Richard Icen Fourth Estate Award
Description: The recipient must be a full-time journalism major in good academic standing. The recipient must have attained at least 90 semester credit hours. The recipient must be nominated by members of the journalism faculty. A nominee will be chosen by the departments scholarship committee and confirmed by the faculty as a whole. Candidates for this award should submit: Clips or tapes of news stories and/or editorials demonstrating a commitment to journalistic practices going beyond routine coverage. A summary of activities which indicate an interest in maintaining and promoting the role of a free press. A 500 to 750 word essay which defines the applicants philosophy of the role of a free press and the relationship of his or her career goals to these ideals.
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| Major(s): | Journalism |
| Year in School: | Senior |
| Renewable | |
| Semester(s) of Selections: | Spring |
| Semester(s) Awarded: | Fall , Spring |
| Contact: | Chair, Journalism Department - 217-581-6003 |
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