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KOMU-TV Students, Faculty Win 9 Awards From Kansas City Press Club
The Honors Recognize Outstanding Reporting, Writing and Photography in Print, Broadcast and Online Journalism Columbia, Mo. (June 19, 2015) — KOMU-TV, the premiere training ground for television reporters and producers at the Missouri School of Journalism, took home nine awards from the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards ceremony held June 13. KOMU … Continued
KOMU-TV, KBIA-FM Win 15 Awards for Broadcasting Excellence
The Annual Missouri Broadcasters Association Contest Recognizes Quality and Achievement Columbia, Mo. (June 9, 2015) — KOMU-TV and KBIA-FM were honored with 15 awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association at the group’s annual awards ceremony at the Lake of the Ozarks June 6. Both stations provide hands-on, real-media experiences for Missouri School of Journalism students. KOMU, … Continued
KOMU Journalists Win National Student Television Awards for News Stories
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-America Chapter Competition Recognizes Outstanding Work By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (May 8, 2015) — Seniors Jessica Mensch and Mihir Bhagat have received the Student Television Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Mid-America Chapter for stories that aired on KOMU-TV. The competition recognizes … Continued
KBIA-FM and KOMU-TV Win Total of 6 RTDNA Region 5 Edward R. Murrow Awards
Top Honors Were Received in Sports Reporting, Website, Feature Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Writing and Overall Excellence Categories By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2015) — The Missouri School of Journalism had a strong showing in this year’s Region 5 Edward R. Murrow Awards, given out by the Radio Television Digital News Association. KOMU-TV won … Continued
Top TV Recruiters Tap Missouri Journalism Students for Job Openings
Visiting Organizations Represented More Than a Third of All Television Newsrooms in America By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2015) — The Missouri School of Journalism hosted its largest job placement effort ever for television students this spring. From February to April, recruiters from 10 major media organizations visited campus to critique student work … Continued
Convergence Students Win National Korva Coleman Excellence Award
Team Used Data Journalism Skills in Winning Story to Identify Lapses in Enforcement of Convicted Sex Offenders Laws By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2015) — A team of three Missouri School of Journalism convergence students – Bell Johnson, Shelby Mann and Lauren Slome – have won the 2015 Korva Coleman Excellence Award in … Continued
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