Columbia Missourian
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
Missouri Journalism Student, Alumnus Win Awards in Society of Environmental Journalists’ National Contest
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 25, 2008) — Two graduate students from the Missouri School of Journalism – one former and one current – won first and third place in the student category of the Society of Environmental Journalists‘ national awards contest. Gavin Off, MA ’08, won first place for “Lessons in Leniency,” an article published May … 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
Missouri School of Journalism Graduate Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship
Columbia, Mo. (May 23, 2008) — The story of Bob O’Brien is one Doug Meigs, BJ ’07, can hardly wait to tell. As the son of a Mandan tribal leader and of a nun who once worked on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, O’Brien grew up an orphan in Minnesota, uncertain of … 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
Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available for the 2008 Centennial/Dedication Celebration
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2008) — Founding dean Walter Williams opened the world’s first school of journalism on Sept. 14, 1908, and by the end of the day, students and faculty editors had published the first issue of the University Missourian. One hundred years later, as the Missouri School of Journalism celebrates its centennial and … Continued
Columbia Missourian Sports Section, Two Students Score Big at APSE
UPDATE April 3, 2008: Junior Andrew Astleford’s story “A Question of Acceptance” was ranked third nationally in explanatory reporting in the final rankings of the Associated Press Sports Editors Best of Writing 2007 contest. Columbia, Mo. (March 7, 2008) — For the second year in a row, the Columbia Missourian sports desk brought home top … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Join Professionals to Set Record Sales
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 5, 2007) — En route to a No. 1 ranking this season, the Missouri Tigers football team scored a big win on Homecoming in October. It wasn’t the only top-ranked program, however, to achieve Homecoming success. Off the field, 16 Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students spent the two weeks before Homecoming … Continued
Visiting Fellows Bring Expertise to the Newsroom and Classroom
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2007) — When a pet monkey bit its second victim in a week, Liz Heitzman, a visiting fellow of the Knight Center for Editing Excellence, had the story on the website of the Columbia Missourian only a few hours later. As the Missourian’s first-ever immediacy editor, Heitzman, BJ ’99, is helping … Continued