Year: 2006
Strategic Planning for Strategic Communication Education
Alumni Contribute Ideas, Resources at Strategic Communication Summit Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 24, 2006) — For one day, five decades-worth of advertising and public relations professionals gathered at the Missouri School of Journalism with a common mission. Some of them grew up before television – others have not lived without the Internet. Generation gaps, however, gave … Continued
Trip to Africa Shows Master’s Student That Journalism Can and Does Effect Change
By Casey Parks Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Casey Parks won the “Win a Reporting Trip to Africa” contest sponsored by The New York Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof in May. Her winning essay, chosen from 3,800 submissions, spoke of her southern Mississippi heritage, of growing up poor and isolated from the world. She … Continued
Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards: 2006 Winners and Finalists
Lifestyle Journalism Awards The Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism General Excellence, Class I Winner The Litchfield County Times, New Milford, Connecticut “The Litchfield County Times is a small-town publication with listings for chili suppers and sophisticated arts content. It is entirely local. On one page, you learn there are 47,410 horses in the state, … Continued
‘New Media, Enduring Values’
Partnerships to Drive Innovation and Change Introduced at Hurley Symposium By Brett Mueller Committee of Concerned Journalists Washington, D.C. (Oct. 19, 2006) — The Missouri School of Journalism, the Committee of Concerned Journalists (CCJ) and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute announced the details of upcoming research partnerships with three news organizations around the country during the 2006 Curtis … Continued
NPR Associate Producer/Alumna Heats Up the Air Waves at KBIA as a Hearst Visiting Professional
“Listening Lounge” Brings Radio to Life for Students By Alexandra Rampy Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 17, 2006) — “I just love these Cheetos! They make me go crazy!” a child squeals as his classmates’ laughter echo him. “Your booty might get burned!” another child warned the narrator. These sound clips, which originally ran as part of a … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Wins Outstanding Intern Award
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2006) — Matthew Haag, a senior newspaper journalism major and business minor from Dallas, Texas, has been honored as the runner-up for the 2006 H.M. Fentress Memorial Award for Editorial Excellence. The annual award is presented by Cox Newspapers to the top two reporting or feature writing interns in the Texas … Continued
MA Student Named 2006 David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C.
By Kate Greer Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2006) — Jia Zhou, a Missouri School of Journalism master’s student, is the 2006 recipient of the David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri graduate student who has an interest in broadcast production, includes a paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau and … Continued
Journalism Student Named Winner in National Hispanic Essay Contest
By Alexandra Rampy Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism sophomore Carolina Escalera is one of 12 Hispanic youth leaders named winners of the second annual Lideres de Hoy National Essay Contest sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company and the National Council of La Raza. Escalera, of Tallahassee, Fla., received a $5,000 award during a special reception … Continued
Journalism’s Future: A “Panorama of Possibilities,” Concludes Overholser in New Study
Philadelphia, Pa. (Oct. 12, 2006) — Journalism will survive only if it adapts to the times, writes Geneva Overholser in a new report titled “On Behalf of Journalism: A Manifesto for Change.” The report is being released today by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. “The story of American journalism is undergoing … Continued
Woelfel to Be the First Missouri Journalism Faculty Member Inducted into Elite “Silver Circle”
By Kate Greer Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 11, 2006) — Stacey Woelfel, a radio-television journalism instructor and news director for KOMU, will be inducted into the Silver Circle of the Mid-America Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences at the 30th Anniversary EMMY Gala on Oct. 28 in St. Louis. He is the first Missouri Journalism faculty member to … Continued