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In-depth Features by Missouri School of Journalism Student Wins First Place in Hearst Radio News and Features Competition
Lukas Udstuen Receives $2,600 Award for His Top Entry in the National Contest San Francisco (Dec. 19, 2013) — Two in-depth radio features by Lukas Udstuen have won first place in the 54th annual Journalism Awards Program‘s Radio News and Features competition sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. He receives a $2,600 award for … Continued
Bridgit Bowden and Lukas Udstuen Win the Dean’s Award for Radio News and Features
Missouri Journalism Students Submit 22 Entries to This Category of the Mastering the Method Contest Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 10, 2013) — Stories about veteran programs, demographic shifts in Missouri, education and country line dancing are the winners of the Dean’s Award for radio news and features in the Mastering the Method contest. The work of … Continued
New York Times Columnist to Speak at Missouri School of Journalism on Nov. 6
Samuel G. Freedman Will Give a Book Reading and Sign Copies of His New Book ‘Breaking the Line’ By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 4, 2013) — New York Times columnist Samuel G. Freedman will speak at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Fred W. Smith Forum in the Missouri School of Journalism. The … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Learn Radio Skills at Nation’s No. 4 NPR-Member Station
KBIA-FM Recently Ranked as One of the Most Listened-to Public Radio Stations in the U.S. By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2013) — The hour-to-hour coverage at KBIA-FM might include a 21-year-old Missouri School of Journalism student at Columbia’s city hall producing interviews and a story about how the police department is reacting to … 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
NPR Honors Radio-TV Journalism Senior Alexandra Olgin with Its National Youth Media Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 17, 2013) — Alexandra Olgin, a radio-television journalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the 2013 recipient of the NPR National Youth Media Award. She received her award at the inaugural Korva Coleman Community Champions Awards Luncheon in Phoenix on April 5, which was hosted by Friends of Public Radio … Continued
KBIA-FM Among Select NPR Stations to Participate in Knight Foundation’s National Training Program
Students to Benefit with New Web-based Skills and Digital Techniques By Gwendolyn Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (March 4, 2013) — KBIA-91.3 FM is one of 10 NPR-member stations selected to participate in an 11-week intensive training program sponsored by the Knight Foundation, and Missouri School of Journalism students are already benefiting from the instruction. … Continued
Jessica Reese Places in Top 10 of Hearst Radio News and Features Competition
Her Winning Entry Focused on Women’s Issues and Politics Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 14, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Jessica Reese placed in the top 10 of the Radio News and Features Competition and Television Features Competition in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Reese’s entry competed against 45 others to earn ninth … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Sports Reporters Cover the Tigers Inaugural SEC Season
New Season. New Conference. New Approach. By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2012) — Student reporters of the Missouri School of Journalism publications are gearing up to cover the Southeastern Conference this football season. With the Columbia Missourian, KOMU-TV and KBIA Sports put together, fans can expect to see articles, photos, videos … Continued
Journalism Master’s Student Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Launches ‘Why Music Matters’ Series on NPR
Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2012) — A radio series produced by Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Anna Boiko-Weyrauch is now airing on NPR weekends on “All Things Considered.” “Why Music Matters” is a collection of stories from people of diverse backgrounds, in their own words, about how music has changed their lives. In the … Continued