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Missouri Journalism Student Named ‘Air Force Writer of the Year’
Traci Howells Will Now Compete Against Entrants from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, for the Top Award in the Print Journalist of the Year Category Update April 26, 2016: Traci Howells won second place for the Military Print Journalist of the Year. She competed against active duty, Reserves and National Guard journalists from all Department … Continued
Vox Magazine Wins 7 Regional Society of Professional Journalists Awards
The Winners Represent the Best in Student Journalism By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2016) — The published work of Vox Magazine students has won seven Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards. The competition is sponsored by the SPJ for the best in student journalism. SPJ Region 7 includes Iowa, … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Selected as Great Plains Journalism Awards Finalists
Graduate Student Kasia Kovacs Named Student Writer of the Year, Wins $1,250 Scholarship By Ashley Szatala Tulsa, Oklahoma (April 4, 2016) — The Tulsa Press Club has named five Missouri School of Journalism students as finalists for the 2016 Great Plains Journalism Awards, and the press club has recognized one University of Missouri faculty member … Continued
STRANjERS: Eva López
It’s smart, passionate, resilient, quirky and creative people who make the Missouri School of Journalism so special. Meet them in “STRANjERS.” Eva López Anticipated Graduation: Bachelor’s Degree, May 2016 Emphasis: Strategic Communication Hometown: Chicago “I don’t really get advice that often, but I learn a lot from my mom and grandpa. With my family, hard … Continued
SEC Honors Journalism Professor with Faculty Achievement Award
The Honor Qualifies Glen Cameron as the University of Missouri Nominee for the SEC’s Professor of the Year Award By RoseAnn Sorce MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2016) — Glen T. Cameron, Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research and professor of strategic communication in the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the … Continued
Research Provides New Insights into Youth and Young Adult Market
Those Ages 18 to 24 Are Creating a New Version of the American Dream, Study Finds By Kara Simon Public Relations Account Executive MOJO Ad Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2016) — The just-released State of the Youth and Young Adult (YAYA) Report can help marketers and businesses wanting to attract, hire or retain those ages … Continued
Magazine Club Travels to New York for Annual Networking Trip
Members Tour, Network and Learn at Top Magazine Titles By Abby Kass New York (March 31, 2016) — The Missouri School of Journalism Magazine Club traveled to New York City March 8-13 for its annual networking trip. Participants spent three days touring magazine offices, hearing from editors and networking with alumni. The leadership staff of the … Continued
Humans of Strat Comm: Emily Bathe
Columbia, Mo. (March 25, 2016) — Senior strategic communication student Emily Bathe loves all things social media. Last summer, she put her passion for social media to work, managing accounts for Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP, a healthy and all-natural popcorn snack during her internship at FRWD, a digital advertising and marketing agency in Minneapolis. Emily had previously immersed herself in … Continued
Mark Horvit to Lead School’s State Government Reporting Program
He Will Create a New Model for Statehouse Coverage, Involve School’s 7 Professional Newsrooms Columbia, Mo. (March 24, 2016) — Dean David Kurpius has named Associate Professor Mark Horvit to lead the School’s State Government Reporting Program in Jefferson City, effective Aug. 15. He succeeds Phill Brooks, who directed the program from 1972 until his … Continued
Welcome to the Documentary Journalism Program
Welcome to the Documentary Journalism Program How often do you get to learn from an award-winning filmmaker and spend a whole year making your own film? Every day, if you’re a student in the documentary journalism program at the Missouri School of Journalism. Twenty-three students enrolled in the first year of the new documentary journalism … Continued