University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism freshman Madilyn Gemme received 14^th place in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards Photo II Picture Story/Series competition. The contest included 88 entries from 54 schools submitted in the second and final photo competition of the year.

Gemme’s winning photo story, “A Glance at Reality for Gainesville City Commissioner-at-Large Reina Saco,” was her final project in UFCJC Journalism Associate Professor John Freeman’s fall 2023 Photographic Journalism class. She is a staff photographer at The Alligator and her winning photo gallery was published online at alligator.org on Feb. 4.

According to Freeman, “Gemme’s set of pictures was not just extraordinary, she told a meaningful story about an immigrant rising through the ranks to become a politician in Gainesville while also balancing her new life as a mother.”

To view the list of current UFCJC 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Award winners, visit: https://wwwtest.jou.ufl.edu/2024/03/04/ufcjc-students-honored-in-2023-2024-hearst-journalism-awards-competition/

The 64th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program includes five writing, two photo, one audio, two television, and four multimedia competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.  Currently, there are 105 universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.

Posted: March 18, 2024
Category: College News, Student News
Tagged as: 2023-24 Hearst Journalism Awards, 2024 Hearst Photo II Picture Story/Series Competition, Independent Florida Alligator, John Freeman, Madilyn Gemme