Student Journalist Artyom Rayev Honored with His First Emmy at Mid-America Awards Ceremony

KOMU-TV Also Takes Home Three Emmys for News and Interactivity Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 2, 2012) — Artyom Rayev, a radio-television journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, received his first Emmy at the 36th annual Mid-America Emmy awards ceremony in Kansas City. Rayev’s successful entry, “Scoring for Slaten,” won in the student production-news category. … Continued

Two Radio-TV Journalism Students Place Second and Fourth in Hearst Journalism Awards Program

Blake Hanson and David Wietlispach Will Receive Scholarships for Their Wins Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism seniors Blake Hanson and David Wietlispach placed second and fourth, respectively, in the second television competition for the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Hanson will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his top placement; Wietlispach, $1,000. … Continued

Missouri Journalism Student Ties for Second Place in International ‘Girls’ State of the Union’ Video Contest

Jamie’s Crockett’s Entry Competed with More Than 50 Entries from Around the World Columbia, Mo. (March 12, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism sophomore Jamie Crockett tied for second place in the “Girls’ State of the Union” video contest. Sponsored by the Women’s Media Center in New York, the international competition sought to identify important … Continued

Two Missouri Journalism Students Receive Radio Television Digital News Association Scholarships

Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 23, 2012) — Two Missouri School of Journalism radio-television journalism seniors have been awarded scholarships from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). Jonah Javad received the Lou and Carole Prato Sports Reporting Scholarship, and Jonathan Ketz received the Mike Reynolds Journalism Scholarship. The University of Missouri was the only school to … Continued

Master’s Student Brian Johnson Awarded David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship

He Will Intern at the ABC News Washington Bureau in Spring 2012 By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2011) — Brian Johnson, a master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship, which will provide him with a spring internship at the ABC News Washington … Continued

Journalism Students Win Fox News Channel College Challenge

Blake Hanson and Emily Spain Earn a $10,000 Scholarship and a Trip to New York City By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (June 6, 2011) — Radio-television juniors Blake Hanson and Emily Spain looked calm and professional as they discussed their winning entry during a national broadcast on the Fox News Channel. … Continued

Two Students, Alumnus Receive Awards at Regional Emmy Presentation

By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 4, 2010) — Two radio-television journalism students and an alumnus won awards at the recent 2010 Mid-America Emmy Gala. Senior Alex Rozier won the student production-news category Emmy. Sophomore Alexandria Belcher was awarded the $1,500 Walter Cronkite Mid-America Scholarship. The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and … Continued

Journalism Sophomore Wins Second Place in National PSA Contest on Driving Safety

Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 30, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism student Taylor Deeds was named the second-place winner in the 2010 Bridgestone Safety Scholars Video Contest. Entrants in the contest were asked to create an original 25- to 55-second public service announcement to promote automobile and driving safety. As one of the top three winners, … Continued