Columbia Missourian
Missourian Front Sports Page Cited as One of the ‘Most Interesting Weekend Front Pages’ by National Design Critic
The Photo, Headline and Sidebar Treatment Are Described as ‘Brilliant’ Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 11, 2012) — “Brilliant” is how designer Charles Apple described the front page of the Sept. 9 sports section of the Columbia Missourian in his blog on the American Copy Editors Society website. Titled “the most interesting weekend front pages,” his column … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Sports Reporters Cover the Tigers Inaugural SEC Season
New Season. New Conference. New Approach. By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2012) — Student reporters of the Missouri School of Journalism publications are gearing up to cover the Southeastern Conference this football season. With the Columbia Missourian, KOMU-TV and KBIA Sports put together, fans can expect to see articles, photos, videos … Continued
School’s Photojournalists Win Third Place in ‘Best Use of Photography’ National Competition
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 5, 2012) — A story and photographs by Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student Nick Agro, with help from photo editor Ally Appelbaum and page designer Jason Brynsvold, earned third place in the “Picture Page” category of the quarterly National Press Photographers Association competition. The contest evaluates newspaper clips and is judged … Continued
Sports Writing Senior Wins $5,000 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Scholarship
By Celia Darrough Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2012) — Andrew Wagaman, a Missouri School of Journalism senior from Schnecksville, Pa., has been selected as a winner of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship. Wagaman, a print and digital journalism major, will receive a $5,000 award and a trip to La Quinta, Calif., for the Jim … Continued
Vox and Magazine Journalism Students Win Seven Awards in National Competition
Columbia, Mo. (July 25, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism students and Vox magazine won seven awards in the 2012 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Student Magazine Contest. This year’s competition attracted 240 entries from 23 universities from the United States and Canada. Judges for the contest, which included 13 … Continued
Journalism Students Produce 10-Part Series on Book Challenges in Missouri’s Public Schools
The “Unfit to Read” Project Provides Hands-on Experience with Sunshine Requests Columbia, Mo. (July 25, 2012) — Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in a Missouri School of Journalism course have produced a 10-part series about book challenges in the state’s public schools. The investigative report, recently published in the Columbia Missourian, includes three interactive graphics. … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Document Lives and Dreams of Millennial Generation – Ages 16 to 35 – in the State
“The American Next” Now Available as an Ebook Download or Online Columbia, Mo. (July 11, 2012) — A group of Missouri School of Journalism students documented the hopes, fears and expectations of the next generation in a just-published series called “The American Next.” The stories can now be downloaded as a 131-page ebook or viewed … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Designers Earn Four Awards in National Contest
Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism students earned four awards in the national Michigan State University Design Contest for College Students. The MSU Design Contest began in 2000 as a way for students to enter work done not only for a campus newspaper, but also projects done for a class, a … Continued
Print and Digital News Senior Earns a Top 10 Ranking in Hearst ‘Breaking News’ Intercollegiate Writing Competition
Harry Plumer Wins for a Story about Missouri’s Move to the SEC Columbia, Mo. (April 17, 2012) — Print and digital news senior Harry Plumer was a top 10 winner in the college breaking news writing category in the 52nd annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Plumer earned a tenth-place ranking for “MU … Continued
Journalism Senior Places in Top 10 of Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Competition
By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Ellen Thommesen received eighth place in the second multimedia competition of the academic year for the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The name of the category was “The Human Condition.” More than 100 undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate … Continued