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Local Public Broadcasting Stations Should Not Lose Funding Because of Problems with NPR, MU Journalism Expert Says

By Christian Basi MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2011) — Vivian Schiller, the president of National Public Radio (NPR), resigned on Wednesday, following the release of a video that records one of NPR’s fundraising executives criticizing the Republican party while also referring to Tea Party supporters as “seriously racist, racist people.” Barbara Cochran, … Continued

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Female Journalists Offer Global Perspective on Profession

By Katie Moritz Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2011) — When Lee Wilkins began reporting at the Columbia Missourian in 1969, she didn’t realize her request to work the Boone County politics beat was a revolutionary one. But in reality, until 1965, female reporters at the Missourian were only allowed to write for the “women’s … Continued

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Life Stories: Jane Eleanor Clark, MA ’69

Jane Eleanor Clark, 82, died on March 2, 2011, at Lenoir Woods Senior Community. Ashes will be interred in the Memorial Garden at Calvary Episcopal Church in Columbia, with visitation at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. 10th Street, on Thursday, March 24, from 6-7 p.m. Jane was born July 15, 1929, in Pittsburgh, the only … Continued

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Journalism Professor Offers Insight on Chinese Overseas Publicity Efforts

By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 7, 2011) — In recent years, the Chinese government has poured millions of dollars into high-profile events like the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and several publicity campaigns in the United States. According to a Missouri School of … Continued

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Columbia Missourian, Missouri Journalism Students Clean Up at Associated Press Sports Editors National Contest

Multiple Students Are Recognized for Their Work at the Missourian By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2011) — The Columbia Missourian won five top-10 writing awards in the 2011 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) annual award competition. That total topped any newspaper in the under-30,000 circulation division in the national contest. The Missourian is a … Continued

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School’s Commemorative Book Wins Silver ADDY Award from the KC Chapter of the American Advertising Federation

Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 25, 2011) — The hardcover commemorative book celebrating the first century in journalism education at the Missouri School of Journalism and the dedication of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has won a Silver ADDY award from the Kansas City chapter of the American Advertising Federation. “The J-School: Celebrating One Hundred Years … Continued

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20 Journalism Seniors Inducted into Elite Mizzou ’39

The Group Is Recognized for Academics, Service and Leadership By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 24, 2011) — Eighteen Missouri School of Journalism and two agricultural journalism seniors were selected to be in the 2011 class of Mizzou ’39 by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board (AASB). Created by the AASB in … Continued

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Study Shows Most 2007-2008 Graduates Work in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations

Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 22, 2011) — Almost 90 percent of Missouri School of Journalism students who graduated in 2007-2008 are working in journalism, advertising or public relations jobs, according to a study recently completed by the School. “That’s an extraordinary percentage that reflects the fact that Missouri graduates are highly sought in the fields for … Continued