Year: 2013
2 Missouri Students Selected to Serve in the Student Newsroom at the National Convention of the Online News Association
Laura Davison and Allison Prang Were Selected from More Than 100 Applicants Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 6, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Laura Davison, BJ ’13, and senior Allison Prang are among the 20 promising digital journalists selected to serve in the Student Newsroom at national convention of the Online News Association Oct. … Continued
Magazine Journalism Students Win 3 First-Place Magazine Journalism Awards in International Competition
The Contest Drew a Record Number of Entries from the U.S. and Canada Columbia, Mo. (July 18, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine students placed first in two writing categories and first and third in the magazine start-up category of an international magazine journalism contest sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and … Continued
Missouri Photojournalism Student Covers NASCAR During Summer Internship at the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
Behind the Scenes with Dale, Danica, and the Intern By Stephen M. Dowell Orlando Sentinel (Used with permission) Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student Megan May scored the lead image on the front page of a July Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel sports page with a photo she took during her first NASCAR race assignment. Sentinel photojournalist Stephen … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Help Create New App to Find Locally Grown Produce
Interdisciplinary Collaboration among Faculty, Students Led to App’s Development By Jesslyn Chew MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 9, 2013) — Finding fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables just got easier, thanks to an app developed by University of Missouri faculty and students. The free app, Seasonal and Simple, helps consumers find, choose, store and … Continued
Missouri Journalism ‘Lunch, Learn & Network’ Event to Be Held on July 24 at VML in Kansas City
Columbia, Mo. (July 3, 2013) — An opportunity to learn about the work of one of the world’s premier marketing agencies will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 24, at VML in Kansas City. Sponsored by VML and the Missouri School of Journalism, the “Lunch, Learn & Network” event is open … Continued
Freedom of Information Laws Prevent Corruption But Not a Quick Fix, Missouri Journalism Study Finds
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2013) — Nations that have freedom of information (FOI) laws in place tend to have lower incidents of corruption than those with no similar laws, a new University of Missouri study found. In comparing data from 168 countries, Edson Tandoc, Jr., a doctoral candidate in … Continued
Professor Marty Steffens Named to North American Committee Board of the International Press Institute
Vienna (June 27, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Marty Steffens is one of two distinguished scholars and accomplished journalists appointed to the North American Committee (NAC) board of the International Press Institute (IPI). IPI also appointed Mercedes Vigón, associate director of the International Media Center at Florida International University. The two will join eight other … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students and Faculty Earn 485 Awards, Honors and Other Recognitions During Recent Academic Year
Columbia, Mo. (June 26, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism students and faculty earned an impressive 485 top awards, honors and other recognitions during the 2012-13 academic year. Only honors that were selected in competitions sponsored by outside organizations or those external to the School are included in the list. Missouri students and faculty were … Continued
2013 Recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism Announced
The Awards Ceremony Will Be on Tuesday, Oct. 29, on the University of Missouri Campus Columbia, Mo. (June 25, 2013) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced its recipients of the 2013 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. The award, considered one of journalism’s most prestigious, honors career-long outstanding service to journalism. … Continued
Two Missouri Journalism Students Place Second, Third in National Hearst Journalism Awards Championships
Grant Hindsley Wins in Photojournalism Competition; Sarah Hoffman, in Multimedia San Francisco (June 13, 2013) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students were among the winning college journalists in the national championships of the Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. The event was held June 3-7 in San Francisco. Grant Hindsley won … Continued