Year: 2016
Kwon Wins $1,650 Award for Research on Luxury Brand Behaviors
American Academy of Advertising Awards Eunseon “Penny” Kwon $1,650 in National Dissertation Proposal Competition By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2016) — Eunseon “Penny” Kwon, a fourth-year doctoral student at the Missouri School of Journalism, won funding in the 2016 American Academy of Advertising doctoral dissertation proposal competition. For Kwon’s dissertation, titled “Consumers’ Social Media … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Offers Nuclear Energy Workshop to Journalists
By Katherine Hambrick Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 27, 2016) — More than 20 professional journalists from around the country and five Missouri journalism students will attend a nuclear energy workshop at the Missouri School of Journalism Jan. 28-29. “The Promise & Perils of Nuclear Energy: A Workshop for Journalists” is aimed at educating journalists and journalism … Continued
2 Journalism Students Place in Hearst Enterprise Writing Competition
Stories by Christine Jackson and Katie Kull Competed Against 114 Entries from 64 Schools By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 22, 2016) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students placed in the top 20 in the enterprise writing category of the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program. There were 114 entries from … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Selected to Attend Economic Data Workshop in DC
Weeklong Conference Helped Build an Understanding of US Government Economic Date Washington (Jan. 21, 2016) — Two Missouri School of Journalism graduate students and a convergence journalism senior were chosen to attend a recent weeklong conference on understanding U.S. government economic data. The three – Zivile Raskauskaite, a master’s student in broadcast journalism, Moqiu (May) … Continued
Strategic Communication Career Fair to Feature a Job Hunt Q&A
Agency Professionals Will Share Honest Advice, Detailed Expectations with Students By Kara Simon Public Relations Account Executive for MOJO Ad Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 20, 2016) — Top agency professionals from Los Angeles and St. Louis will share information about the search for jobs and internships, the application process and salary negotiation at an upcoming event … Continued
Rachel Wittel Places in Top 10 in Hearst Television Broadcast Features
Her Story Was Selected from a Record 109 Entrants from 63 Schools Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 15, 2016) — Rachel Wittel, BJ ’15, earned eighth place and a certificate of merit in the television broadcast features category in the 2015-16 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were a record 109 entrants from 63 schools submitted. Wittel produced the … Continued
Kauffman Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Missouri Business Alert
Grant Will Expand Awareness of Missouri’s Entrepreneurial Communities, Services and Accomplishments Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 14, 2016) — The Kauffman Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to Missouri Business Alert to help improve business coverage across the state of Missouri. “The Missouri Business Alert is an innovative blend of education and reporting that is working to … Continued
School and Marketing Agency VML Partner to Create New Social Media Curriculum for Students
New Advanced Social Media Strategies Course Immerses Students in an Agency Environment Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 12, 2015) — A new innovative partnership between the Missouri School of Journalism and global marketing agency VML will serve as a professional training program for students interested in working in social media. The course, “Advanced Social Media Strategies,” will … Continued
Assistant Professor Brett Johnson Named 2016-17 Emerging Scholar
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Selects His Proposal from 41 Submitted Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 6, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism Assistant Professor Brett Johnson is one of four international journalism educators to be named an Emerging Scholar by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). His proposal, … Continued
Missouri Faculty, Alumni, Students Publish New Textbook on Cross-Cultural Journalism
The Book Will Help Journalists, Strategic Communicators Produce Work That Resonates with Audiences They Serve Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 6, 2016) — An introductory textbook designed to teach college students how to write about and communicate with people of backgrounds different from their own has just been published. “Cross-Cultural Journalism: Communicating Strategically About Diversity” is edited … Continued