Awards
Ball State Awards Glen Cameron Its Public Relations Achievement Award
The Honor Recognizes His Scholarship, Experience and Contributions to the Public Relations Field Muncie, Ind. (March 11, 2016) — Ball State University has selected Glen T. Cameron to receive its 2016 Public Relations Achievement Award. Cameron is a professor and the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research at the Missouri School of Journalism. He … Continued
Missourian Reporters Win 7 Top Associated Press Sports Editors Awards
The National Contest Recognizes Excellence in Professional Sports Writing By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (March 9, 2016) — The Columbia Missourian and three Missouri School of Journalism sports reporters have won seven awards in the Associated Press Sports Editors 2015 contest. The results were recently announced at the APSE judging convention at the Poynter Institute … Continued
Forbes Partners with School-Based Foundation to Offer Edit Fellowship to Forbes Foreign Reporter
Recipient of the Forbes Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship at the Missouri School of Journalism Is Thobile Hans, Forbes Africa Published by Forbes Business Feb. 22, 2016 New York (February 22, 2016) — Forbes Media announced today its partnership with U.S. Journalism Foundation Alfred Friendly Press Partners to offer an editorial fellowship in the U.S. … Continued
Tim Tai Places in Top 10 in National Hearst Multimedia Competition
The Senior Photojournalism Major Is Recognized for His Video Work By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 25, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Timothy Tai placed ninth in the Multimedia One/Features Competition of the 2015-16 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. A total of 72 entries from 42 schools were among the competition in the first … Continued
Senior Wins American Advertising Federation Scholarship
Cecilia Zheng Receives $1,000 Scholarship from the St. Louis AAF Chapter for Academic Achievements and Excellence By Patrick LeBeau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 10, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Cecilia (Congrong) Zheng was awarded a $1,000 scholarship award from the American Advertising Federation (AAF) St. Louis chapter for the 2015-16 school year. The merit-based … Continued
Photojournalism Senior Wins Grand Prize in MU Arts Competition
Tim Tai Receives $3,000 Award in the Undergraduate Visual and Art Design Showcase By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 8, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Timothy Tai won the grand prize winner in the inaugural Undergraduate Visual and Art Design Showcase, which ran Jan. 25-29 at the University of Missouri. The showcase brought forth the … Continued
Missouri Students Win 2 of 5 National Copy Editing Scholarships
Juniors Sarah Fine, Valerie Hellinghausen Receive $1,000 Scholarships, Travel Money to Attend American Copy Editors Society Conference By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2016) — Two Missouri School of Journalism juniors have received $1,000 copy editing scholarships, plus financial stipends to cover expenses to travel to an American Copy Editors Society conference. Sarah Fine, … Continued
Kwon Wins $1,650 Award for Research on Luxury Brand Behaviors
American Academy of Advertising Awards Eunseon “Penny” Kwon $1,650 in National Dissertation Proposal Competition By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2016) — Eunseon “Penny” Kwon, a fourth-year doctoral student at the Missouri School of Journalism, won funding in the 2016 American Academy of Advertising doctoral dissertation proposal competition. For Kwon’s dissertation, titled “Consumers’ Social Media … Continued
2 Journalism Students Place in Hearst Enterprise Writing Competition
Stories by Christine Jackson and Katie Kull Competed Against 114 Entries from 64 Schools By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 22, 2016) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students placed in the top 20 in the enterprise writing category of the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program. There were 114 entries from … Continued
Rachel Wittel Places in Top 10 in Hearst Television Broadcast Features
Her Story Was Selected from a Record 109 Entrants from 63 Schools Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 15, 2016) — Rachel Wittel, BJ ’15, earned eighth place and a certificate of merit in the television broadcast features category in the 2015-16 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were a record 109 entrants from 63 schools submitted. Wittel produced the … Continued