Year: 2021
KBIA-FM wins 5 prestigious 2021 RTDNA Regional Edward R. Murrow awards
By Nate Brown Columbia, Mo. (May 6, 2021) — The Radio and Television Digital News Association today awarded KBIA-FM five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for its work as a small-market radio station in Region 5. These awards recognize the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around the world. “The … Continued
Junior Skylar Laird receives the $2,000 Jerry Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism
Professor helps young journalist uncover interest in business reporting By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Skylar Laird is a 2021 recipient of the $2,000 Jerry Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism. She is studying journalism with an emphasis in print and digital news reporting. Jerry Heaster was an … Continued
The coronavirus pandemic creates opportunities for School of Journalism AdZou capstone class innovation
By Zach Taylor Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2020) — The Missouri School of Journalism students aren’t the only ones learning — its professors are learning, too. Todd Fuller, adjunct professor, prefers to teach in-person. He teaches graduating seniors taking the School’s capstone course AdZou, where they work in small teams to bring fresh perspectives to their … Continued
School of Journalism photographer receives White House News Association photography award
Jacob Moscovitch turns time at home during the pandemic into an opportunity to document life unfolding around him; awarded Student Still Photographer of the Year. Columbia, Mo. (May 4, 2021) — When Jacob Moscovitch was forced to return home last year from studying abroad at the Danish School of Media and Journalism, the photo projects … Continued
Documentary Journalism students premiere their films at Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival on May 10-11
The films are the culmination of two years of work. Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2021) — After a virtual-only outing last year, the Missouri School of Journalism’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism’s fifth annual Stronger Than Fiction Film Festival is back for 2021 in both in-person and virtual forms. The in-person movie screenings will be … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism junior Mac McMullan named 2021 Cherng Summer Scholar
Rising MU junior receives $7,000 and access to research expense account By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Mac McMullan of Kennett, Missouri, was named a 2021 Cherng Summer Scholar, one of the University of Missouri’s most prestigious and ambitious summer research and artistry programs. The program is … Continued
A glimpse into the ‘YAYA’ during the COVID-19 pandemic
Because of the pandemic, this year’s State of the YAYA Report, prepared by the University of Missouri School of Journalism’s professional advertising agency, will be like no other report before it. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than a year’s worth of unprecedented events in the lives of today’s 18- to 24-year-olds, disrupting their formative … Continued
Journalism students awarded three of four 2021 Hesburgh Scholarships
Students credit Missouri Method, faculty mentorship and flexible curriculum for success at J-School Columbia, Mo. (April 27, 2021) – Three journalism students have been awarded three of four University of Missouri 2021 Hesburgh Scholarships. Sydney Boeger, Maggie Courtney and Alice Yu each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Brandon Ford, who is studying religious studies and is … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism junior Danielle DuClos awarded prestigious Kaplan Fellowship at ABC News
Hands-on training at Columbia Missourian provided DuClos skills and ‘confidence in herself’ to apply for fellowship By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Danielle DuClos of Anchorage, Alaska, will work at ABC News Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C., this fall as the 28th David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. Along … Continued
Recent graduate Ethan Stein finalist in 2020 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards for KOMU story
Published story prompted a city finance audit By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate Ethan Stein, BJ ‘20, was named a finalist in the student (small) category of the 2020 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards for his story “Water Rates and Forgotten Tax Dollars.” The student (small) category … Continued