Year: 2014
99 Percent of Recent Missouri Journalism Graduates Have Paid Employment or Are in Graduate School
2013 Missouri Journalism Alumni Are Working in 35 States and 7 Countries Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2014) — Almost all – 99 percent – of 2013 bachelor degree graduates responding to a survey said they have paid employment or are enrolled in a graduate program, according to a new placement survey conducted by the Missouri … Continued
2 Missouri Journalism Students Selected for the Student Newsroom at the Online News Association’s National Conference
2 Alumni Will Serve as Professional Mentors; Google to Cover Expenses Columbia, Mo. (July 17, 2014) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students – master’s student Stephanie Ebbs, BJ ’13, and senior Katie Yaeger – have been chosen from more than 100 applicants to produce digital media content in the Student Newsroom at the Online … Continued
KBIA-FM Students, Faculty and Staff Win 3 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards
Feature Reporting and Special Programs Entries Earn First Place, Certificate of Merit for Documentary/Public Affairs Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2014) — The Missouri Broadcasters Association recognized three stories aired on KBIA-FM during its annual meeting June 7 in Branson. The top-ranked NPR-member station is one of the Missouri School of Journalism’s real-media news outlets that … Continued
Innovation SWAT Teams Must Be Integrated Quickly Into Newsrooms
By Jim Flink Published June 12, 2014, by PBS MediaShift; used by permission. “The more we venture into the unknown, the higher the risk, the greater the chance of failure. As in science, though, experiments are not really failures if you learn from them.” Searchlights and Sunglasses: Field Notes from the Digital Age of Journalism Risk and … Continued
Student Multimedia Project Honored at the Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism in Germany
Sarah Hoffman’s Work Is One of Only 20 Global Entries Selected for Exhibition By Alexis Hitt Hannover, Germany (June 24, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate Sarah Hoffman, BJ ’13, was selected to exhibit her multimedia project, “Making My Daughter Stronger,” at the 4th annual Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism in Hannover, Germany June … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Wins Prize in Bay Area Contest Designed to ‘Hack the Future of Journalism’
The Winning App, HereSay, Combines Location-Based Tweets with Relevant News Stories San Francisco (June 24, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism student Jack Howard was among 80 programmers, news executives and community activists who teamed up May 31 and June 1 at San Francisco’s KQED Public Media to hack products designed to improve journalism. The … Continued
School to Host 2014 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute in July
Secondary Teachers to Receive Innovative Training and Hands-on Experience Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2014) — The Missouri School of Journalism is one of four national sites that will host the Youth Journalism Initiative of the American Society of News Editors this summer. As a part of ASNE’s national effort to inspire youth in the ever-changing … Continued
KBIA-FM Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for Its Website
The Honor Recognizes Outstanding Work by Missouri Journalism Students and Professional Staff By Hope Kirwan Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2014) — KBIA-FM is a winner of a 2014 National Edward R. Murrow Award, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced on June 11. The award honors outstanding achievements in electronic journalism. In the category for … Continued
2014 Recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism Announced
Awarded Annually Since 1930, the Medal Recognizes Lifetime or Superior Achievement Columbia, Mo. (June 23, 2014) — The Missouri School of Journalism will award the prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism to a total of seven individuals and media organizations in print, digital and electronic journalism, photojournalism and advertising. The 2014 medalists … Continued
Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists Named a Finalist for Student Chapter of the Year
Mentoring, Site Visits and Personal Branding Programs Are Among Reasons for the Selection Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2014) — The University of Missouri chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists is one of three finalists for the 2014 student Chapter of the Year Award. The award is given based on criteria, which includes but … Continued