Faculty
Esther Thorson Receives MU Director of Graduate Studies Outstanding Contribution Award
By Brian Trojahn Strategic Communication Student Columbia, Missouri (June 8, 2009) — The University of Missouri Graduate School recently presented Esther Thorson, associate dean for graduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, the fourth annual Director of Graduate Studies Outstanding Contribution Award. She was recognized at the Graduate School’s award ceremony. In her 16 years … Continued
Betty Houchin Winfield Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence
By Brian Trojahn Strategic Communication Student Columbia, Mo. (May 29, 2009) — Professor Betty Houchin Winfield is the winner of the 2009 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching, an annual award presented by the Missouri School of Journalism. Winfield, who also is a University of Missouri Curator’s Professor, will receive a $10,000 salary supplement … Continued
MU Researchers Offer Insights for Advancing Health Communication through Digital Media
By Emily Smith MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (May 27, 2009) — Digital media are changing the environment for communicating health information. In a new book, Health Communication in the New Media Landscape, University of Missouri researchers examine how the digital media revolution is affecting health and health care in the United States. Effective health … Continued
Stacey Woelfel Becomes Chair of the Radio-Television News Directors Association
Las Vegas (April 30, 2009) — The chairman’s gavel was passed to Stacey Woelfel at the close of the recent meeting of the Radio-Television News Directors Association held in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters. Woelfel, BJ ’81, is an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and the news director for KOMU-TV, … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professor Awarded 2009 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Jennifer Rowe Is One of Five MU Teachers to Be Recognized Columbia, Mo. (April 8, 2009) — University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton and Commerce Bank Chairman Jim Schatz today awarded one of the 2009 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence to Jennifer (Moeller) Rowe, associate professor in the MU School of Journalism. Deaton, … Continued
Traditional Media Provides More Comprehensive News Than Citizen Media and Blogs, MU Researchers Find
Columbia, Mo. (April 7, 2009) — Researchers from the Missouri School of Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web sites. They found that despite ongoing reports of financial troubles and cutbacks, legacy media are more comprehensive and more technologically advanced than citizen media and … Continued
MU Cross-Cultural Journalism Course Available in Kansas City via Internet Video
Columbia, Mo. (March 20, 2009) — The Missouri School of Journalism is now expanding one of its required course offerings to the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Journalism professors at the School coordinate curriculum and transmit the Cross-Cultural Journalism class discussions across the state via Internet video. The overall goal of the course is to provide … Continued
Life Stories: Paul Fisher Alumnus, Former Professor and Director of the Freedom of Information Center
Christine Martinez and Andrew Van Dam Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (March 17, 2009) — MU journalism professor Paul Fisher’s public acclaim as a hero of the freedom of information movement stood in bright contrast to his quiet, private personality. Friends and colleagues said Fisher, who died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Lenoir Health Care Center … Continued
Global Journalist and a Healthcare Publication Created by Magazine Journalism Students Take Top Awards in a Statewide Contest
Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2009) — Publication professionals from around the state of Missouri attended the 2009 Ranly Awards ceremony and gala recognizing outstanding magazines, newsletters, and Web sites, e-zines and e-letters during the Missouri Association of Publications 5th Anniversary Publishing Summit at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia on March 5 and 6. … Continued
Charles Davis Named National Journalism Teacher of the Year by the Scripps Howard Foundation
Cincinnati (March 13, 2009) — Charles Davis, associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the Scripps Howard Foundation‘s Journalism Teacher of the Year. He is among the winners of the organization’s annual National Journalism Awards, honoring the best in print, Web and electronic journalism and journalism education in 2008. Davis also serves as … Continued