Western Kentucky University senior Alyse Young from Redmond placed second in the national multimedia championship at the 2016 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. She received a $4,000 award.

Young was a former Redmond Reporter freelance photographer.

The national championships in photojournalism, multimedia, writing and broadcast news were held May 30-June 2.

Often called “The Pulitzers of college journalism,” the Hearst program holds yearlong competitions in writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and multimedia for journalism undergraduates. Schools accumulating the most points earned by their students in each category are designated the winners of the Intercollegiate Competitions.