed’s Award-Winning Photos: (Left) Clouds of colored cornstarch covered the crowd during the “final throw” at the Color Me Rad 5K race in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in July. (Right) Nebraska’s Kale Kaiser made a diving catch in the Purdue vs. Nebraska baseball game April 22, 2012, at Haymarket Park. This photo was picked up nationally.
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Journalism Students Place in Hearst Competition Marian Andersen Scholarships and expects to graduate in 2015.
By Marilyn Hahn, ’88, ’00 Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln journalism students are
Reed is a junior photojournalism student. She most recently
the latest winners in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program, often
worked as an Omaha World-Herald fellow and has held internships
called the Pulitzer Prizes of college journalism.
with the Northeast Nebraska News Co., the Lincoln Journal Star
Faiz Siddiqui of Cincinnati placed third in the feature
and the Daily Nebraskan. Reed holds the Susan Buffett Scholar-
writing-competition. Anna Reed of Omaha placed fourth in the
ship, Peter Kiewit Legacy Scholarship, Dr. and Mrs. J.F. Daly
first of two photojournalism competitions. And Lanny Holstein
Journalism Memorial Fund Scholarship and Canfield Scholarship.
finished fourth in the radio broadcast news competition.
She has worked on in-depth photojournalism projects in western
50 undergraduate journalism schools or programs in the United States. Dan Reimold of College Media Matters said the list emphasizes digital programs and practical experience. “It is strongly biased in favor of programs exciting me in the digital journalism realm,” Reimold said, “and in some way aligned with quality campus media and professional publishing opportunities.” The UNL J School is the only journalism program in Nebraska to be accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
Siddiqui received
Nebraska and Kyrgyz-
Reimold said the programs that
a $1,500 award. Reed
stan. Reed traveled to
have received ACEJMC accreditation
and Holstein received
Brazil in December
may be an imperfect but highly valuable
$1,000 awards. The
for her third pho-
metric for ensuring quality – or they
UNL College of
tojournalism study
Journalism and Mass
abroad course. Holstein, a junior
Communications will receive matching
broadcasting major,
grants.
is a native Nebraskan
Siddiqui’s win-
Faiz Siddiqui
Anna Reed
Lanny Holstein
who grew up in Sidney and attended high
ning work, headlined
must be housed within an accredited school or college. AEJMC has accredited 109 journalism schools or programs across the country. Nine standards must be met to receive accreditation by the ACEJMC: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction; diver-
“War-torn veterans, their dreams, and a yoga instructor,” was one
school in Omaha (Millard North). At UNL, Holstein is active as a
sity and inclusiveness; full-time and
of 143 entries in the feature-writing competition. It can be found
member of the student newspaper, the Daily Nebraskan, and the
part-time faculty; scholarship: research,
through this link to the Lincoln Journal Star website, http://go.unl.
student radio station, KRNU. He is interested in sports journalism
creative and professional activity;
edu/cxo. Reed’s winning photos, in addition to those on this page,
and broadcasting, covering the Huskers for the paper and doing a
student services; resources, facilities
can be viewed on the college’s website, http://journalism.unl.edu/
sports talk radio show during the week. Holstein will add duties as
anna-reeds-winning-photos. Holstein’s winning news reports – “Do
a producer for a local radio station this spring. In his spare time, he
Political Debates Matter?” and “Where’s the Youth Vote?” – both of
enjoys playing the guitar and listening to classic rock.
which aired on the college’s student-run radio station, 90.3 KRNU, can be heard at http://go.unl.edu/60g and http://go.unl.edu/q9w. Siddiqui writes political columns for the student-run NextGen
The Hearst program is in its 53rd year. Students from 106 universities with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions. Sponsored by the
Journal (nextgenjournal.com); blogs for Harumph!, the blog of
William Randolph Hearst Foundation, it consists of five monthly
archaic interjections; and articles for Complex Magazine (complex.
writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, three
com). He is completing a yearlong reporting internship with the
broadcast news competitions and four multimedia competitions
Lincoln Journal Star. Siddiqui holds one of the college’s Harold and
with championship finals in all divisions.
journalism.unl.edu
and equipment; professional and public service; and assessment of learning outcomes. College Media Matters is a webbased resource for news and commentary about college media and is sponsored by Associated Collegiate Press.
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