News Releases
Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis, Journalism Foundation Award Scholarships to Four Missouri Journalism Students
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 2, 2011) — Matt Beezley of Fenton, Mo., received the $5,000 Press Club/St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Lipman Scholarship at the Missouri School of Journalism during a summer gathering of the Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and Journalism Foundation. The annual scholarship was established in 2009 in memory of David Lipman, BJ … Continued
Former Missouri Journalism Dean Elmer Lower Dies at 98
He Was a Television News Pioneer, Emmy-Winning Broadcaster and President of ABC News Vero Beach, Fla. (July 27, 2011) — Elmer Wilson Lower, a former dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, passed away on July 26, 2011, in Vero Beach, Fla., after a brief illness. The Emmy award-winning broadcaster, who served as president of … Continued
Recipients of the 2011 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism Announced
Five Media Leaders, Two News Organizations and a Public Relations Expert to Be Honored This Fall Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2011) — Five media leaders, two news organizations and a public relations expert will be honored this fall with one of journalism’s highest awards, the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. The Missouri … Continued
Angry Online Commenters Can Cause Negative Perceptions of Corporations, MU Researchers Find
Organizations Should Monitor Online Comments from Victims during Crises, MU Researchers Say By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2011) — With the increasing pervasiveness of social media and online communication in the operation of most organizations and corporations, little is known about the potential effects of public expressions of anger displayed … Continued
Eight Missouri Journalism Students Selected for Dow Jones News Fund Summer Internships
Princeton, N.J. (June 24, 2011) — Eight Missouri School of Journalism students have been selected by the Dow Jones News Fund to work as news and sports copy editors, multimedia editors and business reporters at news organizations across the country this summer. They were among the 86 undergraduate and graduate students selected from among 600 applicants … Continued
School Signs First-Ever Articulation Agreement with East Central College
Student Benefit Will Be a Seamless Transfer from Associate to Baccalaureate Degree Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2011) — East Central College students interested in earning a bachelor of journalism degree can now transfer seamlessly to the Missouri School of Journalism to complete their studies. ECC is a community college located in Union, Mo. The articulation … Continued
McCormick Foundation Funds National Program in Support of First Amendment Education Programs
Missouri School of Journalism Is One of Only Six Schools to Receive a $5,000 Grant Nashville, Tenn. (June 24, 2011) — The Missouri School of Journalism will receive a $5,000 grant to conduct programs in the 2011-2012 academic year as part of the national “1 for All” campaign to raise awareness of the First Amendment … Continued
Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News Reporter Wins Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism
Julia O’Malley’s Series Chronicles a Woman’s Struggle to Overcome Heroin Addiction Columbia, Mo. (June 7, 2011) — An award-winning reporter and columnist at the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News is the 2011 winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism, an award administered by the Missouri School of Journalism. The annual award and $2,000 prize … Continued
College Students Respond Better to Positive Anti-Binge Drinking Messages
MU Researchers Find “Gain-Framed” PSAs More Effective at Curbing College Student Binge Drinking By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (June 6, 2011) — Binge drinking among college students has long been viewed as dangerous and destructive. Government and non-profit health organizations spend millions of dollars annually on public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at … Continued
Journalism Students Win Fox News Channel College Challenge
Blake Hanson and Emily Spain Earn a $10,000 Scholarship and a Trip to New York City By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (June 6, 2011) — Radio-television juniors Blake Hanson and Emily Spain looked calm and professional as they discussed their winning entry during a national broadcast on the Fox News Channel. … Continued