Business Journalism
Winners of the Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting Named
Master’s students Tracy Cook and Maria Valero are the 2016 recipients of the $2,500 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting. At right, Randy Smith, the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism, stands with Carol Loomis, BJ ’51, at the 2013 announcement of the new award. Master’s Students Tracy Cook and Maria Valero Will … Continued
Missouri Business Alert Celebrates 4th Anniversary with New Offerings, Readership Increases
The Publication Provides Professional Reporting Experience for Missouri Journalism Students Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2016) — Missouri Business Alert, a digital business news startup at the Missouri School of Journalism, celebrates its four-year anniversary this July. Students from the Missouri School of Journalism and University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business are engaged in all … Continued
Missouri Business Alert Launches a Free E-newsletter for Entrepreneurs
Missouri Journalism Students Staff ‘The Weekend Accelerator’ Columbia, Mo. (July 6, 2016) — Missouri Business Alert, a student-staffed, professionally-managed online business news publication housed in the Missouri School of Journalism, announces the launch of its latest news offering, The Weekend Accelerator. The first issue of the free e-newsletter, which focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation in … Continued
8 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones News Fund Editing Internships
The Program Includes a Paid Summer Internship and $1,000 Scholarship for Returning Students Princeton, N.J. (May 16, 2016) — Eight Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 97 undergraduate and graduate students who have won a nationwide competition for prestigious Dow Jones News Fund editing and reporting internships for this summer. They will work … Continued
Economic Journalism Students Visit St. Louis Federal Reserve
The Bank’s Senior Economist Briefed the Group During Their Visit Columbia, Mo. (May 16, 2016) — Nine Missouri School of Journalism students in a general economics class at the University of Missouri recently visited the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. MU’s general economics course is required for journalism students, and there is a designated section designed … Continued
Senior Jacob Steimer Wins National Business Journalism Award
The Competition Is Sponsored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2016) — Jacob Steimer, a senior studying business and economics journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, was named a finalist in the prestigious Best in Business competition for a story he did while interning for The Charlotte … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Selected to Attend Economic Data Workshop in DC
Weeklong Conference Helped Build an Understanding of US Government Economic Date Washington (Jan. 21, 2016) — Two Missouri School of Journalism graduate students and a convergence journalism senior were chosen to attend a recent weeklong conference on understanding U.S. government economic data. The three – Zivile Raskauskaite, a master’s student in broadcast journalism, Moqiu (May) … Continued
Kauffman Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Missouri Business Alert
Grant Will Expand Awareness of Missouri’s Entrepreneurial Communities, Services and Accomplishments Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 14, 2016) — The Kauffman Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to Missouri Business Alert to help improve business coverage across the state of Missouri. “The Missouri Business Alert is an innovative blend of education and reporting that is working to … Continued
Master’s Student Receives $4,000 Scholarship for Business Reporting
The Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting Helps Tatiana Darie Travel Abroad, Pay Tuition Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2015) — Tatiana Darie is the 2015 recipient of the Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting. Darie is a Missouri School of Journalism master’s student focusing her studies on reporting for television, radio and digital communication. So … Continued
Kara Tabor Wins $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Business Journalism Scholarship
School’s Business Journalism Program Helps Build Understanding of Complex Corporate and Government Finances By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 7, 2015) — Convergence journalism senior Kara Tabor is the 2015 winner of the $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism. Tabor is emphasizing entrepreneurial journalism in her studies at the Missouri School of Journalism … Continued