Awards
Shanghai University Student Earns Academic Honors at the Missouri School of Journalism
Xinrui Zhu Is the Third 2+2 Graduate to Receive Kappa Tau Alpha Recognition Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2013) — When the Missouri School of Journalism began recruiting for its “2+2” program, which brings top undergraduate journalism students from China to Missouri to complete their degrees at the Missouri School of Journalism, it committed itself to … Continued
Missouri Journalism Designers Win 7 Awards in National College News Design Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 6, 2013) — Students from the Missouri School of Journalism recently won seven awards at the 25th annual College News Design Contest. “I am so proud of the Missouri students that placed in this year’s contest,” said Erica Mendez Babcock, an assistant professor and print design editor at the Columbia Missourian. “With … Continued
Missouri Journalism Alumna Elizabeth McGowan Wins Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (May 6, 2013) — A Missouri School of Journalism alumna was awarded a 2013 Pulitzer Prize, the highest award given in the journalism community. Elizabeth McGowan, BJ ’83, with her colleagues Lisa Song and David Hasemyer at InsideClimate News won the prize for national reporting. Their pieces examined … Continued
SPJ Announces National Mark of Excellence Award Winners
3 Missouri School of Journalism Students Are National Finalists Indianapolis (May 2, 2013) — The Society of Professional Journalists recently honored the 2012 national Mark of Excellence Awards winners. The MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from a calendar year. The work of six Missouri School of Journalism students was selected for national … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Students ‘Tapped’ into 5 Secret Societies at the University of Missouri
17 Juniors and Seniors Selected for Their Academics, Leadership and Service By Celia Darrough Columbia, Mo. (May 2, 2013) — Seventeen Missouri School of Journalism students were tapped into five secret honorary societies during the 86th annual Tap Day on the University of Missouri campus. Members of the societies choose new “taps” based on academic … Continued
Two Journalism Professors Elected to Serve on Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Standing Committees
Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2013) — Two Missouri School of Journalism professors have been elected to serve on standing committees for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. AEJMC is a major international membership organization for academics in the field. The association has 3,700 members from 50 countries that affiliate among 18 divisions, … Continued
The Global Journalist Wins Top Cable Industry Award
Alliance for Community Media Recognizes the Best in Community Media Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2013) — The cable industry’s Alliance for Community Media (ACM) has announced the Missouri School of Journalism’s Global Journalist outlet is the 2012 award winner in the Independent Producer – News category. ACM annually recognizes the best in community media. The … Continued
Professor Emeritus Brian Brooks Honored by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association with Knight Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2013) — Professor Emeritus Brian Brooks was recently honored by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association with the 2013 Knight Award. The Knight Award is named for Robert Knight, a Missouri Journalism professor who directed MIPA from 1966-92. He was instrumental in supporting and expanding scholastic journalism and its resources across the … Continued
Missouri Journalism Senior Andrew Scheperle Is Selected for International Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
He Will Gain Academic and Professional Experience Through the U.S.-German Program Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Andrew Scheperle has been selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a year-long, federally-funded fellowship for study and work in Germany. He is one of 75 participants selected … Continued
Master’s Student Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Wins the 2013 Atwater Writing Contest
Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2013) — Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is the winner of the 2013 Atwater Prize for Writing contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. She receives $500 and a copy of Eudora Welty’s memoir “One Writer’s Beginnings,” which was a favorite of the late Jim Atwater, former dean and faculty member of the Missouri … Continued