Missouri Advertising Students Visit the Big Apple

Columbia, Mo. (March 1, 2005) — More than 20 students from the Missouri School of Journalism traveled to New York City to meet and learn from the representatives of some of the nation’s top strategic communications agencies and other entities. Jamie Pabst, a junior advertising major, said, “The investment was definitely worth it. The introduction … Continued

Global Journalist Radio Program Celebrates 5th Anniversary on Feb. 24

Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2005) — Within days and sometimes within hours of international news breaking, Columbia’s sophisticated news audience and Missouri’s acclaimed journalism students get first-hand analysis from Global Journalist — a unique radio program on KBIA-91.3 FM. In the first five years of the program, more than 1,000 global experts from 79 countries have … Continued

MU Students Tour European Media

Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 24, 2005) — Thirty students from the School of Journalism spent two weeks in early January touring European media operations and in the process visited Paris, Brussels, Frankfurt and Vienna. This was the second year the School has sponsored a European Media Study Tour, an idea conceived by Brian S. Brooks, associate dean … Continued

Missouri Association of Publications Publishing Summit to Be Held March 3-4

Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 18, 2005) — The Missouri Association of Publications (MAP) will hold its first Publishing Summit at the University of Missouri campus in Columbia on March 3 and 4. The new association, founded by J-School faculty member Don Ranly, along with 18 other board members representing the publishing industry in and about Missouri, seeks … Continued

Class Project Receives Attention from Trade Press

Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2004) — A class project involving citizen journalism has received attention by the trade press. Editor and Publisher, The Online Journalism Review, the journalism think tank Poynter Institute and others have written about the MyMissourian project that Clyde Bentley and his media management students launched this semester. The website of www.MyMissourian.com is a community site similar … Continued

Twelve Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones Editing Internships

Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 15, 2004) — Twelve Missouri Journalism students have been selected for the prestigious 2005 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund summer internships in business reporting, newspaper copy editing and sports copy editing. The students were among the approximately 100 picked from an applicant pool of more than 500. Each will receive pre-internship training and … Continued

Missouri Broadcast News Students Win Hearst Journalism Awards

Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 15, 2004) — Matt Talhelm and Lauren Stiglich, both Missouri School of Journalism students, were among the winners in the November William Randolph Hearst Foundations Journalism Awards Program broadcast competition. Talhelm earned $1,500 for second place in the television finals, qualifying him for Competition Two. The top five winners in both audio and video … Continued

Missouri Student Wins Hearst Journalism Award

Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 30, 2004) –Missouri School of Journalism student Megan Alexander was among the winners in the 45th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. A total of 105 students from 58 universities and colleges participated in the first Hearst competition of this academic year. The School won the overall intercollegiate competition in … Continued

136 Graduates Will Be Recognized at Fall Commencement Ceremonies

Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 29, 2004) — The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize 136 graduates at its fall commencement ceremonies that will be held Friday, Dec. 17, in Jesse Auditorium in Jesse Hall. Twenty-two graduating seniors will be recognized with Latin honors. These students have at least a 3.5 grade point average for their last … Continued

Contest Recognizes Seven for Outstanding Summer Journalism Work

Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2004) — Seven Missouri School of Journalism magazine and news-editorial students were recognized for outstanding work completed in newsrooms during the past summer. Christian Detrick, Andrew Eder, Brandon Hoops, Sarah Larimer, Cristian Lupsa, Elspeth Reeve and Arthur Wedler each received a cash prize of $50 for their winning entries in the “What … Continued