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News Releases: October 2007
October 2007
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Oct. 3, 2007: Claude-Jean Bertrand, Creator of the Media Accountability System (M*A*S*) Concept, Dies Officials at the Missouri School of Journalism and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute are saddened to learn of the recent death of Claude-Jean Bertrand. An expert in the fields of global journalism and media ethics, he created the Independent Press Councils Web site to improve media by providing a recognized set of ethical rules respected by journalists around the world. [More]
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Oct. 4, 2007: New Online Resources for Middle Managers Are Now Available from the Frontline Editors Project The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced the launch of three new online resources from the Frontline Editors Project - the culmination of a three-year study that analyzed the role of the frontline editor in order to better prepare journalists for the pivotal newsroom role. Jacqui Banaszynski, Knight Chair in Editing at the School, will host a forum on the new Web site. [More]
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Oct. 12, 2007: 12 Missouri Journalism Students Spend Semester Working, Learning in Washington, D.C. Now nearly 40 years old, the Missouri School of Journalism's Washington Program continues to bring students into the halls of power for hands-on training in journalism and strategic communication in the nation's capital. This semester, 12 undergraduate and graduate journalism students are working with and learning from political reporters, foreign correspondents and strategic communicators in Washington, D.C. [More]
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Oct. 15, 2007: Cameron and Journalism Alumni Colleagues Release New Public Relations Textbook In college classrooms across the country, Missouri School of Journalism professor Glen T. Cameron and a handful of Missouri Journalism alumni are helping to educate America's next generation of public relations professionals. Their new book, Public Relations Today: Managing Competition and Conflict, is an introductory text featuring classic and contemporary cases that illustrate the working world applications of public relations theory. [More]
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Oct. 15, 2007: Visiting Fellows Bring Expertise to the Newsroom and Classroom Three Missouri Journalism alumni are back on campus as fellows this semester to help prepare the next generation of graduates for 21st-century journalism careers. Jeanne Abbott, Keith Claxton and Liz Heitzman are helping transform the newspaper, which serves as a working laboratory for Missouri School of Journalism students, from a print-first to an Internet-first publication. [More]
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Oct. 16, 2007: Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program Welcomes David Paul Nord of Indiana University At noon on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Tucker Forum, David Paul Nord will deliver the lecture, "What Should a Newspaper Do? Editors, Reporters and Readers Argue about Journalism in Early 20th Century New York." Nord is recognized nationally and internationally as a pre-eminent authority on journalism history and the history of the religious press. He has authored three books, several book chapters and articles in numerous journals, including the Journal of American History, Journal of Communication and Journalism History. The event is free and open to all students and faculty. [More]
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Oct. 19, 2007: Master's Student Named David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C. Melissa Chee, a Missouri School of Journalism radio-television master's student, is the recipient of the 2007-2008 David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri Journalism student who has an interest in network field producing, includes a paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau and a $10,000 stipend during the winter semester. Chee will be the School's 15th Kaplan fellow. [More]
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Oct. 26, 2007: Celebrated Photojournalist Delivers Two-day Seminar on Fundamentals of Web Video Time-Life photojournalist and 2007 Missouri Honor Medalist Dirck Halstead visited the School Oct. 10-11 to deliver his "Platypus Short Course," a two-day crash tutorial based on his standard nine-day workshop. The workshop surfaced as a result of Halstead's Platypus Papers, a manifesto he wrote in 1997 that compares new-age visual journalists to the platypus, a species that defied established classification systems. [More]
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