Awards
Senior Olivia Peterkin Selected for Diversity in Journalism Program
The Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in Journalism offers students hands-on training and mentoring by caring news veterans. The Chips Quinn Scholars Program Helps Bring Greater Diversity to US Newsrooms By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Olivia Peterkin is a winner of the highly selective scholarship … Continued
Shawn Wallace Wins Campus Advising Shout Out Award
The Honor Recognizes the Impact of Undergraduate Advisors on Students’ Lives By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism academic adviser Shawn Wallace is the winner of the Advising Shout Out Award for January 2017. Sponsored by the University of Missouri Advisors Forum, the campus-wide honor recognizes undergraduate advisers for … Continued
Documentary Journalism Student Wins International Video Contest
Junior Suzy Le Bel is a Dallas native studying documentary journalism at Mizzou. Suzy Le Bel’s Top Entry Focused on How the Campus Energy Plant Works By Yue Tang Miami (Feb. 13, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Suzy Le Bel won first place in the Campus Energy 2017 Student Video Contest sponsored by … Continued
Science and Agricultural Journalism Chair Wins Advising Award
The Honor Seeks to Recognize Those Improving Academic Advising Within Higher Education Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 10, 2017) — Sharon Wood-Turley, program chair of the Department of Science and Agricultural Journalism in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is the 2017 recipient of the National Academic Advising Association‘s (NACADA) Region VII Outstanding Faculty Academic … Continued
5 Journalism Undergraduates Win Awards in Visual Art and Design Showcase
The Campus Activity Lets Students Display and Discuss Their Scholarly Work By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 9, 2017) — Five Missouri School of Journalism documentary journalism students won awards in the second Visual Art and Design Showcase. The Visual Art and Design Showcase is a venue for undergraduates to display and discuss their scholarly … Continued
Stephanie Sierra Wins First Place Hearst Award for Broadcast Features
First-place Hearst winner Stephanie Sierra, BJ ’16, now works for ABC-affiliate KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as a weekday reporter and weekend anchor. Her Top Story Was Selected from 98 Entrants from 56 Schools Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism alumna Stephanie Sierra earned first place and a $2,600 award in … Continued
Annie Rice Places in Top 10 in National Hearst Multimedia Competition
Her Winning Video Explores Life of Woman Who Has Alzheimer’s Disease and Aphasia San Francisco (Jan. 17, 2017) — Recent graduate Annie Rice placed eighth in the Multimedia I-Features Competition of the 2016-17 national Hearst Journalism Awards Program for work she produced while a student at the Missouri School of Journalism. Rice won for a … Continued
State Winners of Campaign About Dangers of Distracted Driving Recognized at School
From left, Matt Pritchard and John Sondag, both of AT&T Missouri; Shelby Henderson; Gary Castor, editor of the Jefferson City News Tribune; Grace Craighead; Dave Berry, publisher of the Bolivar Herald-Free Press; and Mark Maassen, executive director of the Missouri Press Association. Students Urge No-Phone Use in AT&T’s ‘It Can Wait’ Contest Essays Columbia, Mo. (Dec. … Continued
Student Project on Pulitzer-Winning Work Captures Attention of Professionals
“No Small Pulitzers,” a student project at the Missouri School of Journalism, is based on interviews with journalists from 17 Pulitzer-winning projects published between 1991 and 2016. ‘No Small Pulitzers’ Is Based on Interviews with Journalists from 17 Pulitzer-Winning Projects Published Between 1991 and 2016 Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2016) — A student project at … Continued
DC Philanthropists Fund Missouri Journalism Fellowship for Indian Reporter
The Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Fellowship will help an enterprising young reporter from India learn how to hold accountable the country’s people in power. Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 14, 2016) — The Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Foundation has made a significant donation to Alfred Friendly Press Partners. The monies will fund a fellowship in … Continued