Two journalism students win reporting prize trip to Japan and South Korea

AUSTIN, Texas — March 26, 2008 — Two University of Texas at Austin journalism students have earned the annual Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition sponsored by the Scripps Howard Foundation.

Juniors Natalia Ciolko and Hudson Lockett will travel to Japan and South Korea in June on a 13-day journalism trip with seven other winners from universities across the country.

The winners, whose entries collectively represent print and broadcast journalism, new media and multimedia studies, were chosen for the quality of their published and/or broadcast work and an essay about their interest in international affairs.

Ciolko is editor-in-chief of “DT Weekend,” an entertainment supplement of “The Daily Texan.” She also serves as writer, designer and editor of Smear Campaign, a humor and entertainment publication she co-founded in 2006, and an officer of The University of Texas at Austin chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She is from San Antonio.

Lockett, who is also studying Asian Cultures and Languages, is a gaming correspondent and feature writer for “The Daily Texan.” He also is a contributor to the “Austin American-Statesman’s” online entertainment and outdoor recreation sites and the video game news blog SegaNerds.com. He is from Dallas.

The expenses-paid trip will be led by Bradley J. Hamm, dean of the journalism school at Indiana University and a Roy W. Howard scholar, who has extensive travel experience throughout Asia.

The competition, established in 1984 in cooperation with the Indiana University School of Journalism, honors the memory of the journalist who led Scripps Howard Newspapers from 1922-1953 and United Press International from 1912-1920.

Mike Philipps, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Foundation, said the prize responds to the need for today’s student journalists to better understand international affairs.

“We are honoring the legacy of Roy Howard with this reporting award because he lived a global life as a reporter and editor long before most journalism schools taught about international reporting,” said Hamm. “These young journalists will have the opportunity of a lifetime to learn about the media and culture of Japan and South Korea.”

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Contact:
Sue Porter, Scripps Howard Foundation
(513) 977-3030