News Releases
Updating the Missouri Method with Rapid Iteration, Multiplatform Delivery
By Jim Flink This is the second installment of Jim Flink‘s coverage of his new multiplatform experiment at the Missouri School of Journalism. Check out his opening piece that ran in February. Originally published to PBS MediaShift; used by permission. What causes species to migrate? Inhospitable conditions? A yearning for home? A longing for greener pastures? In the … Continued
Journalism Student One of 20 Undergraduates Selected to Present Research Projects to Missouri State Legislators
Hannah Reese Presents Mobile Application Project at Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City By Lauren Elliott Columbia, Mo. (March 19, 2014) — Hannah Reese, a junior dual major in journalism and English, presented her project “Adventures of a Hack: Revitalizing Victorian Literature Through a Mobile Application” at Undergraduate Research Day at the … Continued
Radio-TV Journalism Students Rachel Wittel and Taylor Barth Are Top 5 Winners in the Hearst Competition
The School Is Ranked First in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2014) — Radio-television journalism students Rachel Wittel and Taylor Barth placed second and fifth, respectively, in the Hearst Television II competition. The wins, together with points accumulated from the radio and the two television competitions, secured first place … Continued
Society of American Business Editors and Writers Recognizes Alumnus Sean Sposito and Senior Marie French
By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2014) — Sean Sposito, BJ ’09, and Marie French, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, have been recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) for their contributions to business journalism. Sposito was named one of five finalists in the inaugural Larry Birger Young Business … Continued
Brendan Meyer Takes Eighth Place in Sports Writing in the National Hearst Journalism Awards Program
His Story Competed Against 111 Entries from 60 US Universities By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2014) — Brendan Meyer, BJ ’13, has been named a top 10 winner in the 54th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program in sports writing. Meyer’s story, which took eighth place in the competition, follows former … Continued
3 Missouri Journalism Students Among Those to Build a School in Nicaragua This Summer
The MU Circle of Sisterhood Project Will Help Ensure That More Girls Are Educated in the Rural Community By Veronica Destefano Published in the March 5, 2014, edition of the Columbia Missourian. Used with permission. Columbia, Mo. (March 9, 2014) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 12 from the University of … Continued
Brendan Meyer and Michael Shaw Win Dean’s Award for Sports Reporting in Mastering the Method Contest
Winning Stories Highlight MU Basketball Star Laurence Bowers and Football Lineman Michael Sam By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (March 7, 2014) — Brendan Meyer and Michael Shaw are the winners of the Dean’s Award for sports reporting in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest recognizes outstanding work by … Continued
Taylor Barth and Rachel Wittel Win Dean’s Award for TV News in Mastering the Method Contest
Their Stories Were Selected from Among 23 Entries By Lauren Elliott Columbia, Mo. (March 5, 2014) — Taylor Barth and Rachel Wittel are recipients of the Dean’s Award for TV News in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The work of radio-television journalism students Taylor Barth and Rachel Wittel was … Continued
MU Journalism Dean Names Reeves New KOMU-TV News Director
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2014) — Dean Mills, dean of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, announced today that Randy Reeves has been named news director at KOMU-TV, effective Sept. 1, 2014. Reeves, an associate professor in the MU School of Journalism, will replace Stacey Woelfel, who was … Continued
ESPN Sports Anchor Cara Capuano Speaks to Missouri AWSM Members
Patience, Positivity, Persistence and Passion Are Keys to Success in the Sports Broadcast Business, She Says By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2014) — Cara Capuano of ESPN met with University of Missouri members of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) during her recent trip to Columbia. Capuano, in town to call … Continued