News Releases
Photojournalism Master’s Student Wins International Award
Alexey Furman’s Award-Winning Work Features Injured Ukrainian Veterans Columbia, Mo. (July 20, 2016) — A photojournalism master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism has gained international recognition for his work featuring injured Ukrainian veterans. Alexey Furman received the Grand Prize in the International Academic Forum 2016 Documentary Photography Award competition. Furman is a Ukrainian … Continued
Again: Missouri Students, Faculty, Staff Celebrate 560-Plus Annual Awards and Honors
Individual and School Achievements Represent the Highest Standards in Research, Multimedia, Writing and More Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2016) — Writing, design, research and more: For the second year in a row, Missouri School of Journalism students, faculty and staff earned more than 560 top awards, honors and other recognitions. “I have been amazed time … Continued
Missouri Business Alert Celebrates 4th Anniversary with New Offerings, Readership Increases
The Publication Provides Professional Reporting Experience for Missouri Journalism Students Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2016) — Missouri Business Alert, a digital business news startup at the Missouri School of Journalism, celebrates its four-year anniversary this July. Students from the Missouri School of Journalism and University of Missouri Trulaske College of Business are engaged in all … Continued
Insights on Internships: 5 Questions with Riley Beggin
Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2016) — Meet Riley Beggin, a second-year graduate student studying investigative reporting and radio reporting. She is interning at NPR in Washington, D.C., on the investigative unit. (Interview by Sophia Lauriello and Chad Brewster) Where are you interning, and what are you doing? On a day-to-day basis at NPR, I’ve been … Continued
MU Journalism Abroad: Catherine Melvin in Spain
Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism student Catherine Melvin traveled all the way to Spain this summer just to work with an American client. Through the MU Journalism Abroad program, Melvin has an internship with Atrevia, the No. 1 global communications firm in Spain. She is working on an international team … Continued
Berkley Hudson Connects with His Former Students
Columbia, Mo. (July 8, 2016) — Edward Hart, BJ ’13, is pursuing his passion for editing and magazine journalism. Today, he lives in New York and works as a staff fact-checker for New York Magazine. It was at the Missouri School of Journalism where Hart became a journalistic chef of sorts. “I really learned to … Continued
MU Journalism Abroad: Zara McDowell in Italy
Columbia, Mo. (July 8, 2016) — Spending three weeks in Italy eating and writing about food sounds more like a vacation than a study abroad session. “I woke up one Sunday morning and thought, ‘I really want to study abroad,’” Missouri School of Journalism junior Zara McDowell says. McDowell started her summer writing about behind-the-scenes … Continued
Insights on Internships: 5 Questions with Michael Gomon
Columbia, Mo. (July 7, 2016) — Meet Michael Gomon, an undergraduate student from Plano, Texas. Gomon is studying strategic communication and plans to graduate in May 2017. (Interview by Chad Brewster and Sophia Lauriello.) Where are you interning, and what are you doing? I am currently a marketing intern at Anthony Travel in Dallas. They … Continued
Tim Vos Wins Research Award
By Kody Ferrin Columbia, Mo. (July 7, 2016) — Studying how journalism is practiced around the world presents a number of problems for scholars; different kinds of government, the economic status of the country and other such factors all affect the role of journalism in societies. Now, a new model, created in part by Associate … Continued
St. Louis Press Club Awards Scholarships to 6 Missouri Journalism Students
They Received a Combined Total of $11,500 During a Luncheon at the International Photography Hall of Fame St. Louis (July 6, 2016) — The St. Louis Press Club and the Journalism Foundation of Metropolitan St. Louis have awarded scholarships to six Missouri School of Journalism students. The students received a combined total of $11,500 during the … Continued