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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Journalists Guiltless After Latest Round of Wikileaks, MU Experts Say

By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 2, 2010) — With its major release of classified U.S. government information, the Wikileaks organization has forced its way into international news again. Now that the secret diplomatic data have hit newspapers, broadcast media and Internet wires, University of Missouri free speech experts say that the journalists who have … Continued

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Life Stories: Donald J. Brenner, Former Faculty Member

Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 26, 2010) — Donald J. Brenner, 78, of Columbia died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, in Columbia Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. in the Memorial Union chapel on the University of Missouri campus. … Continued