Missouri Method
Missouri-Moscow State Faculty Collaborate to Offer New Convergence Course
By Janelle Walker Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2006) — Seven Missouri School of Journalism faculty are working with 13 Moscow State University faculty in Russia this semester to teach a media convergence journalism course modeled on the School’s new sequence in this area. “This program is a curriculum project. By involving members of both faculties, … Continued
Ten Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones Editing Internships
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 14, 2006) — Ten Missouri Journalism students have been selected for the prestigious 2006 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund summer internships in newspaper copy editing and sports copy editing. The students were among the 115 students selected from an applicant pool of more than 600. Each will receive pre-internship training and a weekly minimum salary … Continued
Missouri Students Tour Top European Media Outlets
By Lindsey Carpenter Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 14, 2006) — Thirteen students from the Missouri School of Journalism spent the first two weeks in January touring some of the finest European capitals, museums and media outlets in Paris, France; Brussels, Belgium; Madrid, Spain; and Frankfurt/Heidelberg, Germany. This was the third year the School has sponsored the European Study … Continued
Professional Experience, Networking Benefit Students in Washington Program
By Shawn Brouwer Washington, D.C. (Feb. 13, 2006) — When Divya Abhat accepted a professional project at the National Geographic Traveler magazine in Washington, she hoped for assignments that would enable her to combine her journalism skills with environmental reporting. Her assignment to create an online newsletter about sustainable environmental tourism puts her on the cutting-edge of modern … Continued
New Viewbook about Missouri Journalism Now Available
By Amberly Engert Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 23, 2005) — A new viewbook that shows how the Missouri School of Journalism trains future journalists is now available to prospective students, alumni and other interested persons. “Some of the best journalists in the world have learned their profession through the Missouri Method,” said Brian S. Brooks, associate dean … Continued
Missouri Journalism Graduate Gets ABC Anchor Spot
By Jemimah Noonoo Columbia Missourian New York (Dec. 7, 2005) — MU School of Journalism graduate Elizabeth Vargas was picked Monday as one of two anchors to replace Peter Jennings on ABC’s evening newscast, “World News Tonight.” Vargas, 43, will join Bob Woodruff to replace Jennings, who died of lung cancer in early August. The … Continued
MA Student Named 2005 David Kaplan Memorial Fellow at ABC News in D.C.
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 2, 2005) — Master’s student Theresa Wieberg is the 2005 recipient of the David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship, which is awarded each year to one Missouri graduate student who has an interest in broadcast producing. While a producer for Sam Donaldson at ABC News, Kaplan was killed on assignment in Sarajevo in 1992. … Continued
Journalism Students’ Work Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 8, 2005) — A 23-year-old murder case, inconsistent witness testimony and a three-year feud between the daughters of the victim and the convicted murderer – those were the facts presented to the first-ever criminal justice writing/reporting class at the Missouri School of Journalism in the spring of 2005. Led by Steve Weinberg, … Continued
Walter Williams Scholar Blogs for AOL’s Red Service
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 2, 2005) — David Ubben, a Missouri School of Journalism freshman and a Walter Williams Scholar, dreams of becoming a great sports writer. In the meantime, he is a well-known blogger on the AOL® Red™ service for teens. Ubben is one of only six students in the United States to be featured on … Continued
Journalism Students Impress Newspaper Recruiters at Career Fair
By D’Arcy Rapp Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2005) — “MU was one of the first schools on my list. Students here really know how to work, and they work hard for our papers,” said Joe Grimm, a recruiter from the Detroit (Mich.) Free Press. Grimm joined a dozen other recruiters at the 2005 Newspaper Fair … Continued