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Missouri School of Journalism Students Are Top Winners in National Hearst TV News Competition
Brynne Whittaker Takes Fourth, Qualifies for Semi-Finals; Matt Evans Places Ninth San Francisco (Dec. 19, 2013) — Brynne Whittaker and Matt Evans are top winners in the Television News competition of the 54th annual Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Both are radio-television journalism majors at the Missouri School of Journalism. … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Deliver the Ultimate in SEC Championship Game Coverage
Reporting Is Already Underway and Continues Through the Weekend Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2013) — Beyond the playing field in the Georgia Dome, teams of Missouri School of Journalism students are delivering the ultimate SEC Championship Game coverage. As the Missouri Tigers prepare to face the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 7, Columbia Missourian and KOMU-TV … Continued
Broadcasting & Cable Magazine Features the Missouri School of Journalism in Its Sept. 30 Cover Story
The Article Discusses How the TV Industry Can Attract Top News Talent By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 21, 2013) — The Sept. 30 issue of Broadcasting & Cable features the Missouri School of Journalism in its cover story on attracting top news talent. B&C is the authoritative broadcasting industry news publication. The cover photo … Continued
Radio-Television Journalism Students Win Honors, Scholarship at Mid-America Emmy Awards
By Caroline Murray St. Louis (Oct. 21, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism radio-television students were recognized at the 37th annual Mid-America Emmy Awards ceremony Oct. 5 in St. Louis. Mihir Bhagat, junior and sports reporter for KOMU-TV, was one of the two winners of the Walter Cronkite scholarship. The merit-based award is given to … Continued
12 Missouri Journalism Alumni Honored with Mid-America Emmy Awards
Winners Include a Recent Graduate for a Story He Produced as a Student Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 21, 2013) — Twelve Missouri School of Journalism alumni were among those who received one of television’s highest honors during the 37th annual Mid-America Emmy Awards ceremony Oct. 5 in St. Louis. Stacey Woelfel, associate professor and news director … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Join White House Press Corps on President’s Visit to the State
Columbia Missourian, KOMU-TV and KBIA-FM Reporters Deliver National News in Real Time to Mid-Missourians Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 8, 2013) — It was – and wasn’t – business as usual when Missouri School of Journalism reporters and photographers covered President Barack Obama’s visit to Warrensburg on July 24. He spoke at the University of Central Missouri … Continued
SPJ Announces National Mark of Excellence Award Winners
3 Missouri School of Journalism Students Are National Finalists Indianapolis (May 2, 2013) — The Society of Professional Journalists recently honored the 2012 national Mark of Excellence Awards winners. The MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from a calendar year. The work of six Missouri School of Journalism students was selected for national … 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
Master’s Student Steven Rich Chosen for Nationally Acclaimed News21 Program
Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2013) — Master’s student Steven Rich has been selected as the Missouri School of Journalism 2013 fellow for the nationally acclaimed News21 program. He will join a group of some of the nation’s most talented journalism students to report and produce in-depth, multimedia projects for major national media. News21 helps train … Continued
Radio-Television Journalism Senior Dan Kennedy Places in Top 10 of Hearst Broadcast News Competition
Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2013) — Dan Kennedy, a radio-television journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received a top 10 placement in the Broadcast News Competition II of the Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Kennedy’s entry was a September 2012 story about price gouging at Mid-Missouri’s only … Continued