Year: 2005
Missouri School of Journalism Receives $864,800 Gift
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2005) — 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. “We’re very grateful for this extraordinary gift presented by a graduate who has asked to remain anonymous,” said Margaret … Continued
Journalism School Hosts Strategic Communication Career Fair
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2005) — 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 February 10. “It was great to have the opportunity to meet and talk face to face with people who are in the business,” said … Continued
Global Journalist Radio Program Celebrates 5th Anniversary on Feb. 24
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2005) — 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. In the first five years of the program, more than 1,000 global experts from 79 countries have … Continued
MU Study Shows Online Web Sites Beneficial to Cancer Patients
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2005) — 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 … Continued
Gloria Steinem to Receive Missouri Honor Medal on Feb. 10
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 31, 2005) — Gloria Steinem, a writer and an activist, will be awarded a 2004 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism in a special ceremony beginning at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Missouri Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not needed. The … Continued
Alumnus Bequeaths $2.5 Million Gift to Advertising Department
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 28, 2005) — The Missouri School of Journalism has received an estimated $2.5 million gift from the estate of Paul Synor, BJ ’42. The monies will be used to enhance strategic communication studies in the Advertising Department. “Thanks to Mr. Synor’s generosity, the Advertising Department will have the opportunity to extend many … Continued
MU Students Tour European Media
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 24, 2005) — Thirty students from the School of Journalism spent two weeks in early January touring European media operations and in the process visited Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt and Vienna. This was the second year the School has sponsored a European Media Study Tour, an idea conceived by Brian S. Brooks, associate dean … Continued
Missouri Association of Publications Publishing Summit to Be Held March 3-4
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 18, 2005) — The Missouri Association of Publications (MAP) will hold its first Publishing Summit at the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on March 3 and 4. The new association, founded by J-School faculty member Don Ranly, along with 18 other board members representing the publishing industry in and about Missouri, seeks … Continued
Upcoming Hurley Symposium to Address Issue of Citing Anonymous Sources
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 17, 2005) — The Fifth Annual Curtis B. Hurley Symposium will be held at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 17 at the National Press Club, 14th and F Street NW, Washington, D.C. At this meeting, a coalition of organizations will gather to discuss access to government information on the record, with an intent … Continued
Kristen Hare Wins Sifford Prize for Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 10, 2005) — Kristen Hare of the St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press is the latest winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism. Hare is the youngest winner (26 years old) ever in the 10-year-old contest and is from the smallest newspaper (circ. 39,500) ever to boast a winner in the annual writing contest. Hare, … Continued