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Journalism student Elvia Malagon is one of nine journalism students from schools around the nation who will visit Japan June 17-27 as winners of the Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition.

The students receive a 14-day, all-expense paid trip from the Scripps Howard Foundation, which sponsors the program with the assistance of the Indiana University School of Journalism.

The competition, established in 1984, honors the memory of Roy W. Howard, who led Scripps Howard Newspapers from 1922-1953 and United Press International from 1912-1920. Asia was an area of special interest to Howard, who traveled and reported on the area extensively, even while leading major news organizations.

In addition to Malagon’s achievement, the school has other connections to the competition. Dean Brad Hamm, a Roy W. Howard scholar, will lead the students as they tour cultural and media sites in Japan. And, Howard’s archives are housed at the School of Journalism.

Follow students' trip report at this blog.

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