News Releases
New Training Program for Doctoral Students to Focus on News Coverage of Infectious Disease
Columbia, Mo. (July 26, 2010) — A new grant will fund a Missouri School of Journalism doctoral student who is interested in studying how to improve news coverage of infectious disease and public health. Through funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Health Communication Research Center (HCRC) at the School will initiate a … Continued
Two Missouri Journalism Faculty Members Named 2010-2011 Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellows
Columbia, Mo. (July 9, 2010) — Two Missouri School of Journalism faculty members are among the six leading journalists and industry professionals selected to serve as Fellows at the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) during the 2010-2011 academic year. The group will work to develop new revenue and technology strategies for the future of journalism. David … Continued
Citizen Journalism vs. Legacy News: The Battle for News Supremacy
MU Researchers Say Citizen Journalism Does Not Match Void Left by Legacy News Organizations By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 8, 2010) — A team of researchers from the Missouri School of Journalism and two other schools say that even the top 60 citizen websites and bloggers are not filling the information … Continued
New Book by Seymour Topping, BJ ’43, Offers Firsthand Account of the Cold War and Perspectives for Today’s Journalism
By Brian Jarvis Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (July 2, 2010) — “January 1949: I had ventured across the Chinese Nationalist front lines into man’s-land bent on reaching the headquarters of the Communist Party leader Mao Zedong to seek an interview and to cover the advance of his troops on Nanking, Chiang Kai-shek’s capital. Intercepted by … Continued
Seattle Times Writer Wins the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism
The Annual Prize Honors Missouri Journalism Alumnus Who Died in 1992 Columbia, Mo. (July 2, 2010) — A Seattle Times writer is the 2010 winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism. The annual award, named for a long-time Charlotte Observer and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist who died in 1992, recognizes newspaper writing that illuminates … Continued
MU to Host New Advertising Ethics Institute
Institute to Research and Educate Advertising Ethics in Hopes of Improving Public Image By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2010) — In a 2007 opinion poll, advertising practitioners came in third from last among professions in public perception of honesty and ethics, just ahead of lobbyists and car salesmen. In an … Continued
KOMU, The Columbia Missourian Win 12 Honors at the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards
Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2010) — The Missouri School of Journalism took home an impressive number of awards – 12 in total – from the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards banquet held earlier this month. The Kansas City Press Club, a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, uses the Heart of America … Continued
New Smith/Patterson Fellow Brings Chemical Engineering Background to Health Communication
Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2010) — Since early childhood the new Smith/Patterson Fellow at the University of Missouri had a passion for science. That passion continued through college as he studied to become a chemical engineer at Michigan State University. Then, during his junior year a strange thing happened. “During my junior year of engineering … Continued
Research Conducted by the Center for Advanced Social Research Receives National Recognition for Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (June 14, 2010) — The national Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) has recognized research conducted by the Center for Advanced Social Research (CASR) for excellence in data collection and dissemination efforts for The Missouri Green Jobs Report. The C2ER awards program recognizes the contribution of research activities to the success of … Continued
Steve Weinberg Receives UM Curators’ Award for Scholarly Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (June 14, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Steve Weinberg was one of five faculty members honored for excellence at a recent University of Missouri System awards ceremony hosted by the UM Board of Curators and President Gary Forsee and his wife, Sherry. Weinberg received the Curators’ Award for Scholarly Excellence, an annual … Continued