News Releases
Sam Gause Wins First Place in National Hearst Narrative Multimedia Storytelling Competition for ‘Transitions in Flight’ Feature
His Work Competed Against 69 Entries from 42 Schools Around the Nation San Francisco (Feb. 6, 2014) — Sam Gause won first place in the Narrative Multimedia Storytelling – Features category of the national Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Judges selected Gause’s piece, “Transitions in Flight, Marvin Chapman Finds Peace in Birding,” as the top submission … Continued
Annie Dankelson to Intern at MLB.com as Part of Her Selection for the National Sports Journalism Institute
The Columbia Missourian Newsroom Will Host the Boot Camp Portion of the Program By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Annie Dankelson has been selected as the Missouri Scholar for the national Sports Journalism Institute. She will participate in the prestigious program’s boot camp before beginning a summer … Continued
Missouri Magazine Journalism Students Learn How to Write, Produce Radio Commentaries
Multimedia Skills Enhance Portfolios and Broaden Career Opportunities By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Learning how to write radio commentaries that keep listeners in their cars until the end – the so-called “driveway moment” – is part of the Advanced Writing capstone course for magazine students at the Missouri School … Continued
Eli Saslow of The Washington Post Wins Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism
The Competition Is Judged by Missouri School of Journalism Faculty Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Eli Saslow of The Washington Post is the winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism. Judges at the Missouri School of Journalism cited a collection of his stories as outstanding above all others in our recent contest … Continued
A Section of the Fundamentals of Multimedia Class Uses All-Mobile Reporting Techniques
Missouri Sophomores Learn to Use iPhones, iPads to Capture and Edit High-Quality Multimedia Pieces By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 30, 2014) — This spring, 13 Missouri School of Journalism students will embark on a new kind of class: one that sends them out with just an iPhone or iPad and teaches them to use … Continued
Students Publish Columbia’s Little-Known Secrets in Vox Magazine
The Semester-Long Project Features About 80 Quirky Tidbits in Print, Online and Social Media By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 27, 2014) — Approximately 80 quirky little-known secrets about Columbia, Mo., were revealed in a recent issue of Vox Magazine. Among the disclosures: Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream has served chocolate-covered cicada ice cream. Customers have … Continued
Alumnus Robert S. Leaf Named One of Britain’s 500 Most Influential People
The Elite List Includes the Prince of Wales, Sir Elton John and Others of Achievement and Inspiration London (Jan. 27, 2014) — Robert S. Leaf, BJ ’52, MA ’54, has been named one of Britain’s 500 Most Influential People by The Sunday Times and Debrett’s, a company most famous for its annual catalogue of British … Continued
Applications for the Summer Smith/Patterson Fellowship Are Now Being Accepted
The Fellowship Is Open to Any U.S.-based Master’s Student Interested in Science Journalism or a Health Communication-related Field Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 21, 2014) — The Health Communication Research Center (HCRC) at the Missouri School of Journalism is accepting applications for the summer Smith/Patterson Fellowship. The fellowship is open to any U.S.-based master’s student interested in … Continued
Andrew Wagaman Takes Fourth in the Enterprise Reporting Competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program
He Earns a $1,000 Scholarship for His Story on Concussions and High School Sports San Francisco (Jan. 15, 2014) — Recent Missouri School of Journalism student Andrew Wagaman has won fourth place in the enterprise reporting category in the 54th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. His story, “Concussion worries cause tension in … Continued
Missouri Journalism Senior Sam Gause Places Ninth in National Hearst Photojournalism Competition
A Record 108 Entries from 59 Schools Nationwide Were Submitted San Francisco (Jan. 15, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Sam Gause placed in the top 10 in the first Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Submissions to this category focused on news and features. Gause earned ninth place out of … Continued