News Releases
Convergence Journalism Professor Earns 2007 Excellence in Education Award for Extracurricular Work with Students
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2007) — Mike McKean, associate professor and chair of convergence journalism, recently received a top award from the University’s Division of Student Affairs for his extensive work with students outside the classroom. The Excellence in Education Awards, presented since 1996, annually recognize 10 University faculty members, academic administrators and advisers who have … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Senior Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship to Document “Lost Boys of Sudan” Reunion in Africa
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2007) — Jennifer Price and Abraham Lueth arrived as freshman on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus in 2003, both looking forward to the bright futures that higher education could help them achieve. Their pasts, however, could not have been more different. While Price hailed from Nashville, Tenn., Lueth had spent the past … Continued
KOMU Earns Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
“Immigration In-Depth” Wins Best News Series, KOMU’s Fourth in Five Years Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2007) — The Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) recently awarded KOMU-TV a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Series, the station’s fourth Murrow in five years. KOMU, an NBC affiliate, is the only university-owned commercial television station in the … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Top List of Recent Hearst Journalism Award-Winners
Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2007) — Four Missouri School of Journalism students claimed prizes in three recent Hearst Journalism Awards Program competitions, raising the total number of Missouri students honored by the program this semester to eight. Seniors Ryan Famuliner and Ryan Kruger placed third and 11th in the Television Broadcast II Competition, respectively. Meanwhile, … Continued
Student Reporters at KBIA Radio Win Four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2007) — In one of the nation’s most prestigious broadcast awards programs, four Missouri School Journalism students working at KBIA radio competed with professionals and brought home top honors. Seniors Ryan Famuliner and August Skamenca, along with recent graduates Hayley Salvo, BJ ’06, and Bente Birkeland, MA ’06, each won a … Continued
Three Missouri Students Receive Health Journalism Fellowships
Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2007) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students had a unique opportunity to network with practicing health care journalists and learn about trends in the industry thanks to the 2007 AHCJ Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships from the Association of Health Care Journalists. Master’s student Traci Angel, senior Jamie Greber and junior … Continued
Undergraduate Researcher to Present Original Scholarly Work at Premiere International Academic Meeting
Columbia, Mo. (April 18, 2007) — This week’s Undergraduate Research Day at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., was a dress rehearsal for senior Rachel Bailey, a strategic communication and psychology double major from Iberia, Mo. In May, Bailey and her faculty mentor, Paul Bolls, assistant professor of strategic communication, will present their original … Continued
Journalism Master’s Student Wins Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to Germany
Columbia, Mo. (April 16, 2007) — Robin Hoecker, a master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received one of five Fulbright Beginning Professional Journalism Awards to Germany, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. During her 10-month Fulbright program, Hoecker, from Monroeville, Pa., will study … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Receives $590,000 Grant to Host Reynolds High School Journalism Institutes
Columbia, Mo. (April 16, 2007) — The American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has awarded the Missouri School of Journalism $590,000 over the next three years to host an innovative training program for high school journalism advisers nationwide. From July 8-20, the School will offer its first Reynolds High School Journalism … Continued
Kraxberger Earns 2007 Kemper Fellowship, University’s Top Honor for Teaching Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (April 6, 2007) — For Lynda Kraxberger, associate professor of convergence journalism, even the toughest days at the Missouri School of Journalism are a reminder that teaching is what she loves. “Even when it’s cold and cloudy outside, I walk in every morning, and I walk through the lions and look up at … Continued