Business Journalism
Senior, Recent J-School Graduate to Receive Hands-On Brand Journalism Experience via Kauffman Fellowships
Missouri Journalism alumnus Jon Beltrano of Batavia, Illinois, and senior Sarai Vega of Kansas City, Kansas, were recently awarded fellowships to produce brand journalism and assist with content marketing through a partnership between the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Missouri Business Alert, which is headquartered at the J-School. Fellowship Program Expanded After Partnering with Missouri … Continued
Missouri Business Alert Expands to Kansas City, Adds More Hands-On Learning for Journalism Students
Convergence journalism junior Rashi Shrivastava, from Pune, India, will spend summer 2019 working on people-focused stories as a multimedia reporter for Missouri Business Alert in its new Kansas City, Mo., office. Junior Rashi Shrivastava to Work Full-Time at Startland News Office This Summer By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2019) — Missouri Business Alert … Continued
Grad Students Tasked with Solving Associated Press Challenge Win Business-Journalism Competition
Team AP (left to right): Andre de Castro Deus; Les Borgmeyer, Team AP adviser; Jake Kreinberg, manager of text and multimedia products at Associated Press; Jerome Young; Zachary Mason; Karina Zaiets; Adam Caruso; Abby Ivory-Ganja. Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2019) — A University of Missouri team of students tasked with increasing awareness, bringing in more … Continued
Business Journalism Chair Honored for His Commitment to International Education
Missouri Journalism alumni and Professor Randall Smith, BJ ’74, was recently honored with the 2018 C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship for his work creating education and training opportunities for students both in the U.S. and abroad. Randy Smith Cited for His Support of Training and Placement Opportunities for Students Around the World By Jennifer Nelson … Continued
Kauffman Foundation Grant Will Provide More Business Journalism Learning Opportunities for University of Missouri Students
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, Mo., has awarded nearly $200,000 in grant funding to Missouri Business Alert to support additional reporting and internship opportunities for Mizzou business journalism students. Plans Include More Reporting Trips, Hiring More Paid Help and Additional Event Planning Opportunities By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (May 15, 2018) — … Continued
Senior Kyle LaHucik Receives $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism
Magazine journalism senior Kyle LaHucik is the 2017 recipient of the $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism. LaHucik Will Spend Spring Term Reporting on European Business, Trade and the EU at MLex in Brussels Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 22, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Kyle LaHucik is the 2017 recipient of the … Continued
Master’s Student Carolina Vargas Receives $5,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting
Master’s student Carolina Vargas is the recipient of the $5,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting for 2017. Vargas Interned for Bloomberg BNA While Studying Business Reporting Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2017) — Carolina Vargas is the recipient of the $5,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting for 2017. Vargas is a second-year master’s student … Continued
Lily O’Neill Receives the $2,000 Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism
Scholarship winner Lily O’Neill is currently a junior studying journalism with an emphasis in magazine writing and a minor in Spanish. Magazine Writing Junior Plans to Study Abroad, Intern at Missouri Business Alert Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 20, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Lily O’Neill is the 2017 recipient of the $2,000 Jerry Heaster … Continued
6 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones News Fund Internships
Clockwise from top-left: Iuliia Alieva, Alexander Derosier, Sarah Wynn and Rose McManus The Program Includes a Paid Summer Internship and $1,000 Scholarship for Returning Students Princeton, N.J. (May 18, 2017) — Six Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 85 undergraduate and graduate students who have won a nationwide competition for prestigious Dow Jones … Continued
Alexander Schiffer Receives $2,000 Jerry Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism
He Will Hold a Business Journalism Internship at The Washington Post in Summer 2017 Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 23, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Alexander Schiffer is the first recipient of the $2,000 Jerry Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism. He is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in print and digital … Continued