News Releases
Malcolm Koh Receives Fourth Place Award in Multimedia Competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program
The International Exchange Student Receives $1,000 Award for His Winning Entry By Celia Darrough Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 4, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism international exchange student Malcolm Koh earned a fourth place win in the multimedia competition of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program and a $1,000 award. Koh, a communication studies … Continued
Jessica Reese Places in Top 10 of Hearst Radio News and Features Competition
Her Winning Entry Focused on Women’s Issues and Politics Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 14, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Jessica Reese placed in the top 10 of the Radio News and Features Competition and Television Features Competition in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Reese’s entry competed against 45 others to earn ninth … Continued
2 Missouri Journalism Students among the 12 Selected for the National Sports Journalism Institute
Martenzie Johnson Will Intern at MLB.com, and Caitlin Swieca, the Denver Post, after the Summer Workshop Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 9, 2013) — Master’s student Martenzie Johnson and junior Caitlin Swieca will be among a nationwide group of 12 students to participate in the 2013 Sports Journalism Institute (SJI). SJI, which was founded in 1993 to … Continued
Public Relations Executive Shares a Vision of ‘Complete Communications’ During the Raymond M. Solomon Lecture
The New Era Includes Aggressive Hiring to Meet Clients’ Growing Needs Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 27, 2012) — The public relations field is entering a new era of “complete communications,” said Dave Senay, president and CEO of Fleishman-Hillard, during the 2012 Raymond M. Solomon lecture at the Missouri School of Journalism. The presentation, “The Reformation of … Continued
PBS NewsHour Selects Two Missouri Journalism Students for All-Expense-Paid Trip to Create News Content for Inauguration
Charles Minshew and Lukas Udstuen Are Among the 14 to Participate in ‘Vote 2012: College Tour’ Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 26, 2012) — PBS NewsHour has selected two Missouri School of Journalism students to be among the 14 to create original news content around the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Charles Minshew and Lukas Udstuen will … Continued
Two Missouri School of Journalism Photojournalism Seniors Win in Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Grant Hindsley Earns First; Samuel Gause, Ninth, in the Competition By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 19, 2012) — Two Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism seniors received awards in the photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Grant Hindsley placed first, and Samuel Gause placed ninth. Hindsley and Gause were selected from … Continued
New York Times Reporter Ian Urbina to Team-Teach Course in Obtaining and Using Government Information
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 20, 2012) — Using an innovative teaching model, New York Times national investigative reporter Ian Urbina and Professor Charles Davis will team-teach a course in obtaining and using government information. Urbina will appear weekly via tele-presence and set the agenda, and Davis will operate the course as a “virtual office” in which … Continued
Five Missouri Journalism Classes Produce Multiplatform Package of Stories for Vox Magazine
The ‘Against the Odds’ Issue Shares Inspiring Profiles of Determination and Conviction By Chantel O’Neal Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 18, 2012) — A special Vox Magazine package of stories, “Against the Odds,” highlights the multiplatform and interdisciplinary nature of instruction at the Missouri School of Journalism. Nearly 30 students and faculty collaborated on the … Continued
MOJO Ad Students Present Final Campaigns to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
By Natasha Desai Public Relations Account Executive MOJO Ad Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2012) — MOJO Ad students proposed three different ways to encourage natural resource stewardship and volunteerism among the Youth and Young Adult (YAYA) market during their final campaign presentations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on Nov. 30. USFWS Midwest … Continued
Two Missouri Journalism Students Named Winners of the $4,000 Rehab A. El-Buri Foundation Scholarship
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 17, 2012) — The foundation established in honor of Rehab A. El-Buri named Fareeha Amir and Garrett Richie as the first recipients of the Rehab A. El-Buri Journalism Scholarship. Amir and Richie are students at the Missouri School of Journalism. Each will receive a $4,000 scholarship for the upcoming academic year. Attending … Continued