Awards
2012 Hearst National Championship Winners Named
Missouri School of Journalism Has Two National Winners and One National Finalist San Francisco (June 12, 2012) — The William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program has announced its national champions. The 52nd annual Hearst Championships, which were held June 4-7, were the culmination of the 2011-12 Journalism Awards Program. These are held in 106 … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Students Head to Work as Journalists
Seven Selected for Prestigious Dow Jones News Fund Summer Internships Princeton, N.J. (June 11, 2012)— Seven Missouri School of Journalism students have been selected by the Dow Jones News Fund to work as news and sports copy editors, multimedia editors and business reporters at news organizations across the country this summer. They were among the … Continued
More Than 400 Key Accomplishments, Awards and Recognitions
Faculty and Students Recognized for Excellence During 2011-12 Academic Year Columbia, Mo. (June 4, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism students and faculty earned more than 400 top awards, honors and recognitions in writing, design, research, design, strategic communication and other areas during the 2011-12 academic year. The following list outlines these international, national and … Continued
Josh Barone Wins 2012 Atwater Prize for Writing Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 17, 2012) — Joshua Barone, BJ ’12, was the winner of the 2012 Atwater Prize for Writing contest. Barone earned numerous awards and recognitions for his writing while a student at the Missouri School of Journalism. In February he was recognized as the top candidate and named the Aubespin scholar in the … Continued
MU Awards Honorary Degree to Ron Powers, BJ ’63, During May Commencement Ceremonies
Columbia, Mo. (May 17, 2012) — The University of Missouri awarded celebrated critic, Mark Twain historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Powers the Degree of Humane Letters during the May 2012 commencement ceremonies. A native of Hannibal, Mo., Powers received his bachelor’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1963. Powers’ accomplishments throughout a … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Places in Top Ten in Hearst Multimedia Competition IV
San Francisco (May 14, 2012) — The top ten winners in the college Multimedia IV Team Reporting category were announced in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program, in which 106 undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation are eligible to participate. The Missouri School of Journalism placed tenth for Project 573, an … Continued
Mary Kay Blakely Named 2012 O.O. McIntyre Professor for Teaching Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2012) — Associate Professor Mary Kay Blakely is the winner of the 2012 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching, an annual award presented by the Missouri School of Journalism. She will receive a $10,000 salary supplement for the upcoming academic year. Blakely joined the school’s faculty in 1997 and teaches … Continued
Columbia Missourian Newsroom Administrator Cheri Cherry Receives Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award
Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2012) — Cheri Eichholz Cherry, the newsroom coordinator for the Columbia Missourian, was named the 2012 recipient of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award during the recognition ceremony held May 7 in the Fred W. Smith Forum of the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Cherry received a $500 cash award and a plaque. … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Designers Earn Four Awards in National Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism students earned four awards in the national Michigan State University Design Contest for College Students. The MSU Design Contest began in 2000 as a way for students to enter work done not only for a campus newspaper, but also projects done for a class, a … Continued
Four National Winners and Four National Finalists: Missouri Journalism Work Earns Eight SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Columbia, Mo. (May 8, 2012) — Four national winners and four national finalists – Missouri School of Journalism students excelled in the Society of Professional Journalists 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing collegiate work published or broadcasted during 2011. This year, student journalists from across the country submitted more than 4,000 entries. Winners and finalists … Continued