Skamenca Wins National Unity Award for Coverage of Minority Affairs

By Kate Greer Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 8, 2006) — August Skamenca, a KBIA reporter and senior radio-television journalism major from Denver, Colo., is the first Missouri School of Journalism student to receive a national Unity Award in Media from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. His award-winning story, “Odyssey of Oppression,” is an in-depth look at human smuggling in the … Continued

Summer Internship Contest Recognizes Thirteen for Outstanding Journalism Work

By Craig Weiland Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 13, 2006) — Thirteen students in the magazine journalism and newspaper journalism emphasis areas at the Missouri School of Journalism were recognized for outstanding work produced while working at summer internships. “Judging the work of our students over the summer is a job I relish, as it reminds me of … Continued

Radio-Television Professors Earn Emmy for Tsunami Coverage

Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 3, 2006) — An in-depth, on-the-scene news report of life and recovery after the 2004 tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and Indonesia has won yet another prestigious award. The Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently awarded an Emmy for best specialty program outside a newscast to radio-television journalism … Continued

Wilkins, Wright Honored with 2006 MUAA Faculty-Alumni Awards

Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2006) — The MU Alumni Association has named Lee Wilkins, professor of radio-television journalism, and Dalton Wright, a member of the board of the Missourian Publishing Association, as recipients of the 39th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards. The Faculty-Alumni Awards express the MU Alumni Association’s pride in the accomplishments of faculty members and alumni and appreciation for their … Continued

Trip to Africa Shows Master’s Student That Journalism Can and Does Effect Change

By Casey Parks Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Casey Parks won the “Win a Reporting Trip to Africa” contest sponsored by The New York Times and columnist Nicholas Kristof in May. Her winning essay, chosen from 3,800 submissions, spoke of her southern Mississippi heritage, of growing up poor and isolated from the world. She … Continued

Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards: 2006 Winners and Finalists

Lifestyle Journalism Awards The Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism General Excellence, Class I Winner The Litchfield County Times, New Milford, Connecticut “The Litchfield County Times is a small-town publication with listings for chili suppers and sophisticated arts content. It is entirely local. On one page, you learn there are 47,410 horses in the state, … Continued

Missouri Journalism Student Wins Outstanding Intern Award

Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2006) — Matthew Haag, a senior newspaper journalism major and business minor from Dallas, Texas, has been honored as the runner-up for the 2006 H.M. Fentress Memorial Award for Editorial Excellence. The annual award is presented by Cox Newspapers to the top two reporting or feature writing interns in the Texas … Continued

MA Student Named 2006 David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C.

By Kate Greer Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2006) — Jia Zhou, a Missouri School of Journalism master’s student, is the 2006 recipient of the David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship. The fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri graduate student who has an interest in broadcast production, includes a paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau and … Continued

Journalism Student Named Winner in National Hispanic Essay Contest

By Alexandra Rampy Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 16, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism sophomore Carolina Escalera is one of 12 Hispanic youth leaders named winners of the second annual Lideres de Hoy National Essay Contest sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company and the National Council of La Raza. Escalera, of Tallahassee, Fla., received a $5,000 award during a special reception … Continued