Magazine Design Student Creates Logo for Sports Journalism Institute

Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism senior Ashley Cummins has created the new logo for the national Sports Journalism Institute. SJI recently announced that it would bring its 10-day crash course in sports journalism to the School beginning in June 2012. Cummins used a serif typeface in a medium … Continued

Senior Theo Keith to Receive a SABEW ‘Best in Business’ Award

Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) will honor a Missouri School of Journalism senior with a “Best in Business” award during the group’s April 7-9 annual convention in Dallas. The competition honors excellence in business and financial journalism across all news platforms. Theo Keith won in … Continued

Master’s Student Joan Niesen Wins 2011 Atwater Prize for Writing Contest

Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — Joan Niesen, a Missouri School of Journalism master’s student, is the winner of the 2011 Atwater Prize for Writing contest. Niesen submitted samples of her work as a sports writer for the Columbia Missourian for the competition. Her stories were close, thorough observations of her subjects, according to Liz … Continued

Journalism Professor Works to Make Missouri Information More Accessible

Open Missouri Project to Simplify Searching for Missouri Government Data By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2011) — Despite a dramatic increase of available information due to the prevalence of the Internet, many important government records and data are still not readily accessible for citizens and journalists to view online. In … Continued

Photojournalism Student Places in Top Ten of Hearst College Multimedia Competition

Senior Journalism Student Eve Edelheit Wins Second National Award for Her Multimedia Project, “Defying A Stereotype.” By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Eve Edelheit placed in the top ten in the college multimedia category at the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism … Continued

Female Journalists Offer Global Perspective on Profession

By Katie Moritz Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2011) — When Lee Wilkins began reporting at the Columbia Missourian in 1969, she didn’t realize her request to work the Boone County politics beat was a revolutionary one. But in reality, until 1965, female reporters at the Missourian were only allowed to write for the “women’s … Continued

Local Public Broadcasting Stations Should Not Lose Funding Because of Problems with NPR, MU Journalism Expert Says

By Christian Basi MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2011) — Vivian Schiller, the president of National Public Radio (NPR), resigned on Wednesday, following the release of a video that records one of NPR’s fundraising executives criticizing the Republican party while also referring to Tea Party supporters as “seriously racist, racist people.” Barbara Cochran, … Continued

Life Stories: Jane Eleanor Clark, MA ’69

Jane Eleanor Clark, 82, died on March 2, 2011, at Lenoir Woods Senior Community. Ashes will be interred in the Memorial Garden at Calvary Episcopal Church in Columbia, with visitation at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. 10th Street, on Thursday, March 24, from 6-7 p.m. Jane was born July 15, 1929, in Pittsburgh, the only … Continued

Journalism Professor Offers Insight on Chinese Overseas Publicity Efforts

By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 7, 2011) — In recent years, the Chinese government has poured millions of dollars into high-profile events like the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and several publicity campaigns in the United States. According to a Missouri School of … Continued