Year: 2013
Master’s Student Steven Rich Chosen for Nationally Acclaimed News21 Program
Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2013) — Master’s student Steven Rich has been selected as the Missouri School of Journalism 2013 fellow for the nationally acclaimed News21 program. He will join a group of some of the nation’s most talented journalism students to report and produce in-depth, multimedia projects for major national media. News21 helps train … Continued
Magazine Journalism Students Visit Magazine Offices in New York City
By Heather Riske Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism students and professors recently traveled to New York City to visit with some of the biggest national titles in the magazine industry. Over two and a half days, the group of 24 students and two professors toured 20 offices and spoke with … Continued
Professor Marty Steffens to Receive the President’s Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Phoenix (April 2, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Marty Steffens will be among three business journalists to be honored with the President’s Award at the 50th annual spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Washington, D.C., April 4-6. SABEW founding member Gene Miller, who helped to organize SABEW’s … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Visit New York to Learn More about the Practice of Advertising and Public Relations
New York (April 1, 2013) — The expanding mobile and digital markets, the underlying strategy that drives decisions and the importance of collaboration were among the key topics discussed when 11 Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students visited New York during spring break. Members of the group used the trip to acquaint themselves with … Continued
Master’s Student Curates Multimedia Exhibit on Oceania in the South Pacific
The Featured Items Are the Work of Jack and Dorothy Fields, a Prominent Travel Photographer-Writer Team Columbia, Mo. (April 1, 2013) — A new exhibit curated by master’s student Jonathan Stephanoff is now on display at the McDougall Center Gallery at the Missouri School of Journalism. “South Pacific” highlights the work of the travel photographer-writer … Continued
Master’s Thesis Research Featured During Recent American Society of News Editors Webinar on Design Hubs
Rachel Schallom, MA ’12, Studied Job Satisfaction among Designers Employed by Traditional Newsrooms and Design Hubs Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2013) — The American Society of News Editors featured the research Rachel Schallom, BJ ’10, MA ’12, conducted for her master’s thesis during its second leadership and management webinar of the year. Schallom, who now serves as a print and … Continued
Journalists and Digital Strategists for Obama and Romney Campaigns to Speak April 9 at ‘Twitterocracy: How Social Media Are Transforming Politics and Journalism’
Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2013) — Top journalists, political strategists, media executives and researchers will analyze the impact of digital media on informing and mobilizing citizens at the symposium, “Twitterocracy: How Social Media Are Transforming Politics and Journalism,” on Tuesday, April 9, at the National Press Club. Sponsored by the Missouri School of Journalism, the … Continued
Four Missouri School of Journalism Students Recognized As Talented Young Photojournalists by the Boston Globe Website
By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (March 27, 2013) — Boston.com has included four Missouri School of Journalism students and alumni in a list of promising photojournalists under the age of 25. Boston.com is the website for the Boston Globe. “The Big Picture,” which highlights the work of photojournalists, named 40 up-and-coming photojournalists, 10 percent of … Continued
Radio-Television Journalism Senior Dan Kennedy Places in Top 10 of Hearst Broadcast News Competition
Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2013) — Dan Kennedy, a radio-television journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received a top 10 placement in the Broadcast News Competition II of the Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Kennedy’s entry was a September 2012 story about price gouging at Mid-Missouri’s only … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Place Second and Third in the Enterprise Reporting Category of the Hearst Multimedia Competition
The National Contest Attracts Entries from 106 U.S. Colleges and Universities San Francisco (March 21, 2013) — Dak Dillon and Sarah Hoffman from the Missouri School of Journalism are top 10 winners in the Enterprise Reporting multimedia competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Dillon, BJ ’12, receives a … Continued