News Releases
KOMU Faculty Win a National Edward R. Murrow Award
Columbia, Mo. (July 20, 2009) — Sarah Hill, BJ ’93, and Scott Schaefer, BJ ’04, have won a national Edward R. Murrow Award in the feature reporting category for “The Magic Tree,” part of the “Sarah’s Stories” series. The Radio-Television News Directors Association, the industry’s leading trade organization, sponsors the competition. Both Hill and Schaefer … Continued
Missouri Journalism Faculty Members Named 2009-2010 Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellows
Columbia, Mo. (July 16, 2009) — Three members of the Missouri School of Journalism faculty are among the six Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellows (RJI) selected for the 2009-2010 academic year. The group of journalists and scholars will research new technology-based trends and methods in journalism and strategic communication. Jacqui Banaszynski, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who holds … Continued
Strategic Communication Professor Named Associate Editor of Journal of Interactive Advertising
Columbia, Mo. (July 13, 2009) — Kevin Wise, an assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, is one of two new associate editors of the Journal of Interactive Advertising. Wise’s research explores how different features of online media affect cognition and emotion. A special emphasis is in how different features of advergames affect both … Continued
Associate Dean Brian Brooks to Be Inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame
Inductees Also Include Two Alumni and Two Recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal Columbia, Mo. (July 1, 2009) — Brian Brooks, associate dean for undergraduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, is one of five who will be inducted into the Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame in October. The program will be held during … Continued
Business Journalism Class Visits Wall Street for Sixth Straight Year
Columbia, Mo. (June 12, 2009) — For the sixth consecutive year, Missouri School of Journalism students visited business news media and Wall Street landmarks during a four-day tour of New York City. Marty Steffens, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) chair in business and financial journalism, arranged the fast-paced trip for students … Continued
Strategic Communication Professor Steve Kopcha Named to the Missouri History Museum Advertising/PR Hall of Fame
Columbia, Mo. (June 11, 2009) — Steve Kopcha, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named to the Missouri History Museum Advertising/PR Hall of Fame in St. Louis. Kopcha, BJ ’63, joined Monsanto‘s corporate advertising department following graduation and military service. His subsequent work at the St. Louis world headquarters of … Continued
Esther Thorson Receives MU Director of Graduate Studies Outstanding Contribution Award
By Brian Trojahn Strategic Communication Student Columbia, Missouri (June 8, 2009) — The University of Missouri Graduate School recently presented Esther Thorson, associate dean for graduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism, the fourth annual Director of Graduate Studies Outstanding Contribution Award. She was recognized at the Graduate School’s award ceremony. In her 16 years … Continued
A Play Written by Journalism Senior Jessica Huang Performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Columbia, Mo. (June 2, 2009) — A play written by Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism senior Jessica Huang recently was selected as a finalist for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington, D.C., where it was performed in the region five, 10-minute play category. This is a major achievement for Huang and … Continued
Amy Lenk, Longtime Graduate Adviser, Retires
Columbia, Mo. (June 1, 2009) — After working at the Missouri School of Journalism for 35 years, Amy Lenk retired on May 31. Lenk began working as a secretary in the School’s graduate studies office in 1974. In 1979, at age 30, she took a three-year absence to pursue a bachelor’s degree in psychology at … Continued
11 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Internships
Columbia, Mo. (Jun 1, 2009) — Eleven Missouri Journalism students have been selected for the prestigious 2009 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund summer internships. The students were among the 78 undergraduate and graduate students picked to work as multimedia, sports or newspaper copy editors. Each student will receive pre-internship training and pay at their news organizations for … Continued