The Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
1950s: Research Emphasis Strengthened
1950: Television Discussions Began
1951: English Named Fourth Dean
1951: Lambert Expanded Radio Partnership
1951: Photojournalism Emphasized with New Missourian Technology
1953: KOMU-TV Established
1955: Television Coursework Added
1955: First African-American Student Graduated
1955: International Correspondents Highlighted Journalism Week
1958: Leading Quantitative Researcher Joined Faculty
1958-1959: School Celebrated 50th Anniversary
1958: Harry S. Truman Headlined Celebrity Luncheon
1959: Eleanor Roosevelt Headlined 50th Anniversary Conference
1959: World Press Congress Took the Stage
1959: Freedom of Information Center Dedicated
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Photojournalism Emphasized with New Missourian Technology


Columbia Missourian officials, knowing the growing importance of photojournalism, rented a Scan-O-Graver, a mechanical photo engraver, to increase photo usage in the paper. The new technology helped the Missourian surpass its limit of five illustrations per week. The Missourian became a picture newspaper and photojournalism training flourished, according to Dean Earl English.

Learning to use the Scan-O-Graver (top left) became part of the hands-on learning focus at the Columbia Missourian, which still included copy reading (top right), advertising layout (center) and deadline reporting (bottom left, bottom right).

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