News Releases
Missouri Journalism Professor Awarded 2011 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Mike McKean Is One of Five MU Teachers to Be Recognized By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 7, 2011) — Mike McKean knew he had been nominated for one of the William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence, but he did not know when the winners would be announced. The “when” … Continued
Reliance on Medical Journals, Deadlines Can Predict Journalists’ Attitudes Toward Corporate Pharmacy Press Releases, MU Researcher Finds
Journalistic Experience, Market Size Among Key Factors By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (April 6, 2011) — Public relations professionals constantly look for ways to most effectively promote their messages to the media. Sun-A Park, a doctoral student at the Missouri School of Journalism, surveyed more than 300 health journalists and found that … Continued
Barone Wins $1,000 Scholarship for Editing
By Maggie Walter Associate Professor Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2011) — Josh Barone, a senior print and digital news major, won a $1,000 scholarship for editing from the American Copy Editors Society during its annual conference, held this year on March 17 to 19 in Phoenix. Barone was one of five students selected for the … Continued
Columbia Missourian, Missouri Journalism Students Clean Up at Associated Press Sports Editors National Contest
Columbia Missourian Sports Department Wins First Place in Breaking News Category Columbia, Mo. (April 1, 2011) — The final rankings in the Associated Press Sports Editors national sports journalism contest were announced yesterday. Missouri School of Journalism students placed in four categories in the under-30,000 circulation division. Placing first in the Breaking News category were master’s … Continued
Journalism Student Selected for National Science Foundation Summer Internship
Columbia, Mo. (March 29, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism sophomore Amy Fenton will have the opportunity to combine her interests in journalism and chemistry during a summer internship at the National Science Foundation (NSF). She will work with NSF’s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs in Arlington, Va., on a variety of studio interviews … Continued
Magazine Design Student Creates Logo for Sports Journalism Institute
Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism senior Ashley Cummins has created the new logo for the national Sports Journalism Institute. SJI recently announced that it would bring its 10-day crash course in sports journalism to the School beginning in June 2012. Cummins used a serif typeface in a medium … Continued
Master’s Student Joan Niesen Wins 2011 Atwater Prize for Writing Contest
Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — Joan Niesen, a Missouri School of Journalism master’s student, is the winner of the 2011 Atwater Prize for Writing contest. Niesen submitted samples of her work as a sports writer for the Columbia Missourian for the competition. Her stories were close, thorough observations of her subjects, according to Liz … Continued
Senior Theo Keith to Receive a SABEW ‘Best in Business’ Award
Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) will honor a Missouri School of Journalism senior with a “Best in Business” award during the group’s April 7-9 annual convention in Dallas. The competition honors excellence in business and financial journalism across all news platforms. Theo Keith won in … Continued
Journalism Professor Works to Make Missouri Information More Accessible
Open Missouri Project to Simplify Searching for Missouri Government Data By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2011) — Despite a dramatic increase of available information due to the prevalence of the Internet, many important government records and data are still not readily accessible for citizens and journalists to view online. In … Continued
Photojournalism Student Places in Top Ten of Hearst College Multimedia Competition
Senior Journalism Student Eve Edelheit Wins Second National Award for Her Multimedia Project, “Defying A Stereotype.” By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Eve Edelheit placed in the top ten in the college multimedia category at the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism … Continued