Year: 2003
Betty Houchin Winfield Awarded Prestigious Curators’ Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 24, 2003) — Betty Houchin Winfield, PhD, a professor in the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the University’s most prestigious designation, a Curators’ Professorship, for her outstanding scholarly work in political communication. She is the first professor in the School of Journalism to be awarded this appointment. Winfield, who also … Continued
Knight Professional-in-Residence Editing Fellowship Announced
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2003) — You’re a newsroom assigning editor or team leader who loves the work but longs for the time and chance to pursue new ideas. Maybe you want to take a creative risk or handle a big project a different way. Or you’re a senior reporter who’d like to try your … Continued
Upcoming Magazine Fair Unites Campus and Community
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 14, 2003) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s annual Magazine Fair will reach a broader audience this year by expanding the number of events and opening them to the entire community. In a first-time ever collaboration with the Columbia Public Library, the two-day affair scheduled for Feb. 21 and 22 features exhibitions … Continued
Two Students Win Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarships
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2003) — Two master’s degree students from the Missouri School of Journalism have been awarded scholarships worth $2,000 by the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Kristy Siegfried and Jason McLure were among 11 journalism students from around the country to be selected from over 200 entries. The Overseas Press Club (OPC) is … Continued
Partnership with Russia’s Largest School of Journalism Announced
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 10, 2003) — Faculty from the world’s first school of journalism and the world’s largest school of journalism have announced plans to collaborate on a project to strengthen journalism education in Russia and the United States. The partnership of the Missouri School of Journalism and Moscow State University, popularly known as MGU, … Continued
Nueva Beca para Periodistas Latinoamericanos
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 15, 2003) — Nos da gran placer anunciar que la Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Missouri está ofreciendo la beca Tina Hills para periodistas de Latinoamérica que tengan interés en obtener una maestría o un doctorado en la facultad de periodismo más antigua del mundo. Esta beca es parte de … Continued
Brian Steffens Named Executive Director of NNA
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 9, 2003) — Veteran newspaper manager Brian L. Steffens, 53, has been named executive director of the National Newspaper Association, the nation’s largest association of community newspapers. The Board met January 8 in Columbia. The appointment follows NNA’s relocation and a year-long transition from suburban Washington, D.C. to the Missouri’s School of … Continued
Brian S. Brooks Named New Associate Dean
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 3, 2003) — Brian S. Brooks has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration at the Missouri School of Journalism, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Robert Logan, PhD, who retired and is taking a position with the National Institutes for Health in Bethesda, Md. As associate dean, Brooks will oversee … Continued