2012 Missouri Honor Medalists to Speak on Experience, World Issues

Master’s Classes Scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2012) — Free speech, the changing times of journalism, deep investigative reporting and looking into hidden cultures are topics that recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism will speak about a daylong series of master … Continued

BJ ’62 Alumni Visit the School During the Gold Medal Society Reunion Weekend

By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 11, 2012) — The newsroom is quieter now. The clanking sound of the typewriter has been replaced with the more muted tones of keyboards. Stories can’t wait for the print edition; the news needs to be up on the Web immediately. The Columbia Missourian newsroom is much … Continued

2012 Recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism Announced

The Nine Winners Include Investigative Reporters, Advertising and Magazine Executives, Visual Journalists and Media Executives Columbia, Mo. (July 11, 2012) — The 2012 winners of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism were announced today by the Missouri School of Journalism. The award, considered one of journalism’s most prestigious, honors career-long outstanding service … Continued

MU Awards Honorary Degree to Ron Powers, BJ ’63, During May Commencement Ceremonies

Columbia, Mo. (May 17, 2012) — The University of Missouri awarded celebrated critic, Mark Twain historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Powers the Degree of Humane Letters during the May 2012 commencement ceremonies. A native of Hannibal, Mo., Powers received his bachelor’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1963. Powers’ accomplishments throughout a … Continued

‘Letters Home’ Offers a Bridge of Support Between Alumni and Students

Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2012) — “Letters Home,” an initiative to obtain advice from alumni for current Missouri School of Journalism students, recently made its debut on the website of Online News Association Mizzou. Juana Summers, BJ ’09, who works as a national political reporter for POLITICO, wrote the first letter. In the Feb. 27 … Continued

Journalism Professor and Two Alumni to Be Honored at Mizzou Alumni Association Faculty-Alumni Awards Ceremony

Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2011) — One professor and two alumni from the Missouri School of Journalism are three of 14 who will be recognized at the 44th annual Mizzou Alumni Association Faculty-Alumni awards ceremony on Nov. 11. Curators’ Professor Emerita Betty Houchin Winfield will receive the Distinguished Faculty Award. She is one of the nation’s … Continued

Two BJ ’61 Alumni Return for MAA Gold Medal Reunion

Bob Arkes and Tom Ryther Learn of Curriculum Changes, Meet with Journalism Faculty, Tour New Facilities at the School Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 15, 2011) — When Bob Arkes and Tom Ryther graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1961, hands-on media opportunities existed at the Columbia Missourian newspaper, radio station KFRU, KOMU-TV and the … Continued

Journalism Faculty, Students and Alumni Receive 18 Awards for Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Research Papers at AEJMC

Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 8, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni received a total of 18 top awards at the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) conference. The international meeting was held Aug. 10-13 in St. Louis. The meeting brings the world’s top mass media and journalism researchers … Continued