Columbia Missourian Is Recognized for Excellence in Legal Journalism

By Joan Niesen Master’s Student Columbia (Sept. 29, 2009) — The Columbia Missourian was recognized on Friday with The Missouri Bar Excellence in Legal Journalism award. “This award is a special one for students and staff because it recognizes our ‘watchdog’ journalism and signals to our students the importance and value of this kind of work … Continued

Sara Shahriari Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship

Master’s Student Will Document the Land Reform Process in Bolivia Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2009) — Sara Shahriari, a graduate student in the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the 2009 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship award. Shahriari will use the award in the fall of 2009 to document the land reform process in Bolivia. Bolivian President … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism Places Second Overall in 2008-2009 Hearst Competition, Wins $5,000 in Prizes

Matthew Harris Wins First Place in the Writing Competition and $2,000 in Prizes Columbia, Mo. (May 4, 2009) — The Missouri School of Journalism placed second overall in the 2008-2009 Hearst Journalism Awards Program, one of the most elite national collegiate journalism competitions. In total, five of the School’s students placed in the Intercollegiate Writing … Continued

13 Students Honored with SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards

Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2009) — The published work of 13 Missouri School of Journalism students has earned Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards, a competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists for the best in student journalism. Several students received multiple awards. SPJ Region 7 includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. This year, … Continued

Columbia Missourian to Continue as a Home-Delivery Print Newspaper; Two Editions to Be Discontinued

University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster announced today that the Columbia Missourian will publish a print publication five days a week instead of the current seven. The decision confirms the importance of the Columbia Missourian as a teaching and research laboratory for journalism students and allows the paper to weather its economic challenges. “As the … Continued

The Columbia Missourian Wins 28 Awards from Missouri Press Association

By Breanna Holman Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2008) — The Columbia Missourian received 28 awards from the 2008 Missouri Press Association‘s Better Newspaper Contest, the winners of which were announced Saturday. Top row, from left: Traci Angel, Katie Barnes, Charlotte Bellis, Jeff Birnbaum, Katie Harmon, Sarah Horne. Second row: Derek Kravitz, Tori Moss, … Continued

Graduate Student Wins Atwater Prize for Writing

Columbia, Mo. (June 23, 2008) — Graduate student Jake Siegel wasn’t thinking about winning awards as a writer for the Columbia Missourian and Vox magazine, two of the Missouri School of Journalism’s professional news media outlets. Instead, his goal was to supplement his classroom experience with hands-on training in the School’s graduate program. As it … Continued

11 Missouri Journalism Students Receive Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists

Columbia, Mo. (April 30, 2008) — The Society of Professional Journalists recently honored 11 Missouri School of Journalism students’ reporting skills with 20 Mark of Excellence awards. Eleven stories from all of the School’s student-staffed outlets won first-place awards in the 2008 Region 7 competition, allowing them to advance to the national competition. In addition, nine … Continued