News Releases
Documentaries by Professor, Alumnus Selected to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
‘Kate Plays Christine’ by Assistant Professor Robert Greene and ‘Speaking Is Difficult’ by AJ Schnack, BJ ’90, Will Open at the Utah Event in January By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2015) — “Kate Plays Christine,” a documentary by Missouri School of Journalism Assistant Professor Robert Greene, and the documentary short “Speaking Is Difficult,” … Continued
Junior Aaron Reiss Selected for National Sports Journalism Institute
He Will Intern at the Houston Chronicle as Part of the 9-Week Training and Internship Program Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Aaron Reiss is one of 12 students nationwide selected to participate in the Sports Journalism Institute. Reiss is a magazine journalism major from Houston and will intern at … Continued
Homer L. Hall Scholarship Honors High School Newspaper Adviser
Print and Digital News Senior Rachel Brooks Is the First Recipient Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2015) — Rachel Brooks, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, has been named the first recipient of the Homer L. Hall Scholarship. Brooks, a print and digital news student with a concentration in international journalism, will receive $2,000 to help … Continued
Radio Television Digital News Association Awards Scholarships to 2 Missouri Students
Jenna Middaugh and Zack Newman Will Each Receive $1,000 Washington (Dec. 16, 2015) — The Radio Television Digital News Association has awarded scholarships to two Missouri School of Journalism students. Both report for KOMU-TV, the only university-owned commercial TV station in the U.S. that uses its newsroom as a working lab for students. Radio-TV journalism … Continued
Alan Toigo Wins November MU Service Champion Award
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 16, 2015) — Alan Toigo, a senior support business specialist at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received the University of Missouri Service Champion Award for November. The award recognizes outstanding staff members who go above and beyond what is expected. The Staff Advisory Council selects one person each month for this … Continued
Spong PR in Minneapolis Hosts Missouri Journalism Reception
Alumni, Friends Meet the School’s New Dean and Network Minneapolis (Dec. 10, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism alumni and friends gathered at Minneapolis-based Spong public relations agency on Dec. 8 to meet Dean David Kurpius, network and receive an update from the University of Missouri campus. President of Spong PR Julie Batliner, BS ’96 … Continued
School to Recognize 139 Candidates at December Graduation Ceremony
Commencement Will Begin at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, in Jesse Auditorium Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 10, 2015) — The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize a total of 139 graduates at its commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, in Jesse Auditorium. Seating is open, and no tickets are required. Graduate degrees will … Continued
Dean David Kurpius Meets with Missouri Journalism Alumni, Friends in Chicago
Commitment to Inclusiveness, Role of First Amendment and Recent Campus Events Among Topics Discussed Chicago (Dec. 7, 2015) — New Missouri School of Journalism Dean David Kurpius‘s first months have been busy ones, noted Chuck Kaiser, BJ ’93, general manager, corporate affairs, of Edelman Chicago. The agency, which hosted the event, is a leading global … Continued
Feature Story in Vox Wins 5th Place in National Hearst Competition
A Record 159 Entries from 83 Schools Were Received in This Competition San Francisco (Dec. 7, 2015) — A feature story written by Missouri School of Journalism student Greta Weber has won fifth place in the 56th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. A record 159 feature writing entries were received in this … Continued
Broadcast Senior Andrea Gonzales Awarded $10,000 Kaplan Fellowship
She Will Spend the Spring Semester at the ABC News Washington Bureau By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 4, 2015) — Andrea Gonzales, a broadcast journalism senior, will head to Washington, D.C., in the spring as the Missouri School of Journalism’s David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. Students selected for the program spend the semester working behind … Continued