Master’s Students Receive International Recognition for Excellence in Visual Journalism

By Ana Adi Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2006) — Work produced by students for the Columbia Missourian has received international recognition for excellence in visual journalism by the Society of News Design for the second consecutive year. Two information graphics created by master’s students Robbie Ketcham and Reuben Stern won an Award of Excellence in the 2005 Best … Continued

Master’s Students Win First Place in Page Society Competition

Columbia, Mo. (March 27, 2006) — For the second consecutive year, a student team from the Missouri School of Journalism took first place in the Case Study Competition in Corporate Communications sponsored by the Arthur W. Page Society and the Institute for Public Relations. Master’s students Yuliya Melnyk and Moushumi Anand, with faculty adviser María Len-Ríos, took top honors in … Continued

Arnett a Top Winner in National Hearst Writing Competition

Columbia, Mo. (March 24, 2006) — Dugan Arnett, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, placed eighth in the personality/profile writing competition for this year’s Hearst Journalism Awards. There were 90 students from 54 universities and colleges competing in the contest. Arnett, a newspaper journalism major from Lone Jack, Mo., won a $500 scholarship for “Worth … Continued

Carol H. Williams to Receive Missouri Honor Medal, Deliver Major Address on Market Segmentation

By Rebecca Judge Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2006) — Carol H. Williams, president, chief executive officer and chief creative officer of Carol H. Williams Advertising, will be awarded a Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism for her pioneering work and award-winning advertising on Wednesday, March 22. She also will deliver a major address on “The Growing … Continued

WSJ’s Clare Ansberry Wins Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize

Contest Honors Missouri Journalism Alumnus By Rebecca Judge Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Clare Ansberry of The Wall Street Journal is the latest winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism. She serves as the Journal’s Pittsburgh bureau chief and is a seasoned feature writer. The prize, administered by the Missouri School of Journalism, … Continued

Graduate Student Wins Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship

By Rachel Dennis Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Michelle Loyalka has been awarded a scholarship worth $2,000 by the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Loyalka was among 12 journalism students from around the country to be selected from more than 175 applicants. Loyalka’s winning essay described the startling psychological impact of … Continued

Alejandro Junco de la Vega, El Norte Publisher, to Receive Missouri Honor Medal

Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Alejandro Junco de la Vega, the publisher of El Norte in Mexico, will receive the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism for his courageous leadership in reforming journalism in that country. Junco will present his Master Class on “Civic Journalism: A Different Approach” from 2-2:50 p.m., on Tuesday, March 7, in … Continued

Two Missouri Graduate Students Receive Health Journalism Fellowships

By Rachel Dennis Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate students Natalie Fieleke and Leslie Yingling are among the 20 recipients of the 2006 AHCJ-Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships. The Association of Health Care Journalists, which moved to the Missouri School of Journalism last summer, granted the fellowships to Fieleke and Yingling to … Continued

Two Journalism Students Win Hearst Writing Awards

By Rachel Dennis Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism student Dusty Luthy and recent graduate Elspeth Reeve are among the top 20 winners in the in-depth writing competition for the 2005-2006 Hearst Journalism Awards. Luthy won seventh place in the competition; Reeve tied for twentieth place. Luthy, a junior news-editorial major from Lebanon, … Continued

Newspaper Journalism Student Named Best Intern in National Editing Program

By Traci McMurray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism student Diego Sorbara has been chosen as the 2006 Ed Trayes Scholar, an honor given to the best intern in the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund‘s intensive copy editing summer program. Sorbara, the award’s second recipient, received a $1,000 scholarship. Approximately 100 students participate … Continued