News Releases
Online Reader Comments Can Provide Valuable Feedback to News Sites
Readers Often Value Different Journalistic Ideals Than Traditional Journalists By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2015) — For years, news organizations that post content on the Internet have allowed readers to leave comments about stories. Often, these readers’ comments become a forum for political debates and other communication that the news … Continued
KBIA-FM Wins 3 First-Place Awards in National Competition
‘Heartland, Missouri’ Earns Recognition from the Public Radio News Directors Inc. for Excellent Journalism Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2015) — Heartland, Missouri, a KBIA-FM special report produced by Missouri School of Journalism faculty and students, won three first place awards from Public Radio News Directors Inc. at the organization’s annual conference in Salt Lake City … Continued
Warren Buffett Inspires, Impresses Missouri Business Journalism Students
The Group Attended the 2015 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska By Yizhu Wang Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2015) — Ten Missouri School of Journalism students joined roughly 40,000 visitors from all over the world at the Berkshire Hathaway‘s 50th annual meeting on Saturday, May 2, in Omaha, Nebraska. The main attraction was the … Continued
8 Students Document Living History During South Africa Reporting Trip
The Journalists Capture the Stories of Those who Lived During Apartheid Columbia, Mo. (June 29, 2015) — Eight Missouri School of Journalism students recently returned from a three-week trip to South Africa this month after completing journalism projects about the struggle against apartheid. The students, who were led by Professor Randall Smith, the Donald W. … Continued
Master’s Student Snaps Another’s Dash to Win the ‘Running of the Interns’ Race
Greg Kendall-Ball Was in the Right Place to Capture Lauren Langille’s Sprint to the Finish Line Columbia, Mo. (June 29, 2015) — The lives of two Missouri School of Journalism graduate students intersected during the annual Running of the Interns race on June 25 in Washington, D.C., as Greg Kendall-Ball snapped a photo of Lauren … Continued
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