Year: 2017
2016-17 Awards, Honors and Recognitions
Often called “the Pulitzers of college journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and multimedia for journalism undergraduates. Missouri Journalism Students and Faculty Earn More Than 590 Awards, Honors and Other Recognitions During Recent Academic Year Columbia, Mo. (July 31, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism students, faculty and staff … Continued
97 Percent of 2016 Missouri Journalism Graduates Are Working or in Graduate School
In a survey of 2016 Missouri School of Journalism graduates, 97 percent said they have jobs or are in graduate school; respondents are working in 26 states and the District of Columbia. The Annual Survey Represents a Cross-Section of Students from All Undergraduate Emphasis Areas Columbia, Mo. (July 31, 2017) — In a survey of … Continued
Mizzou Alumnus Jason Stallman, BJ ’97, Talks Sports Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (July 19, 2017) — Inside Sports recently interviewed Jason Stallman, BJ ’97, sports editor at the New York Times. Stallman has worked for the New York Times for 14 years; he previously worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Arizona Daily Star. Inside Sports: How did you decide to be an editor instead … Continued
Mizzou Alumna Kris Budden, BJ ’06, Talks Sports Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2017) — Inside Sports recently interviewed Kris Budden, BJ ’06, a sideline reporter at ESPN. She primarily covers college athletics. Before Budden joined ESPN, she spent time as a sideline and features reporter for Fox Sports where she covered the NFL, college football and the San Diego Padres. She also worked … Continued
6 to Receive the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
Awarded Annually Since 1930, the Medal Recognizes Lifetime or Superior Achievement Columbia, Mo. (June 27, 2017) — The Missouri School of Journalism will award the prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism to six individuals this fall. The 2017 recipients will receive their medal during an evening banquet on Monday, Oct. 16, on … Continued
Mizzou Alumnus Mike Hall, BJ ’04, Talks Sports Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (June 22, 2017) — Inside Sports recently interviewed Mike Hall, BJ ’04, now working for the Big Ten Network. Hall hosts pregame, halftime and postgame shows for Big Ten Football and men’s basketball games; he also hosts BTN’s late-night show, “Sports Lite With Mike Hall,” airing Wednesday nights during the fall season. In … Continued
KOMU-TV 8 Named ‘Station of the Year’ by the Missouri Broadcasters Association
In honoring KOMU-TV 8 with its top prize, the Missouri Broadcasters Association cited the station for its Target 8 investigations, such as its story on Columbia-area sex offenders living too close to public schools in violation of Missouri statutes. Target 8 Chief Investigator Jamie Greber (top left) and alumna Stephanie Sierra, BJ ’16, worked together … Continued
Grad Student Evan Cobb Awarded C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship
Graduate student Evan Cobb has been named as the second recipient of the C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism scholarship. Cobb Planning Project on Affordable Housing Community in Cambodia Columbia, Mo. (June 19, 2017) — A $1,000 scholarship will help photojournalism graduate student Evan Cobb document the lives of people living in an apartment building in Phnom … Continued
Inside Sports Journalism: June at the J-School
Top left, Missouri senior Matt Vereen poses for a photo at the reporting desk on a break during his summer internship at ESPN. Bottom left, May 2017 graduates currently working at summer internships include (left to right) Mitchell Forde, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Alex Schiffer, Washington Post; Aaron Reiss, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Brad Almquist, Boston Globe; … Continued
Humans of Strat Comm: Emmie Madsen
Columbia, Mo. (June 8, 2017) — Emmie Madsen, a junior in strategic communication, never believed that studying abroad would change her life. In fact, the idea of leaving her Mizzou comfort zone for an entire semester left her apprehensive about taking the trip at all. However, from the time she clocked in at her internship … Continued