Awards
Print and Digital News Senior Lenny Goldman Places in the Top Ten in the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program
By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 13, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism student Lenny Goldman placed in the top ten in the college feature writing category in the 51st William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. He will receive a certificate of merit for his seventh-place win. Goldman, a print and digital … Continued
Two Students, Alumnus Receive Awards at Regional Emmy Presentation
By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 4, 2010) — Two radio-television journalism students and an alumnus won awards at the recent 2010 Mid-America Emmy Gala. Senior Alex Rozier won the student production-news category Emmy. Sophomore Alexandria Belcher was awarded the $1,500 Walter Cronkite Mid-America Scholarship. The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and … Continued
School’s Doctoral Program Ranked among Nation’s Best
By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 3, 2010) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s doctoral program ranked among the best in a survey recently released by the National Research Council (NRC). The NRC took data from 82 communication schools from 65 public and private universities and compiled a comparative ranking system. The data were … Continued
Work of 2010 Missouri Honor Medalists on Display in the Journalism Library
By Amy Brachmann Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 26, 2010) — To celebrate the 2010 Missouri Honor Medal recipients, an array of their published work will be on display in the hallway leading to the Frank Lee Martin Library through Nov. 5. Books by James Balog, Cathleen Black, Dorothy J. Gaiter and Myron Kandel will … Continued
Brussels Program Director Harding Honored with European Media Award for Innovative e-Magazine
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 20, 2010) — Gareth Harding, who serves as program director for the Missouri School of Journalism’s Brussels Program, was presented with an Erasmus EuroMedia Award for an innovative e-magazine he edits at a ceremony in Vienna town hall Friday. Opinion Corner 3 is published by Mostra, a Brussels-based communications firm. It deals with … Continued
2010 Missouri Honor Medalists to Share Expertise, Perspectives during Oct. 28 Master Classes
By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 20, 2010) — Photographing the impact of climate change, reporting on drug trafficking in Mexico and building the Honda brand are some of the topics of this year’s Missouri Honor Medal master classes. The daylong series of eight classes will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, … Continued
Four Journalism Alumni Honored at Mizzou Alumni Association Awards Ceremony
By Jerett Rion Mizzou Alumni Association Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 11, 2010) — Four Missouri School of Journalism alumni were among those who received a faculty-alumni award during the 43rd annual Mizzou Alumni Association Faculty-Alumni awards ceremony. Mike McKean, BJ ’79; Ken Paulson, BJ ’75; Tom Schultz, BJ ’56; John Walsh, MA ’68, were honored Oct. … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Travels to Guatemala as Winner of International YouTube/Pulitzer Center Contest
By Amy Brachmann Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2010) — Radio-television journalism senior Alex Rozier recently was named the grand prize winner in the “Project: Report” contest sponsored by YouTube and the Pulitzer Center. He won a $10,000 grant for an international reporting project, which he used for travel to Guatemala in September. The … Continued
Eight to Receive the 2010 Missouri Honor Medal
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 15, 2010) — The 2010 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism will be presented to five leading journalists and an advertising executive, as well as two international organizations dedicated to press freedom. The Missouri School of Journalism has awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism annually since 1930. Approximately … Continued
Journalism Sophomore Wins Second Place in National PSA Contest on Driving Safety
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 30, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism student Taylor Deeds was named the second-place winner in the 2010 Bridgestone Safety Scholars Video Contest. Entrants in the contest were asked to create an original 25- to 55-second public service announcement to promote automobile and driving safety. As one of the top three winners, … Continued