Faculty
Strategic Communication Professor Named President of the American Academy of Advertising
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 10, 2009) — Shelly Rodgers, associate professor of strategic communication at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been elected president of the American Academy of Advertising (AAA). An active AAA member for more than a decade, Rodgers is currently the AAA president-elect and has previously served as the AAA vice president (2008), … Continued
Missouri Journalism Faculty, Students to Present 50 Scholarly Papers, Lead 21 Sessions at Upcoming Research Conference
Five Papers Receive Top Honors; Vox Magazine Earns Four Awards Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2009) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty and students will present an impressive number of refereed scholarly papers — a total of 50 — at the 2009 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention Aug. 5-8 in Boston. For the … Continued
Missouri Journalism Faculty Members Named 2009-2010 Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellows
Columbia, Mo. (July 16, 2009) — Three members of the Missouri School of Journalism faculty are among the six Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellows (RJI) selected for the 2009-2010 academic year. The group of journalists and scholars will research new technology-based trends and methods in journalism and strategic communication. Jacqui Banaszynski, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who holds … Continued
Associate Dean Brian Brooks to Be Inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame
Inductees Also Include Two Alumni and Two Recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2009) — Brian Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, is one of five who will be inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame in October. The program will be held during … Continued
Strategic Communication Professor Steve Kopcha Named to the Missouri History Museum Advertising/PR Hall of Fame
Columbia, Mo. (June 11, 2009) — Steve Kopcha, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named to the Missouri History Museum Advertising/PR Hall of Fame in St. Louis. Kopcha, BJ ’63, joined Monsanto‘s corporate advertising department following graduation and military service. His subsequent work at the St. Louis world headquarters of … Continued
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
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