Alumna Barbara Laker, BJ ’79, Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting

By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism alumna Barbara Laker, BJ ’79, and her colleague Wendy Ruderman have won a 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. The winning work, “Tainted Justice,” was a yearlong series by the Philadelphia Daily News that exposed the questionable tactics of a … Continued

Patrick Fallon Named a Hearst National Photojournalism Semi-Finalist

Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2010) — Patrick Fallon is one of 14 college photojournalism students who have been selected as semi-finalists in the 50th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Fallon, along with the other winners, will submit additional photo portfolios for the semi-final round of judging. The judges will evaluate the portfolios and select six … Continued

Pat Smith Is Honored with the MU 2010 International Engagement Award

Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2010) — The University of Missouri Council on International Initiatives (CII) has selected Pat Smith as a recipient of its 2010 International Engagement Award. The International Engagement Award, which is presented annually to select honorees, recognizes exemplary contributions by MU faculty, staff and students who are working to sustain and extend … Continued

Senior Alex Rozier Is a Grand-Prize Winner in YouTube’s International Reporting Competition

Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2010) — Radio-television journalism senior Alex Rozier is one of five grand-prize winners in YouTube’s “Project: Report” international competition. He wins a $10,000 grant to work with the Pulitzer Center on an international reporting project. “Project: Report” was a partnership of YouTube with the Pulitzer Center and made possible by Sony … Continued

Two Journalism Advisers Nominated for MU Excellence in Advising Award

Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2010) — Jill McReynolds and Urska Lenart, two Missouri School of Journalism undergraduate advisers, recently were recognized for their excellence in advising at the annual awards reception sponsored by the University of Missouri vice chancellor for student affairs and the office of the Provost. “Jill and Urska are both dedicated to … Continued

School Is Honored with the 2010 ACES Glamann Award for Contributions to Editing

Contributing to this article: Teresa Schmedding, BJ ’89, MA ’09 ACES Executive Committee Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2010) — The Missouri School of Journalism is the recipient of the 2010 ACES Glamann Award for contributions to editing. The third annual Glamann Award, which recognizes a person or group that has helped raise copy editing’s profile, … Continued

RTDNA Honors School’s Faculty, Students with Four Regional Murrow Awards for Excellence in Electronic Journalism

By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2010) — Work produced by Missouri School of Journalism faculty and students has won four 2010 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for excellence in electronic journalism. KBIA-FM, an NPR-member station, won three of the awards. Master’s student Casey Phillips took … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism Students Earn Bragging Rights at SPJ Regional Conference with 25 Mark of Excellence Awards

The Awards Honor the Best in Student Journalism Columbia, Mo. (April 13, 2010) — The Missouri School of Journalism received the most awards – a total of 25 – at the recent Region 7 Society of Professional Journalists conference, competing against students attending universities in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Eighteen Missouri journalism students were honored with … Continued