Alumni
Zahra Rasool Wins O.O. McIntyre Fellowship, Will Tell the Stories of Women Empowering Change in India
The Honor, with its $12,000 Stipend, Is the Highest Postgraduate Award Offered by the School Columbia, Mo. (May 12, 2014) — Zahra Rasool will tell the stories of women empowering change in India as the winner of the O.O. McIntyre Fellowship. It is the highest postgraduate award given by the Missouri School of Journalism. The … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism to Recognize 537 May and August Graduates During Spring Commencement Ceremony
The Event Begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in Mizzou Arena Columbia, Mo. (May 8, 2014) — The Missouri School of Journalism will welcome its 537 May and August graduates at its spring commencement ceremony. It begins at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 16, in Mizzou Arena. Seating will be open. Family and friends … Continued
Professor Earnest Perry and Alumna Jane Singer Elected to AEJMC Leadership Positions
Their Committees Appointments Focus on Teaching Standards and Professional Freedom and Responsibility Columbia, Mo. (May 8, 2014) — Associate Professor Earnest Perry, MA ’95, PhD ’98, and Jane Singer, PhD ’96, a professor at City University London, have been elected to two key committees of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Each … Continued
Mark Twain Fellowship Sends MU Alumnus to Oxford
New Fellowship Rewards Exceptional Mizzou Students and Recent Graduates By University of Missouri Fellowships Office Used by permission. Zach Parolin spent spring break during his sophomore year sleeping on the streets of North Texas. The idea behind the five nights of self-induced homelessness was to raise awareness of the issue of youth homelessness and to … Continued
Associate Professor Maggie Walter Receives Outstanding Journalism Alumna Award from Ball State University
The Copy Editing Guru Credits Curiosity as Key to Being a Journalist and Educator By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2014) — Her journalism career started back in third grade, when Maggie Walter still went by “Cookie” (from the Blondie comic strip) and earned a nickel a month writing the third-grade class report. Every … Continued
Missouri Journalism Master’s Graduate Chris Hamby Earns Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Two Alumni Share Washington Post-The Guardian U.S. Prize for Public Service By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 21, 2014) – An alumnus of the Missouri School of Journalism has been awarded a 2014 Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor given for U.S. journalism. Chris Hamby, MA ’10, received the medal in the investigative reporting … Continued
Journalism Alumni Offer Advice to Magazine Students During New York City Visit
Time Inc., Hearst, Condé Nast and Rodale Publications Welcome the Group to Their Headquarters By Madison Alcedo Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2014) — Twenty-two Missouri School of Journalism Magazine Club students toured 16 New York City magazine offices and listened to editors and Missouri Journalism alumni dish about the dos and don’ts of the industry. … Continued
$6.7 Million Gift Funds New Documentary Journalism Program at MU
New Program Made Possible by Gift from Bunim/Murray Productions Chairman and MU Alumnus Jonathan Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 11, 2014) — The University of Missouri today announced a gift of $6.7 million from Jonathan Murray, an Emmy Award-winning MU alumnus and chairman of Bunim/Murray Productions, to create a documentary journalism program in the Missouri School … Continued
Alumnus Robert S. Leaf Named One of Britain’s 500 Most Influential People
The Elite List Includes the Prince of Wales, Sir Elton John and Others of Achievement and Inspiration London (Jan. 27, 2014) — Robert S. Leaf, BJ ’52, MA ’54, has been named one of Britain’s 500 Most Influential People by The Sunday Times and Debrett’s, a company most famous for its annual catalogue of British … Continued
Alumni Win First Place in China Academy Awards for Documentary Film
The ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ Awarded for Film on Tornado Response by The Joplin (Mo.) Globe Beijing (Jan. 14, 2014) — The China Academy Awards for Documentary Film has awarded first place in the Best Foreign Language Film category for “Deadline in Disaster,” the story produced about The Joplin (Mo.) Globe‘s response to a violent … Continued