News Releases
Master’s Student Mary McGuire Named 2013 David Kaplan Memorial Fellow
She Receives a $10,000 Award and Paid Internship at ABC News’ Washington Bureau By Celia Darrough Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 23, 2012) — Mary McGuire, a master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the 2013 David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship. She will receive a $10,000 award and a paid internship at ABC News‘ … Continued
Three Journalism Professors Selected for Inaugural University of Missouri Faculty Scholars Program
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2012) — Three Missouri School of Journalism professors – Elizabeth Frogge, Jeimmie Nevalga and Amy Simons – have been accepted into the inaugural class of the University of Missouri Faculty Scholars program. This new program is designed to assist faculty in their second, third and fourth years of UM employment as … Continued
Business Journalism Trip to New York Helps Students Network and Prepare for Internships, Careers
The Schedule Included Attending the Annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers Fall Conference Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 18, 2012) — Jill Woerner and classmates Alonzo Soto, R.C. Balaban and Karen Miller had no idea that a two-day class trip to Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange and other New York City-based business journalism … Continued
Female Pulitzer Prize Winners Require Higher Qualifications, MU Study Finds
Gender Disparity in Journalism Still Exists, But Is Improving By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 17, 2012) — The Pulitzer Prize in journalism is one of the world’s most prestigious awards. Despite progress in the last few decades, gender disparities in the field of journalism have existed as long as the profession … Continued
MU Researchers Expose Young Adults to News with Online Sports Game
Media Organizations Can Customize Game Template to Engage Readers, Add Revenue Contact: Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau By Kate McIntyre Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 17, 2012) — More than 65 percent of Americans younger than 30 utilize the Internet as their main source for national and international news, according to the Pew Research Center. However, most … Continued
Associate Professor Fritz Cropp to Be Honored by Mizzou Alumni Association
The Annual Faculty-Alumni Award Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Service and Achievements By Jory Mick Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2012) — The Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) will honor 13 outstanding faculty and alumni Friday, Oct. 12, at its 45th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards Ceremony in the Reynolds Alumni Center. The Distinguished Service Award, the Distinguished Faculty Award and … Continued
Newspaper Publishers Optimistic About the Future, MU Survey Shows
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 3, 2012) — Despite a declining readership and a poor economy that has forced the newspaper industry to drastically cut staff and expenditures in recent years, publishers of U.S. daily newspapers remain optimistic about the future of their industry. In the largest survey of its kind, … Continued
Student Journalist Artyom Rayev Honored with His First Emmy at Mid-America Awards Ceremony
KOMU-TV Also Takes Home Three Emmys for News and Interactivity Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 2, 2012) — Artyom Rayev, a radio-television journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, received his first Emmy at the 36th annual Mid-America Emmy awards ceremony in Kansas City. Rayev’s successful entry, “Scoring for Slaten,” won in the student production-news category. … Continued
2012 Missouri Honor Medalists to Speak on Experience, World Issues
Master’s Classes Scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2012) — Free speech, the changing times of journalism, deep investigative reporting and looking into hidden cultures are topics that recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism will speak about a daylong series of master … Continued
Student Society for News Design Selects Officers for 2012-13 Year
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2012) — The Student Society for News Design at the Missouri School of Journalism recently selected a new slate of officers for the 2012-13 academic year. The five officers will focus on rebuilding its membership this year because most of the previous members graduated in May, according to Will Guldin, SSND … Continued