News Releases
Cleaner, Brighter, Easier to Navigate: Vox Magazine Website Redesign Culminates 3 Years of Work
Project Allows Students to Learn New Technologies and How to Better Engage Readers By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (July 29, 2014) — On the new homepage of VoxMagazine.com, you might decide to click one of the photos, taking you to a story about snarky T-shirt slogans. As you scroll down the page, lined with clean … Continued
Missouri Takes Mobile-First Training Approach
Over the last couple of years, the University of Missouri’s journalism school has upped efforts to wrap a mobile, or digital, first approach into the curriculum. “We are going at it hard because we think it’s an emerging model,” says Judd Slivka, an assistant professor of convergence journalism. “It’s causing us to rethink how we … Continued
Master’s Student Gets Chance to Speak at National Sports Editors Conference
APSE Brings Panel Together That Includes Discussion of Missourian’s Coverage of Michael Sam By Erik Hall Arlington, Va. (July 28, 2014) — I found myself at a loss for words. It is a story I told a hundred times since February, but this was different. It was no longer one-on-one with someone I knew, or … Continued
Vox Magazine Wins 8 Awards in National Student Magazine Contest
Missouri Journalism Work Stands Out in a Crowded Field of 270 Entries from 28 Universities Columbia, Mo. (July 28, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine students and Vox Magazine won eight awards – three earned first place – in the annual Student Magazine Contest sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Faculty, Students and Alumni to Present 100-Plus Papers at International Conference; 18 Earn Top Paper Awards
3 Alumnae to Receive Special Recognition at the Montreal Meeting Columbia, Mo. (July 24, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni will present an impressive 117 peer-reviewed research papers – 18 of these earning top research awards – at the upcoming Aug. 6-9 conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and … Continued
18 Freshman Interest Groups to Focus on Journalism for Fall 2014
Missouri Journalism Faculty and Students Will Help New Undergraduates Adjust to Campus Life Columbia, Mo. (July 23, 2014) — Helpful advice, answers to questions and fun learning activities are some of the benefits of belonging to a Freshman Interest Group, say Missouri School of Journalism students who have participated in the program. This fall, Marleigh … Continued
$200,000 Grant Strengthens Project-based Reporting Fellowship for Health Care Journalists
The Deadline for the 2015 Fellowships Is Oct. 1 Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2014) — The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the educational arm of the Association of Health Care Journalists, has been awarded a grant of $200,000 to continue a fellowship program that helps journalists understand and report on the performance of … Continued
99 Percent of Recent Missouri Journalism Graduates Have Paid Employment or Are in Graduate School
2013 Missouri Journalism Alumni Are Working in 35 States and 7 Countries Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2014) — Almost all – 99 percent – of 2013 bachelor degree graduates responding to a survey said they have paid employment or are enrolled in a graduate program, according to a new placement survey conducted by the Missouri … Continued
2 Missouri Journalism Students Selected for the Student Newsroom at the Online News Association’s National Conference
2 Alumni Will Serve as Professional Mentors; Google to Cover Expenses Columbia, Mo. (July 17, 2014) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students – master’s student Stephanie Ebbs, BJ ’13, and senior Katie Yaeger – have been chosen from more than 100 applicants to produce digital media content in the Student Newsroom at the Online … Continued
KBIA-FM Students, Faculty and Staff Win 3 Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards
Feature Reporting and Special Programs Entries Earn First Place, Certificate of Merit for Documentary/Public Affairs Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2014) — The Missouri Broadcasters Association recognized three stories aired on KBIA-FM during its annual meeting June 7 in Branson. The top-ranked NPR-member station is one of the Missouri School of Journalism’s real-media news outlets that … Continued