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News Releases: May 2004
May 2004
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May 3, 2004:Journalism Students to Be Required to Have Wireless Laptop Computers Missouri School of Journalism undergraduate and graduate students will be required to have wireless laptop computers beginning with the fall 2005 semester. "It's impossible for the journalist of today to be productive without an intimate knowledge of the technological tools the profession requires," said Brian S. Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies and director of the Journalism Network, the school's computer infrastructure. [More]
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May 5, 2004: School Expands Summer Course Offerings The Missouri School of Journalism is expanding the number of required courses it offers during the summer semester. Students entering the School now can enroll in Cross-Cultural Journalism and Principles of American Journalism. Cross-Cultural Journalism teaches students how to be an effective journalist in a multicultural world. The Principles course acquaints students with the concepts and functions of journalism in American society and explores the underlying principles of journalism and other social institutions and values. [More]
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May 7, 2004: J-School to Join Fight Against Arthritis The Missouri School of Journalism is launching a campaign to improve and expand coverage on arthritis among local and national media. The initiative is one of several research projects under way at MARRTC (Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center), the only federally funded arthritis center of its kind in the United States. [More]
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May 7, 2004: J-School Associate Dean Recognized for Excellence in Education Brian Brooks, associate dean of undergraduate studies, received the Excellence in Education Award from the Division of Student Affairs. Brooks was one of ten recipients of the award this April. "I am greatly honored because I was nominated by the students." Brooks said, "We have the best journalism students in the world, and I am privileged to work with them." [More]
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May 10, 2004: Journalism Students Win 26 Awards, Sweep Infographics at National Design Competition Students from the Missouri School of Journalism swept awards in the infographics category of the 2004 National College Newspaper Design competition. Including the sweep, students from MU won a total of 26 awards with two in the Designer of the Year category. Missouri students have the opportunity to design and create infographics for both the Columbia Missourian, the daily morning community newspaper, and Vox, a city magazine. [More]
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May 12, 2004: Journalism Staff Member Receives MU Award Martha Pickens, an executive staff assistant in the Earl S. English Graduate Studies Office, received a "Tribute to MU Women 2004" award by the Chancellor's Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Pickens was recognized for her work to help create an environment of equity, fairness and justice for all women on the MU campus, for respecting the diversity of women's experiences and for promoting the advancement of women through education, advocacy, support and activism. [More]
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May 13, 2004: Wanta Elected Vice President of National Journalism Education Organization Wayne Wanta has been elected vice president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication for the 2004-05 academic year. He will become president-elect in 2005-06 and president in 2006-07. Wanta will be the second AEJMC president from the Missouri School of Journalism. Earl F. English, a former dean of the School, served in 1953. [More]
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May 17, 2004: School Recognizes 349 Graduates The Missouri School of Journalism recognized 349 graduates at its spring commencement ceremonies held Saturday, May 15, at the Hearnes Center. There were 87 students who received a graduate degree. Seven received the doctor of philosophy degree and the rest earned a master of arts degree. The School recognized its first online journalism degree graduate: Ebony Reed, a reporter at The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, received her master of arts degree with a focus in media management. Reed also earned her bachelor of journalism degree from the School in 2000. [More]
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May 18, 2004: Journalism Students Visit Clinton Retailers Missouri School of Journalism students who are making the marketing of Clinton a school project interviewed several businesses on Tuesday, May 18. Businesses who participated spent two to three hours with the students, which included answering questions and "show and tell" time, allowing the students to learn a few things about retail stores in rural America. [More]
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May 20, 2004: MU Researcher Suggests New Approach to Reporting Crime and Violence "Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing." "Girls Beat Teen Unconscious at Student Dance." These are some of the headlines commonly found in newspapers across the country. Not only are these stories sometimes taken out of context, but there is growing evidence these crime reports do significant psychological damage to consumers. [More]
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