Year: 2010
MU Researcher Finds More Effective Ways to Converge Media
New Study Will Help Online Reporters Optimize Results By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 4, 2010) — The Internet has created many new opportunities in the past two decades. For news organizations, it has given an outlet for a virtually unlimited amount of space to post content. The Internet now allows news … Continued
NABJ Students Visit The Big Apple
By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism students who are members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) recently spent five busy and informative days in New York City for the group’s fifth annual media tour. The tours allowed 40 students to learn how media outlets operate … Continued
12 Journalism Seniors Inducted into Elite Mizzou ’39
Only 39 of the More Than 3,000 Graduating Seniors Earn This Distinction By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (March 2, 2010) — The Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board (AASB) named 12 Missouri School of Journalism seniors to the 2010 class of Mizzou ’39. Mizzou ’39 honors outstanding seniors for their academic achievements, leadership and service. … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Senior Wins Jeopardy! College Championship Quarterfinals
By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Lindsay Eanet won the quarterfinals of the “Jeopardy!” College Championship before losing in the semi-finals. The victory earned her $10,000 and a replica of the College Championship trophy. Eanet was one of 15 students nationwide to compete in the … Continued
Yves Colon, MA ’90, Serves Haitian Radio Audience Recovering from Recent Earthquake
By Holly Edgell Assistant Professor Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2010) — Journalists from around the world arrived in Haiti soon after the Jan. 12 earthquake and started filing stories of survival, devastation, sorrow and hope to people far from the rubble and despair. Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN, … Continued
New Knight FOI Fund Awards First Two Cases
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2010) — In its first awards from the newly-created Knight FOI Fund, the National Freedom of Information Coalition is helping citizens in Florida seek answers to important questions of FOI law, including the scope of public access to economic development documents in Sarasota and whether handwritten notes used by a government official during … Continued
67th POYi Launches Three Weeks of Judging
POYi Is the Oldest and Most Prestigious Photojournalism Program in the World Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2010) — Pictures of the Year International begins its 67th annual competition of more than 41,000 photographs, multimedia pieces, and publication pages reflecting the news events and social issues of 2009. Judging begins on Sunday, Feb. 14, on the … Continued
My Times in Black and White – Two Upcoming Presentations Will Highlight Black Economic Empowerment as Noted by Gerald M. Boyd, BJ ’73, in His Memoirs
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 9, 2010) — Named managing editor of The New York Times in 2001, Gerald M. Boyd, BJ ’73, became the first African American to hold that lofty position in its 150-year history. But when his career fell apart in June 2003 in the wake of the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal, Boyd was … Continued
Missouri Photo Workshop to Document the Black Experience in Small-Town Missouri
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 29, 2010) — In commemoration of Black History Month, the Missouri Photo Workshop has mined its digital archives and created an exhibit called “Documenting the Black Experience in Small Town Missouri.” It will be on display on the second floor of Ellis Library on the University of Missouri campus from Feb. 1 … Continued
Knight Foundation Helps State Groups Take Up Freedom of Information Lawsuits
Media Companies Involved in Fewer FOI Legal Actions Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 4, 2010) — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has approved a new $2 million, three-year grant to the National Freedom of Information Coalition to launch the Knight FOI Fund and support state open government groups. The Knight FOI Fund will provide up-front … Continued