Faculty
Professor Emeritus Brian Brooks Honored by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association with Knight Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2013) — Professor Emeritus Brian Brooks was recently honored by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association with the 2013 Knight Award. The Knight Award is named for Robert Knight, a Missouri Journalism professor who directed MIPA from 1966-92. He was instrumental in supporting and expanding scholastic journalism and its resources across the … Continued
Professor Marty Steffens to Receive the President’s Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Phoenix (April 2, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Marty Steffens will be among three business journalists to be honored with the President’s Award at the 50th annual spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Washington, D.C., April 4-6. SABEW founding member Gene Miller, who helped to organize SABEW’s … Continued
Dean Mills to Be Inducted into the Hall of Fame at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Iowa City (March 14, 2013) — The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced Wednesday it will induct two alumni into its Hall of Fame, the School’s highest honor. Dean Mills, BA ’65, a professor and dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, and Alan Waxenberg, BA ’56, former executive vice president … Continued
Assistant Professor Karen Mitchell Selected for Visiting Professionals Series at Drake University
Columbia, Mo. (March 14, 2013) — Karen Mitchell, an assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, participated in the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine Studies Visiting Professionals Series at Drake University on March 4 and 5. Mitchell, a 25-year veteran photojournalist, is a member of the convergence journalism faculty. A native of Des Moines, … Continued
Editorial Writing Class Produces Editorials for Newspapers In Education Week
The Columns Are Free and Available to the Public Columbia, Mo. (March 12, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism students in Associate Professor Clyde Bentley‘s editorial writing class and the Missouri Press Association are working together to encourage newspaper readership among younger readers. The students are writing editorials as part of the annual Newspapers In … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professor and Alumna Among 8 Named to Media Diversity Forum
Debra Mason and Tracy Everbach, PhD ’04, Will Help Improve Access to Research Columbia, Mo. (March 6, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism professor Debra Mason and Tracy Everbach, PhD ’04, are two of eight national scholars to be named to the Media Diversity Forum, a national website dedicated to providing research results and news … Continued
Project Open Vault Website Offers New Platform for Election Coverage
The Missouri School of Journalism Project Focused on How Political Candidates Spend Money on Advertising By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2012) — A team at the Missouri School of Journalism came together to analyze not only how much money political candidates devote to delivering their messages but also what messages the … Continued
Three Journalism Professors Selected for Inaugural University of Missouri Faculty Scholars Program
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2012) — Three Missouri School of Journalism professors – Elizabeth Frogge, Jeimmie Nevalga and Amy Simons – have been accepted into the inaugural class of the University of Missouri Faculty Scholars program. This new program is designed to assist faculty in their second, third and fourth years of UM employment as … Continued
Female Pulitzer Prize Winners Require Higher Qualifications, MU Study Finds
Gender Disparity in Journalism Still Exists, But Is Improving By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 17, 2012) — The Pulitzer Prize in journalism is one of the world’s most prestigious awards. Despite progress in the last few decades, gender disparities in the field of journalism have existed as long as the profession … Continued
Associate Professor Fritz Cropp to Be Honored by Mizzou Alumni Association
The Annual Faculty-Alumni Award Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Service and Achievements By Jory Mick Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2012) — The Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) will honor 13 outstanding faculty and alumni Friday, Oct. 12, at its 45th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards Ceremony in the Reynolds Alumni Center. The Distinguished Service Award, the Distinguished Faculty Award and … Continued