Faculty
Earnest Perry Selected for Summer Institute at Harvard University
Columbia, Mo. (April 12, 2011) — Earnest L. Perry Jr., associate professor and chair of journalism studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been selected to participate in the 2011 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for College Teachers at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University. The four-week program, hosted … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professor Awarded 2011 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Mike McKean Is One of Five MU Teachers to Be Recognized By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 7, 2011) — Mike McKean knew he had been nominated for one of the William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence, but he did not know when the winners would be announced. The “when” … Continued
Journalism Professor Works to Make Missouri Information More Accessible
Open Missouri Project to Simplify Searching for Missouri Government Data By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2011) — Despite a dramatic increase of available information due to the prevalence of the Internet, many important government records and data are still not readily accessible for citizens and journalists to view online. In … Continued
Local Public Broadcasting Stations Should Not Lose Funding Because of Problems with NPR, MU Journalism Expert Says
By Christian Basi MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2011) — Vivian Schiller, the president of National Public Radio (NPR), resigned on Wednesday, following the release of a video that records one of NPR’s fundraising executives criticizing the Republican party while also referring to Tea Party supporters as “seriously racist, racist people.” Barbara Cochran, … Continued
Life Stories: Jane Eleanor Clark, MA ’69
Jane Eleanor Clark, 82, died on March 2, 2011, at Lenoir Woods Senior Community. Ashes will be interred in the Memorial Garden at Calvary Episcopal Church in Columbia, with visitation at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. 10th Street, on Thursday, March 24, from 6-7 p.m. Jane was born July 15, 1929, in Pittsburgh, the only … Continued
Journalism Professor Offers Insight on Chinese Overseas Publicity Efforts
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 7, 2011) — In recent years, the Chinese government has poured millions of dollars into high-profile events like the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and several publicity campaigns in the United States. According to a Missouri School of … Continued
School’s Commemorative Book Wins Silver ADDY Award from the KC Chapter of the American Advertising Federation
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 25, 2011) — The hardcover commemorative book celebrating the first century in journalism education at the Missouri School of Journalism and the dedication of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has won a Silver ADDY award from the Kansas City chapter of the American Advertising Federation. “The J-School: Celebrating One Hundred Years … Continued
William Taft, Historian and Journalism Educator, Dies at 95
By Ally Appelbaum Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2011) — One requirement that sticks out in students’ minds of William Taft’s history and principles of journalism class was to memorize and recite the Journalist’s Creed written by Walter Williams, founding dean of the Missouri School of Journalism. “Bill Taft was a man who cared … Continued
New Class Looks at Journalism through a Camera Lens
Classic Films Look at Hollywood Portrayal of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 28, 2011) — The Missouri School of Journalism is offering a new course that brings feature films and the Hollywood portrayal of journalism to the classroom. “The purpose is to understand particular values, issues and practices that have remained constant in some 77 years … Continued
Citizens Could Be Better Served with More Local, Inclusive and Interactive Public Broadcasting Systems, Missouri Journalism Professor Proposes
Washington, D.C. (Dec. 8, 2010) — Public broadcasting systems should become more local, inclusive and interactive if they are to be relevant to their communities, according to a white paper written by Barbara Cochran, the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism. The paper, “Rethinking Public Media: More … Continued