Alumni
$120,577 Donation to MU Honors Journalism Alumnus, Supports Columbia Missourian
Columbia, Mo. (June 5, 2008) — A gift to the Missouri School of Journalism will provide opportunities for students, faculty and staff to gain professional journalism experience at the Columbia Missourian. June Reynolds Miller donated $120,577 in memory of her late husband, MU alumnus George H. Miller, BJ ’40, to create the George H. Miller … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Create Marketing and Advertising Plans for Missouri Town
Columbia, Mo. (June 5, 2008) — This summer, Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students spent a week in Stockton, Mo., conducting research and creating advertising campaigns for several businesses in the small southwest Missouri town, which was nearly destroyed by a tornado in May 2003. The course, “Creating and Implementing Effective Strategic Communications: A … Continued
The Impact of a Changing Media Environment on Advertising Ethics to Be Explored in National Discussion
Retiring AAF Executive Wallace S. Snyder Selected to Lead as Distinguished Visiting Professor Columbia, Mo. (May 22, 2008) — An upcoming yearlong discussion about advertising ethics in a digital global environment will help the industry uphold its high standards. Today’s Challenges in Advertising Ethics will explore the key questions that corporations and strategic communication companies … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Featured in New Newseum
The Interactive Museum of News Blends Five Centuries of News History with Technology and Hands-on Exhibits Columbia, Mo. (May 16, 2008) — Antique typewriters, Saturday Night Live props and lunch counter stools may sound like an odd collection, but Missouri School of Journalism alumna Margaret Engel spent the better part of six years tracking down … Continued
School of Journalism to Recognize 499 Graduates at Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2008) — The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize its 499 May and August graduates during commencement ceremonies at 2 p.m., Friday, May 16, at Mizzou Arena. Family and friends of the graduates do not need tickets to attend. Seating will be open. This year’s commencement takes place during the School’s … Continued
Centennial/Dedication Registration Now Open
Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2008) — When you receive a small, brown package in the mail in the next few weeks, don’t be fooled by its simple cover. Inside is your guide to the most exciting journalism celebration, conference, reunion, convention and party in the past 100 years – all wrapped into one event. Registration … Continued
J-School Alumnus Steve Fainaru Awarded Pulitzer Prize
By Hannah Zimmerman Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (April 9, 2008) — Six Pulitzer Prizes were awarded to The Washington Post on Monday, one of which went to a Missouri School of Journalism alumnus. Steve Fainaru’s 10-part series on how private security contractors in Iraq operate outside many of the laws governing U.S. Forces won the award … Continued
Around the World with Movie Director Tim Burton
Photojournalism Graduate Student Takes Unconventional Career Path Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2008) — Life behind the camera lens has taken Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Leah Gallo many places. The most recent, and possibly most unusual, began with a chance meeting of director Tim Burton and led to the set of the Oscar-winning movie … Continued
School Alumnus and Cartoonist for The New Yorker to Contribute to Centennial/Dedication
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2008) — As a kid, Michael Shaw, MA ’92, should have known he’d be a cartoonist someday. At age 10, he and his twin brother Patrick, MA ’88 (English), each paid homage to the most celebrated of super heroes by creating heroes themselves. Patrick created “Selvas Kane, The Enforcer” while Michael … Continued
Sarah Copeland, BJ ’99, of the Food Network to Serve as Centennial/Dedication Consulting Chef
Themed Meal Events Will Officially Open and Close Celebration Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2008) — As a recipe developer for the Food Network, Sarah Copeland, BJ ’99, has seen it all when it comes to New York high society – black-tie galas, champagne and caviar receptions and everything in between. But when she thinks about … Continued