Faculty
Glenn Leshner Named O.O. McIntyre Professor for 2010
Columbia, Mo. (June 7, 2010) — Associate Professor Glenn Leshner is the winner of the 2010 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching, an annual award presented by the Missouri School of Journalism. Leshner will receive a $10,000 salary supplement for the upcoming academic year. Leshner’s research interests focus on social and psychological processing of … Continued
Health Coverage in Popular Women’s Magazines Focuses on an Individual’s Initiative, Missouri Journalism Professor Suggests
Columbia, Mo. (May 28, 2010) — Popular women’s magazines tend to focus on what women can do as individuals to better their health yet largely ignore collective or institutional actions needed to address problems in health and healthcare, a Missouri School of Journalism study has found. The study’s author, Assistant Professor Amanda Hinnant, analyzed articles … Continued
New Curriculum Expands Study Options for Incoming Undergraduates at the Missouri School of Journalism
25 Interest Areas Are Offered Columbia, Mo. (May 26, 2010) — Incoming undergraduates in the Missouri School of Journalism will have a new way of selecting their majors effective with the fall 2010 semester. Journalism students will now choose from an array of interest areas designed to build expertise in areas in which journalism and … Continued
Kappa Tau Alpha to Honor Professor Emeritus George Kennedy with Outstanding Service Award
Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2010) — The Frank Luther Mott Chapter of Kappa Tau Alpha has named Professor Emeritus George Kennedy as the 2010 recipient of the Keith P. Sanders Outstanding Service Award. The award will be presented during the May 15 ceremony inducting new members into Kappa Tau Alpha. The award recognizes Kennedy’s “exemplary … Continued
The Clock Is Ticking for Mobile Journalism Adaptation, Journalism Professor Says
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (May 6, 2010) — This January, Gartner, Inc., a leading information technology research and advisory company, announced their prediction that by 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide. Clyde Bentley, an associate professor of convergence journalism at the Missouri School … Continued
All the World’s a Museum…and the Information May Be as Close as Your Cell Phone
By Kris Hilgedick Jefferson City News Tribune Used by permission. Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2010) — The idea arrived the way many ideas do: Clyde Bentley, a professor of journalism at the University of Missouri, was taking an outdoors stroll through a Columbia park. “It had just snowed on this remote bench, when I noted … Continued
Five Missouri School of Journalism Faculty Members Approved for Graduate Faculty Status
Columbia, Mo. (April 29, 2010) — The University of Missouri Graduate School has approved Missouri School of Journalism faculty members Jeanne Abbott, Holly Edgell, Gary Grigsby, Janet Saidi and Marty Steffens for membership on the Graduate Faculty. Graduate Faculty membership is required to teach graduate-level courses, chair master’s thesis committees, and to vote on graduate education … Continued
Missouri’s Strategic Communication Researchers Rank No. 1 in Advertising Publications
Columbia, Mo. (April 29, 2010) — Strategic communication research at the Missouri School of Journalism leads that conducted at all other advertising and strategic communication programs in the U.S. and many abroad. The first-place ranking is based on total number of publications over the past 10 years. A study presented at the 2010 annual meeting … Continued
Charles Davis Named One of Five Faculty Facilitators for Mizzou Advantage
Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Charles Davis has been named one of five faculty facilitators for Mizzou Advantage. The appointment, made by University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster, is effective immediately. The economy, culture and social fabric, all of which are in the midst of transformational change, define Mizzou … Continued
Two Missouri Journalism Faculty Elected to Key AEJMC Committees
Columbia, Mo. (April 13, 2010) — Charles Davis and Lee Wilkins have been elected to two key committees of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Each will serve a three-year term. Davis, an associate professor of journalism studies and executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition, was named to the … Continued