Grad Studies
Missouri Journalism Alumnus Wins a Gold in the 2013 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
The National Competition Drew More Than 1,200 Entries By Caroline Murray Biloxi, Miss. (Nov. 1, 2013) — Sean McLachlan, MA ’06, freelance writer and book author, is a winner in the 2013 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, taking the gold in the Personal Comment category for his article “Video Games with a Refugee” in the … Continued
Master’s Student Selected for Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellows Program at FleishmanHillard
Donovan Ferguson Will Work at the Agency’s Washington, D.C., Office St. Louis (Oct. 25, 2013) — Master’s student Donovan Ferguson has been selected to participate in the Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowship program. He is one of 19 Fellows who will be placed in 11 of FleishmanHillard‘s offices across its U.S. network. Ferguson, a Washington, D.C., … Continued
Laura Davison Named Inaugural Recipient of Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting
Loomis Will Be on Campus Friday, Oct. 25, to Speak, Award Scholarship By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Laura Davison, BJ ’13, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting. Carol Loomis, BJ ’51, will be on campus to … Continued
Missouri Photojournalism Master’s Student Describes His Experience as a Syrian in Columbia
Fulbright Scholar Hany Hawasly Prepares to Document His Country’s Cultural Heritage By Tracey Goldner Supervising Editor: Stephanie Ebbs Reprinted with permission from the Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2013) — Thirteen months ago, Hany Hawasly, 31, moved from Damascus, Syria, to Columbia to study photojournalism in the graduate program at the Missouri School of Journalism. … Continued
Facebook Use By Organizations During Crises Helps Public Image, Journalism Study Finds
PR Professionals Can Improve Public Attitudes by Communicating Through Facebook During Times of Crisis By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 4, 2013) — Social networking sites have become incredibly popular in recent years, with Facebook now ranking as the third most popular website in the U.S. With so many people spending so … Continued
Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and Journalism Foundation Award Scholarships to 4 Missouri School of Journalism Students
By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 27, 2013) — Four Missouri School of Journalism students earned awards and scholarships from the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and Journalism Foundation. Three undergraduates and one graduate student received a combined total of more than $8,000 during the scholarship luncheon held at Forest Park’s Norman Probstein Golf … Continued
A Day at the Missouri State Fair: Master’s Student Shares How KBIA-FM Engaged Listeners in Breaking News Story
By Casey Morell Master’s Candidate “So, are you going to Sedalia on Monday?” Intersection’s director Travis McMillen asked me after one show. “Sedalia? Why are we going to Sedalia?” I responded. “We’re doing the show from the Missouri State Fair,” he said. It just so happened that the day we were scheduled to go to … Continued
A Record Breaker: Missouri School of Journalism Faculty, Students and Alumni Present 114 Papers at International Conference; 11 Earn Top Paper Awards
41 Serve as Moderators, Discussants, Panelists and Workshop Leaders Washington (Aug. 14, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni presented a record-breaking 114 peer-reviewed research papers – 11 of these earning top research awards – at the recent conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington, D.C. … Continued
Analysis of Recent International Communication Association Program Highlights Exceptional Research Productivity of the School
The Missouri School of Journalism Ranks 8th in Number of Unique Submissions Out of 804 Institutions Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 6, 2013) — The Missouri School of Journalism is among the most productive research programs in the world based on the number of papers presented at the International Communication Association conference held June 17-21 in London. … Continued
Freedom of Information Laws Prevent Corruption But Not a Quick Fix, Missouri Journalism Study Finds
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2013) — Nations that have freedom of information (FOI) laws in place tend to have lower incidents of corruption than those with no similar laws, a new University of Missouri study found. In comparing data from 168 countries, Edson Tandoc, Jr., a doctoral candidate in … Continued