Awards
MU Journalism Student Wins $10,000 Top Ten Scholarship
Columbia, Mo. (June 22, 2005) — Diego Sorbara is one of ten outstanding journalism students to receive a $10,000 Top Ten Scholarships awarded by the Scripps Howard Foundation. The Missouri School of Journalism senior from LaGrange, Ill., is pursuing a double major in news-editorial and French. The Top Ten Scholarship is an award given to the … Continued
Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards: 2005 Winners and Finalists
Food & Nutrition Winner “The Weight” by Michael Leahy of The Washington Post A powerful piece whose sheer storytelling enlightens and terrifies us with a look at the psychological, physical and economic factors of America’s obesity epidemic. The story takes us into the lives dominated by the disaster of overweight and the failed attempts to … Continued
James Carlson Wins National Writing Championship; Matt Talhelm Places in Television Category
Columbia, Mo. (June 2, 2005) — James Carlson, a May 2005 magazine graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, won first place and a $5,000 scholarship in the 2005 William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s National Writing Championship. In addition, Matt Talhelm, also BJ ’05, won a $1,000 scholarship as a semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News … Continued
Justin Heckert, BJ ’02, Named CRMA Writer of the Year
Las Vegas (May 20, 2005) — Justin Heckert, BJ ’02, was named Writer of the Year by the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA) in its 20th Annual National Awards competition May 16 at the group’s annual conference in Las Vegas. This is not the first such award for Heckert; he took second place awards for Best … Continued
Miró-Quesada Awarded Second Tina Hills Fellowship
Columbia, Mo. (May 19, 2005) — María Inés Miró-Quesada of Lima, Perú, has been awarded the second Tina Hills fellowship by the Missouri School of Journalism. Miró-Quesada will work with journalism students as Spanish language managing editor of Adelante!, the J-School’s bilingual monthly community newspaper. The fellowship will fund her tuition in the graduate school … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Places Second in Hearst Writing Awards, Fourth Overall
Columbia, Mo. (May 16, 2005) — The Missouri School of Journalism placed fourth in the overall intercollegiate competition and second in the writing competition in the 2004-2005 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Often called “The Pulitzers of College Journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photography and broadcast news. Journalism schools accumulating the most points … Continued
Getsinger and Hoops Among Top 20 Winners in Hearst Spot News Writing Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2005) — Annie Getsinger and Brandon Hoops are among the top 20 winners in the Spot News Writing category of the Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. “Spot news is the bread and butter of journalism,” said Tom Warhover, executive editor of the Columbia Missourian. “Getsinger and Hoops prove we can put a little … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Win 16 Awards in SND Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2005) –– The Society for News Design chapter at the Missouri School of Journalism recently hosted the annual College News Design Contest. The contest is a college version of SND’s international competition. Judges looked at more than 750 entries from around the country and selected winners in daily and non-daily divisions. Categories covered … Continued
Journalism Senior Named Finalist in 2005 Hearst National Writing Championship
Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2005) — James Carlson, a senior magazine major at the Missouri School of Journalism, was named as one of the eight finalists in the 2005 William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s National Writing Championship. The eight undergraduate college journalism students chosen from around the country will compete in the 45th annual National Writing … Continued
Two Missouri Students Prove There is More Than One Winner at the Final Four
Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2005) — For Missouri Journalism students Angela Busch and Brandt Merritt, the NCAA Final Four was more than just a basketball tournament. It was an opportunity to improve their sports writing skills and win a $1,000 scholarship. Busch and Merritt participated in the United States Basketball Writers Association “Full Court” Sportswriting seminar … Continued