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Master’s Student Brian Johnson Awarded David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship

He Will Intern at the ABC News Washington Bureau in Spring 2012 By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2011) — Brian Johnson, a master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship, which will provide him with a spring internship at the ABC News Washington … Continued

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Two Students, Alumnus Receive Awards at Regional Emmy Presentation

By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 4, 2010) — Two radio-television journalism students and an alumnus won awards at the recent 2010 Mid-America Emmy Gala. Senior Alex Rozier won the student production-news category Emmy. Sophomore Alexandria Belcher was awarded the $1,500 Walter Cronkite Mid-America Scholarship. The Mid-America chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and … Continued

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Missouri Journalism Student Travels to Guatemala as Winner of International YouTube/Pulitzer Center Contest

By Amy Brachmann Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2010) — Radio-television journalism senior Alex Rozier recently was named the grand prize winner in the “Project: Report” contest sponsored by YouTube and the Pulitzer Center. He won a $10,000 grant for an international reporting project, which he used for travel to Guatemala in September. The … Continued

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RTDNA Honors School’s Faculty, Students with Four Regional Murrow Awards for Excellence in Electronic Journalism

By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2010) — Work produced by Missouri School of Journalism faculty and students has won four 2010 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio-Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for excellence in electronic journalism. KBIA-FM, an NPR-member station, won three of the awards. Master’s student Casey Phillips took … Continued

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KOMU Faculty Win a National Edward R. Murrow Award

Columbia, Mo. (July 20, 2009) — Sarah Hill, BJ ’93, and Scott Schaefer, BJ ’04, have won a national Edward R. Murrow Award in the feature reporting category for “The Magic Tree,” part of the “Sarah’s Stories” series. The Radio-Television News Directors Association, the industry’s leading trade organization, sponsors the competition. Both Hill and Schaefer … Continued

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KBIA, KOMU Faculty and Students Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2009) — Faculty and students of two of the Missouri School of Journalism’s news outlets recently won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, competing against professional news organizations throughout the area. KBIA, an NPR-member station, won five awards, including one in the category of overall excellence. Three students were among the … Continued

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13 Students Honored with SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards

Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2009) — The published work of 13 Missouri School of Journalism students has earned Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards, a competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists for the best in student journalism. Several students received multiple awards. SPJ Region 7 includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. This year, … Continued

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KOMU-TV Rolls Out New Studio Set Design

New Look Provides One-of-a-Kind Educational and Viewing Experience Columbia, Mo. (April 27, 2009) — KOMU-TV unveiled a new high-definition set design this April, which provides unique opportunities for the station’s news team and new learning experiences for the more than 150 journalism students who prepare for their industry careers at KOMU 8 each semester. “The new … Continued