Columbia Missourian
Brendan Meyer Takes Eighth Place in Sports Writing in the National Hearst Journalism Awards Program
His Story Competed Against 111 Entries from 60 US Universities By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2014) — Brendan Meyer, BJ ’13, has been named a top 10 winner in the 54th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program in sports writing. Meyer’s story, which took eighth place in the competition, follows former … Continued
3 Missouri Journalism Students Among Those to Build a School in Nicaragua This Summer
The MU Circle of Sisterhood Project Will Help Ensure That More Girls Are Educated in the Rural Community By Veronica Destefano Published in the March 5, 2014, edition of the Columbia Missourian. Used with permission. Columbia, Mo. (March 9, 2014) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 12 from the University of … Continued
Annie Dankelson to Intern at MLB.com as Part of Her Selection for the National Sports Journalism Institute
The Columbia Missourian Newsroom Will Host the Boot Camp Portion of the Program By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Annie Dankelson has been selected as the Missouri Scholar for the national Sports Journalism Institute. She will participate in the prestigious program’s boot camp before beginning a summer … Continued
Students Publish Columbia’s Little-Known Secrets in Vox Magazine
The Semester-Long Project Features About 80 Quirky Tidbits in Print, Online and Social Media By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 27, 2014) — Approximately 80 quirky little-known secrets about Columbia, Mo., were revealed in a recent issue of Vox Magazine. Among the disclosures: Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream has served chocolate-covered cicada ice cream. Customers have … Continued
Andrew Wagaman Takes Fourth in the Enterprise Reporting Competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program
He Earns a $1,000 Scholarship for His Story on Concussions and High School Sports San Francisco (Jan. 15, 2014) — Recent Missouri School of Journalism student Andrew Wagaman has won fourth place in the enterprise reporting category in the 54th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. His story, “Concussion worries cause tension in … Continued
Sam Gause and Megan May Win Dean’s Award for Multimedia Features in Mastering the Method Contest
The Competition Recognizes Outstanding Work by Undergraduates Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2013) — A story about a 2,600-mile expedition in a kayak and another about a man’s emotional recovery after the sudden death of his spouse were the winners of the Dean’s Award for multimedia features in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri … Continued
Abbey Sussell and Andrew Wagaman Win Dean’s Award for Enterprise Reporting in Mastering the Method Contest
Their Stories Were Selected from Among 31 Entries Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2013) — Abbey Sussell and Andrew Wagaman are the winners of the Dean’s Award for enterprise reporting in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest recognizes outstanding work by undergraduates in the areas of broadcast, multimedia, photography … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Deliver the Ultimate in SEC Championship Game Coverage
Reporting Is Already Underway and Continues Through the Weekend Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2013) — Beyond the playing field in the Georgia Dome, teams of Missouri School of Journalism students are delivering the ultimate SEC Championship Game coverage. As the Missouri Tigers prepare to face the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 7, Columbia Missourian and KOMU-TV … Continued
A First: Social Media Reporter Among Those Covering SEC Championship Game for the Missourian
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2013) — From the moment the Columbia Missourian team leaves the University of Missouri columns to the arrival in Atlanta, its members will give readers and followers a sense of the road trip and images of Tiger fans they meet along the way. For the first time the Missourian is sending … Continued
Seth Boster and Brendan Gibbons Win Dean’s Award for Feature Writing in Mastering the Method Contest
The Competition Recognizes Outstanding Work by Undergraduates Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2013) — Seth Boster and Brendan Gibbons are the winners of the Dean’s Award for feature writing in the Mastering the Method Contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The new contest recognizes outstanding work by undergraduates in the areas of broadcast, multimedia, photography … Continued