Year: 2014
Recent Graduate Places in Top 10 in Hearst Feature Writing Competition
Sky Chadde, BJ ’14, Wrote About a Documentary by a Columbia Filmmaker By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 9, 2014) — A recent Missouri School of Journalism graduate received eighth place in the 55th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Feature Writing Competition. Sky Chadde, BJ ’14, won for his feature “True/False Film Fest’s David Wilson … Continued
Columbia Missourian: ‘Significant’ Revenue from Google Surveys
Feedback from Readers and Advertisers Has Been Positive, Marketing Manager Says By Catherine Payne, NAA Content Producer Originally published Dec. 3, 2014. Republished by permission of NAA. Are readers willing to pay for newspaper digital content with money or time? One daily newspaper found out that the answer is yes. Since June 23, the Columbia Missourian has … Continued
Tyler Greever and Hannah Battah Win Dean’s Award for TV Features
The Mastering the Method Contest Recognizes the Best Work of Undergraduates By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2014) — A cheerleader with Down Syndrome, a community remembering a fatal plane crash, a football player who lost his mom to cancer and a new school building opening where a tornado once destroyed: The stories of … Continued
Bridgit Bowden, Hope Kirwan Win Dean’s Award for Radio News and Features
The Stories Ran on Top-Ranked KBIA-FM, an NPR-Member Affiliate By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Two students have been named the winners of this year’s Mastering the Method contest in the radio news and features category for their stories on a nuclear plant, a grocery store, water fluoridation and the rise in ATV … Continued
Convergence Class Readies Long-Length Video for Mobile Devices
The 30-Minute Documentary ‘Homecoming’ Can Be Viewed on Small Mobile Screens By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 1, 2014) — The stories of the veterans in the documentary “Homecoming,” says Missouri School of Journalism senior Marissanne Lewis-Thompson, “take my breath away.” This fall, Lewis-Thompson is part of a convergence journalism capstone team at the School looking at … Continued
NPR Series Benefits from Graduate Student’s Data Journalism Skills
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, MA ’13, Analyzed Government Data to Show How Accidents, Injuries and Violations Harm Miners By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 25, 2014) — A recent NPR series on delinquent mine owners benefitted from the data journalism skills of a Missouri School of Journalism graduate student. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, MA ’13, worked on the series as … Continued
$1 Million Gift to MU to Support Community Journalism
Gift Will Support Conferences, Research on Helping Small, Local Newspapers Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2014) — Walter B. Potter Jr., a resident of Falls Church, Virginia, has committed $1 million to the Missouri School of Journalism to supplement the Walter B. Potter Fund for Innovation in Local Journalism, established in 2010. The endowment supports teaching … Continued
Photographs from Recent Master’s Project Published by Wall Street Journal
The Essay by Stuart Palley, MA ’13, Explored the Salton Sea Resort Area in California By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2014) — Photographs from a Missouri School of Journalism’s master’s project were published in the Sept. 14, 2014, Photo Journal in the Wall Street Journal. Photojournalist Stuart Palley, MA ’13, explored the Salton … Continued
Journalism Graduate Students Create Interactive Election-Tracking Map
The Programming Skills Were Learned Through a Weekend Workshop on Data Journalism By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate students Travis Hartman, Roman Kolgushev and James Gordon created an interactive map of statewide amendment issues and races for ColumbiaMissourian.com for the midterm elections. The team spent three weeks … Continued
10 Journalism Students Represented in Homecoming Royalty, Leadership
Selection Process Based on Involvement, Achievements and Contributions to MU By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2014) — Five Missouri School of Journalism students were among the 10 named as 2014 Homecoming Royalty, including king and queen. In addition, five journalism students served on the Homecoming Steering Committee. Ethan Colbert was named king; Allison … Continued