Another Hearst Winner!

Sean Rose, a junior from Crestwood, Ky., took fourth place in the spot news writing competition of the 47th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Often called "The Pulitzers of College Journalism," the awards are open to journalism students actively involved in campus media at 107 undergraduate journalism programs in the United States. The Hearst program runs yearlong competitions in print and broadcast journalism and photojournalism.

Rose's spot news story from the Kentucky Kernel is titled, "Crash kills 49." The story ran on August 28, 2006, the day after Comair Flight 5191 crashed following its take-off from Blue Grass Field. He will receive a $750 scholarship, and the UK School of Journalism will receive a matching grant.

Rose, the news editor at the Kernel, competed against 75 students from 48 universities in the spot news category. Thanks to Rose, UK finished fifth overall in the Hearst's national writing competition, ahead of schools such as Northwestern University, Syracuse University and Western Kentucky University.This summer, Rose will be an intern at the Lexington Herald-Leader.