News Releases
Yang Cheng Wins Inez Kaiser Graduate Students of Color Award
She Focuses Her Doctoral Research on Organization-Public Relationship Measurement Columbia, Mo. (June 26, 2015) — Yang Cheng is one of three recipients of the Inez Kaiser Graduate Students of Color Award, sponsored by the Public Relations Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Cheng is a doctoral student at the Missouri … Continued
Magazine Publishing Capstone Turns Fangirl Prototype into Realistic Business Endeavor
Female-Focused Magazine Fills Gap in the Gaming Publication Category By Allison Lewis Columbia, Mo. (June 25, 2015) — It’s crazy how one class can have an impact on the rest of your life. For my last semester in the Missouri School of Journalism, I signed up to take the magazine publishing capstone along with 17 … Continued
KBIA-FM Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature Reporting
It’s the Station’s Second National Murrow in a Row, Fourth in Last 10 Years Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2015) — For the second year in a row, KBIA-FM wins a national Edward R. Murrow Award. This year, the station won for feature reporting. Given by the Radio Television Digital News Association, the honor recognizes outstanding … Continued
New Book Sheds Light on News Outcomes
‘Gatekeeping in Transition’ Reviews Economic and Tech Shifts in Journalism Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2015) — A new book sheds light on how news turns out the way it does in a digital media environment. “Gatekeeping in Transition” (Routledge, 2015) challenges what many journalism scholars have accepted about the outcomes of news. Editors Tim Vos, … Continued
Photojournalism Student Tim Tai Wins 2 Awards in National Hearst Championship
He Earned a Total of $2,500 in Scholarships, One for Best Single Photograph San Francisco (June 24, 2015) — Winning college journalists in the National Photojournalism Championships were announced recently by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Timothy Tai, a Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student, was one of the six finalists. He … Continued
KOMU-TV Students, Faculty Win 9 Awards From Kansas City Press Club
The Honors Recognize Outstanding Reporting, Writing and Photography in Print, Broadcast and Online Journalism Columbia, Mo. (June 19, 2015) — KOMU-TV, the premiere training ground for television reporters and producers at the Missouri School of Journalism, took home nine awards from the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards ceremony held June 13. KOMU … Continued
9 Missouri Journalism Students Selected as Summer Welcome Leaders
The Group Answers Questions About Classes, Activities and More for New Students Columbia, Mo. (June 16, 2015) — Nine Missouri School of Journalism students will be among the 34 to help incoming University of Missouri students prepare for their first semester on campus during Summer Welcome. Questions about classes, student organizations and sporting events: Incoming … Continued
Alumna Mary McNamara Earns Pulitzer Prize in the Criticism Category
Hands-on Reporting for the Columbia Missourian Launched Her Career, She Says By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (June 15, 2015) — An alumna of the Missouri School of Journalism has been awarded a 2015 Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor given for U.S. journalism. Mary McNamara, BJ and BA ’85, television critic for the Los Angeles Times, … Continued
Caleb O’Brien Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship
The Postgraduate Honor Will Allow Him to Tell Stories of Paraguay’s Society, Politics and Environment By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (June 12, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Caleb O’Brien has won the O.O. McIntyre Fellowship, the most prestigious postgraduate award given by the Missouri School of Journalism. The program’s one-year, $12,000 stipend … Continued
AdZou Wins First FOX Sports University Intercollegiate Competition
Team’s Market Research, Ideas for FOX Sports Flagship Show Beat Out 3 Other Universities Columbia, Mo. (June 10, 2015) — An AdZou team is the winner of the first-ever FOX Sports University intercollegiate competition, FOX Sports officials recently announced. AdZou is a strategic communication capstone course at the Missouri School of Journalism. “The students at … Continued