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News Releases: February 2005
February 2005
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Feb. 21, 2005: MU Study Shows Online Web Sites Beneficial to Cancer Patients According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer affects more than 200,000 women each year in North America, making it the most prevalent cancer for women and the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Many of these women now turn to the Internet to seek information and support. Contrary to the belief that women grow depressed and lonely from spending time on these sites, a new study by a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher found visiting these sites provides a number of psychosocial benefits for women. [More]
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Feb. 22, 2005: Missouri School of Journalism Receives $864,800 Gift The Missouri School of Journalism has received a gift of $864,800 from a graduate of the School. The monies will be used to enhance strategic communication studies in the Advertising Department. The gift is the second major donation given to the Advertising Department in the past month. [More]
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Feb. 22, 2005: Global Journalist Radio Program Celebrates 5th Anniversary on Feb. 24 Within days and sometimes within hours of international news breaking, Columbia's sophisticated news audience and Missouri's acclaimed journalism students get first-hand analysis from Global Journalist -- a unique radio program on KBIA-91.3 FM. A special anniversary broadcast of Global Journalist will be aired at 6:30 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, Feb. 24 on KBIA. KBIA is a national public radio-member station owned by the University of Missouri. It was recently ranked the number two NPR station in the nation. [More]
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Feb. 22, 2005: Journalism School Hosts Strategic Communications Career Fair Journalism students had the opportunity to meet, interview and make formal contacts with recruiters at the fourth annual advertising and public relations career fair on Feb. 10. The career fair also involved a reception the evening before which gave the recruiters and students a chance to meet on a more personal level. Faculty members of the Journalism School stopped by to visit with the recruiters, some of whom are recent Mizzou graduates. [More]
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Feb. 22, 2005: 15 Journalism Students Receive Mizzou '39 Outstanding Senior Awards Fifteen of the top 39 students on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus are journalism students. The MU Alumni Association Student Board recognized 39 outstanding seniors for their academic achievement, leadership and service to the University and community. More than 135 seniors applied for this first-time award. The students were chosen in the spirit of service modeled by the founding families that made possible the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri. [More]
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Feb. 24, 2005: Missouri School of Journalism to Present Honor Medal to Indonesian News Magazine Tempo Weekly News Magazine, an Indonesian magazine known for its strides in upholding key journalistic principles under difficult conditions, will be awarded a 2004 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism at a noon luncheon on Thursday, March 3 at Memorial Union on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. [More]
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Feb. 25, 2005: Symposium to Address Improved Access to Government Information An upcoming seminar will examine the off-the-record briefings, anonymous sourcing and official leaking that plague Washington -- and the atmosphere of heightened government secrecy underlying them. "To address the thicket of Washington secrecy requires us first to acknowledge some of the unspoken truths about its allure, both for government and for the press. We hope to emerge with actionable steps that address this longstanding problem," said Geneva Overholser, moderator of the program and the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting. [More]
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Feb. 25, 2005: Brochure Now Available for Journalism and Law Graduate Program A new brochure that explains and illustrates the benefits of the journalism and law dual degree programs is now available from the Missouri School of Journalism. The dual degree program in journalism and law is designed to give students a career edge by providing a solid understanding of the theories and practices of both fields. [More]
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Feb. 25, 2005: Construction Plans for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Approved by the UM Board of Curators The University of Missouri Board of Curators at its Feb. meeting approved construction and renovation plans for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. The new center will focus on advanced studies of journalism and its role in democratic societies. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awarded the Missouri School of Journalism $31 million for the creation of the Institute in Feb. 2004. Of this gift, $18.6 million will be spent on construction and technology, $12.4 million on programs. [More]
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Feb. 28, 2005: MU Researcher Examines Former Attorney General Ashcroft's Place in History During his tenure as U.S. Attorney General, John Ashcroft's actions, especially those after Sept. 11, 2001, were criticized for infringing on the civil liberties of U.S. citizens, terror suspects and prisoners of war. However, Ashcroft was not the first attorney general to face a national security crisis. According to Betty Winfield, journalism professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 78 attorneys general have broadened the interpretation and enforcement of existing laws during domestic and foreign crises. [More]
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