News Releases
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
Magazine Journalism Students Create New iPad App Using Industry-Standard Program
Vox Magazine App Integrates Print and Digital Content in a Format Optimized for Tablet Viewing By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2012) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine students and faculty launched a new iPad app in November showcasing Vox Magazine content in a format optimized for the tablet. The free app, Vox … Continued
Christie Megura, BJ ’12, Earns Fourth Place, Wins $1,000 Scholarship for Feature Writing in Hearst Journalism Award Program
‘The Ongoing Aftermath’ Focuses on Challenges of the Mental Health System By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 7, 2012) — Christie Megura, BJ ’12, won fourth place for feature writing in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program competition. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship for her winning article, “The Ongoing Aftermath.” … Continued
The Missouri School of Journalism Will Recognize 129 Graduates at December Commencement
The Ceremony Begins at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, in Jesse Auditorium By Chantel O’Neal Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2012) — The Missouri School of Journalism will hold its December graduation ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, in Jesse Auditorium. Seating will be open. Family and friends do not need … Continued
Three Missouri School of Journalism Students Receive College Photographer of the Year Awards
The International Contest Drew More Than 14,000 Entries from 17 Countries By Celia Darrough Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2012) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students – Stuart Palley, Benjamin Hoste and Grant Hindsley – placed in the 2012 College Photographer of the Year competition. Palley received a silver in the interpretive-project category for his collection of … Continued
Free Screening of Students’ Multimedia Documentaries to Be Held Dec. 4 at Ragtag Cinema
‘My Life, My Town’ Stories Share Lives of Teens in Rural Missouri Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 1, 2012) — A free screening of multimedia documentaries produced by Missouri School of Journalism students will begin at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia. The documentaries are part of the “My Life, My Town: … Continued
Strategic Communication Team Places Fourth, Wins $1,500 in Adobe Digital Analytics Competition
More than 160 Entrants Competed in the National Contest Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 29, 2012) — A team of Missouri School of Journalism students placed fourth and won $1,500 in the national Adobe Digital Analytics Competition (DAC). Team “Xfinite to Win It” competed against more than 160 entrants to win one of the six finalist positions. … Continued
Program on Media Literacy and New Technologies to Be Offered on Thursday, Nov. 29
Renowned Photographer Ed Kashi Will Present ‘Canon U.S.A. Visual Impact: The Documentary Experiment’ Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 27, 2012) — A presentation on media literacy and how new technologies are changing the use of still and video photography within the social documentary field will be presented at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Fred W. … Continued