News Releases
3 Missouri Journalism Alumni to Lead Upcoming Workshop on Data Journalism
‘Building a Web Scraper’ Will Help Students Learn How to Collect Data Sets from the Internet By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2013) – Three Missouri School of Journalism alumni – all experts in advanced data journalism – will help current students learn these skills at an Oct. 10-13 workshop on the University of … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Learn Radio Skills at Nation’s No. 4 NPR-Member Station
KBIA-FM Recently Ranked as One of the Most Listened-to Public Radio Stations in the U.S. By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2013) — The hour-to-hour coverage at KBIA-FM might include a 21-year-old Missouri School of Journalism student at Columbia’s city hall producing interviews and a story about how the police department is reacting to … Continued
2 Missouri Journalism Students Create a Major Multimedia Exhibit About Boone County Residents
‘100 Ages, A Century of Voices’ Shares the Stories of Those Between the Ages of 1 and 100 By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student Alyssa Goodman was walking to her internship at Xinhua News Agency of China in Brussels during the summer of 2012 when she … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Cover Top-Ranked Tennis Players at the China Open in Beijing
The Group Produces the English-Language Content for the Tournament’s Website Beijing (Sept. 30, 2013) — The top-ranked tennis players in the world are competing at the China Open, a premier international tennis event, held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing. On hand to cover the world’s elite men’s and women’s players, including No. 1 … Continued
Missouri Journalism Alumna Shares Highlights of Her Nashville Songwriting Career with Students
Her Credits Include Title Track to Tim McGraw’s Latest Album, ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’ Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 23, 2013) — Jennifer Schott, BJ ’97, encouraged Missouri School of Journalism and other students to pursue their interests in music during a “Lunch & Learn” at the Mark on 5th dining hall in Mark Twain residence hall … Continued
AdZou Launches New Website with Improved Features for Clients and Students
The Professional Capstone Agency Provides Ad and Public Relations Solutions for Brands Around the World Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 23, 2013) — AdZou, a strategic communication agency at the Missouri School of Journalism, has launched a new website. The improved functionality, design and navigation showcases the work produced for previous clients and provides information about the … Continued
47 Walter Williams Scholars Begin Their Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism
Selection Is By-Invitation-Only to High Ability Students Who Score More Than 33 on the ACT Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 17, 2013) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed 47 exceptional students this fall as they began their careers in journalism as Walter Williams Scholars. The talented students come from 14 states, and one is from South … Continued
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