New Media School award honors top student reporter
A new competition awards a scholarship to the top reporter among journalism majors.
Applications are being accepted through March 20 for the Richard G. Gray Reporting Prize, which goes to an undergraduate or graduate student who:
- has a minimum GPA of 3.65
- has been enrolled as a full-time student for at least three semesters
- is majoring in journalism with a second concentration or major outside of the school
- has prior experience on a newspaper, magazine, campus media, radio/TV, film or digital publication, and
- has demonstrated knowledge and skills, and is an astute reporter and documentarian of events with the ability to gather compelling reports or investigation through words and images.
The prize was created by Ruth Gray, widow of the late Richard G. Gray, who served as dean of the School of Journalism from 1968 to 1984, as a way to encourage emerging journalists who want to serve the public interest with insight and clarity in the face of economic, social or political pressures with the goal of restoring public trust in the media.
In addition to work samples, applicants must submit a personal statement attesting to their hopes and goals as well as a written statement from a journalism instructor attesting to the character and promise of the applicant.