News Releases: September 2005

September 2005

Sept. 7, 2005: Freshmen Get Involved at Fall Welcome Students and faculty alike greeted the beginning of a new school year Tuesday at the School of Journalism's "Fall Welcome." Nearly 20 organizations were on hand in the journalism courtyard to talk with freshman about joining clubs and activities. As freshmen walked among the activity tables, they could ask questions of older students and faculty who were present. [More]

Sept. 12, 2005: Journalism Study Examines the Burnout Effect on Sports Journalists For sports journalists, extended travel away from their families, late-night deadlines, long workdays that include nights, weekends and holidays, and competition from 24-hour television, radio and Internet media may compound the amount of stress and burnout. A new study by a Missouri School of Journalism doctoral student examined this stress and burnout of these specific journalists and found that the younger individuals who worked at smaller papers were experiencing the greatest stress. [More]

Sept. 12, 2005: Coleman Benefits from Prestigious Internship at NPR Yolanda Coleman, a senior magazine major at the Missouri School of Journalism, recently spent the summer in Washington, D.C. interning for National Public Radio (NPR). Coleman was selected out of more than 1,000 applicants to be a part of NPR's summer internship where she served as the publicity and events intern in the communications department. [More]

Sept. 14, 2005: Missouri School of Journalism Presents 2005 Honor Medals The Missouri School of Journalism will present the 2005 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism to five individuals and one news organization in newspaper journalism, photojournalism, broadcast news and advertising. The School has awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism annually since 1930. More than 435 distinguished journalists, advertising and public relations practitioners, business people, institutions and media organizations have been recipients of this prestigious award. [More]

Sept. 19, 2005: KHOU Defenders To Receive Medal, Present Master Classes The KHOU Defenders, an investigative television news team from Houston, are the first journalists this year to receive a Missouri Honor Medal for their dedication to exposing social and corporate failings and raising consumer awareness. The four members of the Defenders and two KHOU station managers will arrive in Columbia for two days of discussion and lessons on investigative journalism for students and faculty. [More]

Sept. 20, 2005: Five New Faculty Members Join the School Five new faculty members joined the Missouri School of Journalism at the beginning of the 2005-06 academic year. They are Yong Volz in Journalism Studies; John Fennell in Magazine Journalism; and Laura Johnston, Jake Sherlock and Margaret Walter in Newspaper Journalism. [More]

Sept. 20, 2005: Dean Mills Honored as Recipient of Pacheco Leadership Award The University of Missouri has announced that R. Dean Mills, dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, is the 2005 recipient of the Manuel T. Pacheco Academic Leadership Award. Mills was presented with a plaque and a $2,500 award at the Leadership Development Program Kickoff/Alumni Dinner, Sept. 19, at the Lodge of the Four Seasons at the Lake of the Ozarks. Mills shared his views and exchanged ideas on leadership in university settings during a group session of the LDP earlier that day. [More]