Journalism Students Claim Overall Victory in 2007 Freshman iLife Challenge

Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 31, 2007) — Several hundred self-made stars of the silver screen, faculty members and campus leaders, including Chancellor Brady Deaton, packed Bush Auditorium in Cornell Hall the night of Nov. 27 to honor the winners of the 2007 Freshman iLife Competition. The annual iLife Competition, pioneered in 2004 by professors in the Missouri … Continued

Miami Herald Writers Win Sifford Prize in Journalism

Prize Administered by the Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2007) — Amy Driscoll and Lisa Arthur of The Miami Herald have been awarded the 2007 Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism, administered by the Missouri School of Journalism. They won for “Forced Out,” their series of emotion-packed articles on apartment tenants ousted by … Continued

Master’s Student Named David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C.

Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 19, 2007) — Melissa Chee, a Missouri School of Journalism radio-television master’s student, is the recipient of the 2007-2008 David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri Journalism student who has an interest in network field producing, includes a paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau … Continued

Missouri Journalism Students Earn 30 Awards in Statewide Professional Competition

Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2007) — Taking on top professional journalists from across the state, the Columbia Missourian‘s student writers, designers and photographers claimed 30 awards in this year’s Missouri Press Association (MPA) Better Newspaper Contest. Top row, from left: Andrew Astleford, Steve Bartel, Nathan Birt, Kevin Crowe, Caroline Dohack. Second row: Ben Fredman, Matthew Haag, … Continued

Four Journalism School Alumni to Receive Mizzou Alumni Association’s 2007 Faculty-Alumni Awards

Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 25, 2007) — The Mizzou Alumni Association will honor four Missouri School of Journalism alumni with 2007 Faculty-Alumni Awards during a ceremony on campus Oct. 5. For more than 40 years, the Association has recognized distinguished faculty and alumni with the awards for their contributions to the University. The awards focus attention not … Continued

Missouri Journalism Faculty Welcomes New Walter Williams Scholars

Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 17, 2007) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed 40 new Walter Williams Scholars at a ceremony Aug. 30, bringing the total number of students enjoying the benefits of the elite program to 155. The incoming freshman met their individual faculty mentors, one of several benefits of the program, and received a … Continued