Year: 2012
Video Games Depict Religion as Violent, Problematized, Journalism Study Shows
Contact: Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2012) — In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media. This increase in popularity and use of technology has allowed video game developers to insert more detail and nuance into the storylines … Continued
Convergence Journalism Senior Receives $2,000 Scholarship from the Overseas Press Club Foundation
Eva Dou Will Be a Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Taipei after Graduation in May Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2012) — Eva Dou, a convergence journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won a prestigious Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship. She received the $2,000 award at the Foundation’s 2012 Annual Scholarship … Continued
Journalism Senior Places in Top 10 of Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Competition
By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Ellen Thommesen received eighth place in the second multimedia competition of the academic year for the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The name of the category was “The Human Condition.” More than 100 undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate … Continued
Columbia Missourian Sports Section Recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors
Four Print and Digital News Students Earn Writing Awards Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2012) — The Columbia Missourian sports section has been named one of the Top 8 in the country in the under-15,000 circulation category in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) competition. The Missourian also earned honorable mention in the 30,000-and-under category. … Continued
Strategic Communication Career Fair Breaks Record Recruiter and Student Attendance
Agencies Come to Columbia Looking to Fill Internship and Job Openings with Missouri School of Journalism Students By Natasha Desai Public Relations Account Executive MOJO Ad Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 23, 2012) — The 2012 Strategic Communication Career Fair brought in a record number of 34 companies and agencies that provided students with internship and job … Continued
Associate Professor Berkley Hudson Named New Editor of Visual Communication Quarterly
The International Peer-Reviewed Publication Covers Theory, Research and Practical Criticism Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2012) — Berkley Hudson, associate professor of magazine journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named the new editor of Visual Communication Quarterly, an international, peer-reviewed journal of theory, research, practical criticism, and creative work in all areas of … Continued
Work of Two Missouri School of Journalism Students Places in Top 10 in Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Katy Bergen and Brian Nordli Earn Fourth and Sixth Honors in Enterprise Reporting Category Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2012) — The work of two Missouri School of Journalism students placed in the top 10 of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Katy Bergen, a print and digital news journalism senior, and Brian Nordli, BJ ’11, placed … Continued
Convergence Journalism Student Translates U.S. News Stories from English to Korean
Tae In Park Hopes to Increase the Amount of World News Available to His Country’s People Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2012) — Convergence journalism student Tae In Park was featured recently in the Korea Economic Daily, the second largest economy newspaper in South Korea, for his work in translating stories from major U.S. media from … Continued
Photojournalism Student Creates Exhibit that Honors the Contributions of Black Women to Society
“Black Women in Culture and History” Is on Display through February at MU’s Ellis Library Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 15, 2012) — A Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student and professor curated the Black History Month photo exhibit now on display on the first floor of Ellis Library on the University of Missouri campus. “Black Women … Continued
Undergraduate Dean Brian Brooks to Retire at End of Academic Year
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 13, 2012) — After almost four decades as a journalist and educator, Brian Brooks, BJ ’67, MA ’69, will retire from the Missouri School of Journalism at the end of the 2011-12 academic year. During his tenure, he educated thousands of aspiring journalists, pioneered technological breakthroughs benefitting both classroom instruction and the … Continued