News Releases
Online Master’s Degree Students Visit Campus for Three-Day Seminar
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 24, 2007) — A reporter and anchor for ESPN New Media, a manager of communications for MetLife and a public affairs officer in the U.S. Air Force are just a few of the accomplished media professionals enrolled in the Missouri School of Journalism’s innovative online master’s degree program. The diverse group of reporters, editors, managers and public relations specialists … Continued
University of Missouri-Columbia, Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, Renmin University of China Sign ‘Memorandum of Understanding’
Missouri School of Journalism Students Will Serve as Interns at 2008 Olympic Games By Kevin Carlson MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 24, 2007) — Students from one of the world’s most prestigious journalism schools will have an opportunity to gain valuable professional experience at the world’s most celebrated sporting event next summer as Beijing … Continued
Senior Wins $5,000 Murray Foundation Scholarship
Essay Ranked No. 1 in Overall Judging Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 13, 2007) — Elizabeth Manring, a Missouri School of Journalism senior from Stockton, Mo., has been named a Murray Scholar by the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation. As a scholar, Manring receives a $5,000 scholarship and an expenses-paid trip to La Quinta, Calif., for the annual … Continued
Portrayal of Journalists in Harry Potter Books Doesn’t Negatively Affect Young Readers’ Perceptions
MU Researcher Finds the Opposite to be True in Recent Study By Kevin Carlson MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 31, 2007) — When it comes to how journalists are portrayed in J.K. Rowling’s immensely popular Harry Potter book series, Missouri School of Journalism doctoral student Daxton R. “Chip” Stewart, MA ’04, expected perceptions to … Continued
New Fellowship Announced for Adelante!
Fellow to Serve as Editor of Spanish-English Newsmagazine, Earn Master’s Degree UPDATED September 2010: The Adelante Fellowship has been discontinued. Columbia, Mo. (July 30, 2007) — The Missouri School of Journalism announces a new two-year Adelante! fellowship for an early career journalist who is bilingual in Spanish and English and wishes to pursue a master’s degree … Continued
Professor Emeritus John C. Merrill Honored in New Book for His Six Decades of Service to Journalism Education
Special Presentation to Be Made at Upcoming Convention in Washington, D.C. Natchitoches, La. (July 16, 2007) — One of the leading scholars in journalism over the past 60 years has been honored in a new book published by the Northwestern State University Press. Freedom Fighter, A Festschrift Honoring John C. Merrill on His Six Decades of … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professors Teach Importance of Free Press to Girls State Participants
Statewide Program Introduces High School Girls to American Political Processes Columbia, Mo. (July 16, 2007) — For the third year in a row, professors at the Missouri School of Journalism conducted the media and communications class at Missouri Girls State, a project of the American Legion Auxiliary that brings together more than 700 high-caliber high school … Continued
New Book by Missouri Journalism Faculty Shows the Important Roles that Journalism Plays in Our Country’s Democracy
Columbia, Mo. (July 13, 2007) — Journalism is vital to the health of our democracy, the glue of information that holds this complex nation together, according to a new book by 12 members of the Missouri School of Journalism faculty. What Good Is Journalism? How Reporters and Editors Are Saving America’s Way of Life, edited … Continued
‘Less is More’ Online
Journalism Researchers Find that Fewer Choices May Lead to Better Recognition of Material By Katherine Kostiuk MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (July 12, 2007) — Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found that less is more when it comes to online content. In a study that examined responses to pictures viewed online, the researchers … Continued
Geneva Overholser Named Center for Public Integrity Board Chair
Contact: Steve Carpinelli The Center for Public Integrity 202-481-1225 Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2007) — The Center for Public Integrity is pleased to announce the election of Geneva Overholser to lead its board of directors. Overholser, who has served on the Center’s board for the past two years, was named during the June board meeting to … Continued