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Broadcast Category Winners of Mastering the Method Contest Announced
Shay McAlister and Shale Remien Each Win $100 for Their Outstanding Work Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students Shay McAlister and Shale Remien have been named the winners of this year’s Mastering the Method contest in the broadcast category. Each student submitted three stories. Remien, a senior, was recognized for … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Win 12 Regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
5 Earn First Place and Advance to National Competition Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students earned 12 regional awards in the Society of Professional Journalists‘ Mark of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best work in collegiate journalism. Nine of the entries were published in Vox Magazine, a small-city, multi-platform publication … Continued
Senior Tyler Greever Places in Top 10 in Hearst TV Features Competition
His Stories Were Selected from 76 Entrants from 44 Schools Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 9, 2015) — Tyler Greever is a top 10 winner in the 2014-15 William Randolph Hearst Foundation television broadcast features competition. His entry was selected from 76 entrants from 44 schools. Greever is a senior studying radio-television journalism at the Missouri School … Continued
Tyler Greever and Hannah Battah Win Dean’s Award for TV Features
The Mastering the Method Contest Recognizes the Best Work of Undergraduates By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2014) — A cheerleader with Down Syndrome, a community remembering a fatal plane crash, a football player who lost his mom to cancer and a new school building opening where a tornado once destroyed: The stories of … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Win in Hearst National Championships
Sam Gause Places Third in the Multimedia Category; Brynne Whittaker Earns Finalist Honors in Broadcast News Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism student Sam Gause placed third in the National Multimedia Championship in the Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. In addition, Brynne Whittaker was a finalist in the National Television Broadcast … Continued
National Academy of Television Arts and Science Awards 6 Student Pillars of Excellence to Missouri
The Competition Recognizes Outstanding Work Aired on Television Columbia, Mo. (May 12, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism radio and television journalism students won more than half – 6 out of 11 – of the Student Pillars of Excellence in the National Academy of Television Arts and Science, Mid-America Chapter. The competition recognizes outstanding student … Continued
Vox and Magazine Journalism Students Earn 3 SPJ National Mark of Excellence Awards for Quality Journalism
First-Place Honors Won in Digital-Only Publication, Feature Writing and Online Feature Reporting Categories Indianapolis (May 8, 2014) — The Society of Professional Journalists named Vox Magazine and magazine journalism seniors Breanna Dumbacher and Allison Pohle as winners in the 2013 national Mark of Excellence Awards. The MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from … Continued
Radio-TV Journalism Students Rachel Wittel and Taylor Barth Are Top 5 Winners in the Hearst Competition
The School Is Ranked First in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2014) — Radio-television journalism students Rachel Wittel and Taylor Barth placed second and fifth, respectively, in the Hearst Television II competition. The wins, together with points accumulated from the radio and the two television competitions, secured first place … Continued
Taylor Barth and Rachel Wittel Win Dean’s Award for TV News in Mastering the Method Contest
Their Stories Were Selected from Among 23 Entries By Lauren Elliott Columbia, Mo. (March 5, 2014) — Taylor Barth and Rachel Wittel are recipients of the Dean’s Award for TV News in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The work of radio-television journalism students Taylor Barth and Rachel Wittel was … Continued
MU Journalism Dean Names Reeves New KOMU-TV News Director
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2014) — Dean Mills, dean of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, announced today that Randy Reeves has been named news director at KOMU-TV, effective Sept. 1, 2014. Reeves, an associate professor in the MU School of Journalism, will replace Stacey Woelfel, who was … Continued