News Releases
Missourian Takes Gold, Winning 64 Missouri Press Association Awards
By Grace Lyden Reprinted with permission from the Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2013) — The Columbia Missourian won 64 awards in the 2013 Missouri Press Association‘s Better Newspaper Contest, including 23 first-place awards and the Gold Medal Newspaper award. One of the first-place awards was in general excellence, the overall prize. The Gold … Continued
Missouri Photojournalism Master’s Student Describes His Experience as a Syrian in Columbia
Fulbright Scholar Hany Hawasly Prepares to Document His Country’s Cultural Heritage By Tracey Goldner Supervising Editor: Stephanie Ebbs Reprinted with permission from the Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2013) — Thirteen months ago, Hany Hawasly, 31, moved from Damascus, Syria, to Columbia to study photojournalism in the graduate program at the Missouri School of Journalism. … Continued
Article by Magazine Journalism Senior Allison Pohle Selected for Longreads Blog of The Atlantic Magazine
Pohle Also Selected for American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Internship Program By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2013) — The Longreads blog of The Atlantic magazine recently selected an article by a Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism senior as an exemplary piece of college journalism. Longreads is dedicated to aggregating and celebrating … Continued
3 Bloomberg News Professionals to Help Missouri Journalism Students Understand Business Journalism
The Group Will Hold Sessions During the Fall 2013 Semester By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2013) — Three Bloomberg News business journalists will visit the Missouri School of Journalism this fall to engage with students through talks, workshops and brown bag events. The guests are: Cesca Antonelli, Washington bureau chief and managing editor … Continued
Missouri Journalism Senior Allison Prang Awarded the $10,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 5, 2013) — Allison Prang, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the $10,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism. Prang said that her interest in business journalism began with her internship on the business news desk at the Kansas City Star in 2012. “This one provided … Continued
Facebook Use By Organizations During Crises Helps Public Image, Journalism Study Finds
PR Professionals Can Improve Public Attitudes by Communicating Through Facebook During Times of Crisis By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 4, 2013) — Social networking sites have become incredibly popular in recent years, with Facebook now ranking as the third most popular website in the U.S. With so many people spending so … Continued
American Journalism Historians Association to Recognize Professor Earnest Perry with Its National Award for Excellence in Teaching
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 4, 2013) — The American Journalism Historians Association will recognize Earnest Perry with its 2013 National Award for Excellence in Teaching during the organization’s upcoming annual convention in New Orleans. Perry is an associate professor and chair of the journalism studies faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism. The annual AJHA teaching … Continued
Newseum Recognizes Recent Columbia Missourian Front Page to Be Among World’s Top 10 Designs of the Day
The Page Featured the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963 Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 4, 2013) — The Newseum recognized the Columbia Missourian‘s front page featuring the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963 to be among the top 10 designs of the day on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Each day, more … Continued
Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and Journalism Foundation Award Scholarships to 4 Missouri School of Journalism Students
By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 27, 2013) — Four Missouri School of Journalism students earned awards and scholarships from the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and Journalism Foundation. Three undergraduates and one graduate student received a combined total of more than $8,000 during the scholarship luncheon held at Forest Park’s Norman Probstein Golf … Continued
How Two Young Journalists Are Highlighting Longform Journalism Written by Women
A male-led seminar on longform writing held at the Missouri School of Journalism this spring inspired two recent graduates – Kaylen Ralph, BJ ’13, and Joanna Demkiewicz, BJ ’13 – to create an outlet for narratives written by women. They just published the first issue of The Riveter, with Theresa Berens, BJ ’11, MA ’12, serving … Continued