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Missouri School of Journalism Invites Alumni to Homecoming Open House

By Chantel O’Neal Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2011) — The Missouri School of Journalism will host a Homecoming open house for visiting alumni and their guests on Friday, Oct. 14. Returning graduates are invited to attend a variety of events and activities, from budget meetings at the Columbia Missourian to informal self-guided tours of … Continued

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Life Stories: Carl Corbin, BJ ’36

A Member of the “Reveille Seven” Who Challenged Sen. Huey Long over Free Speech Issues in the 1930s In 1935 Dean Frank L. Martin allowed six journalism students expelled from Louisiana State University to enroll at the Missouri School of Journalism. The students were expelled for refusing to allow Sen. Huey Long to censor their newspaper because of a letter to … Continued

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Public Broadcasting Needs to Fill the Growing Gap in Serious Journalism

The 2011 Hurley Symposium Identifies Challenges in Meeting Citizens’ Information Needs Washington (April 28, 2011) — PBS Anchor Jim Lehrer told public broadcasters Tuesday they need to play a major role in filling a growing gap in serious journalism. He said that effort requires more funding and more cooperation within the public media community. “We … Continued

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MU to Award Honorary Degree to Journalist Byron Calame, BJ ’61

By Kate McIntyre MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (April 20, 2011) — Over the past four decades, Missouri native and University of Missouri alumnus Byron E. “Barney” Calame has dedicated himself to the practice of ethical journalism and to the education of aspiring journalists. For his work in the field of journalism, the University of … Continued

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Life Stories: Jane Eleanor Clark, MA ’69

Jane Eleanor Clark, 82, died on March 2, 2011, at Lenoir Woods Senior Community. Ashes will be interred in the Memorial Garden at Calvary Episcopal Church in Columbia, with visitation at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. 10th Street, on Thursday, March 24, from 6-7 p.m. Jane was born July 15, 1929, in Pittsburgh, the only … Continued

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Study Shows Most 2007-2008 Graduates Work in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations

Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2011) — Almost 90 percent of Missouri School of Journalism students who graduated in 2007-2008 are working in journalism, advertising or public relations jobs, according to a study recently completed by the School. “That’s an extraordinary percentage that reflects the fact that Missouri graduates are highly sought in the fields for … Continued