By
Kelley
Bozeman


Hagedorn,
a sophomore from Florence, Ky., placed second in the
43rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program for a
feature story about a UK woman's recovery after a
rape. Hagedorn will receive a $1,500 cash prize, and
UK's School of Journalism and Telecommunications will
receive a matching grant of $1,500.
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Lexington,
Ky. (Nov. 20, 2002) -- University of Kentucky student Emily Hagedorn
has placed second nationally in what is considered
the top writing prize for college journalism students.
Hagedorn, a sophomore from Florence, Ky., placed
second in the 43rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards
Program for a feature story about a UK woman's recovery
after a rape. Hagedorn will receive a $1,500 cash
prize, and UK's School of Journalism and Telecommunications
will receive a matching grant of $1,500.
The story, "Surviving, Grieving, Healing: One
UK Student's Story of Survival," was published
in the Kentucky
Kernel, UK's independent daily student newspaper,
earlier this year. Hagedorn is the police reporter
for the Kernel. She will intern at The Virginian-Pilot
in Norfolk, Va., next summer.
UK is ranked third in the Intercollegiate Writing
Competition after the first of six contests this year.
Western Kentucky University is first, Montana is second,
and Iowa is fourth.
The Hearst Journalism Awards Program consists of
six writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast
news competitions. Last year, Tracy Kershaw, the Kernel's
current editor in chief, placed fourth for a personality
profile of UK Writer in Residence Bobbie Ann Mason.
Two other Kentucky schools placed in the competition.
Western Kentucky University student Ryan Clark won
first and Murray State University student Tim Siniard
placed 20th.
For more information, contact UK Student Publications
Director Chris Poore at (859) 257-1900.
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