News Releases
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
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
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
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
Overholser to Headline Mizzou Dinner in Washington, D.C., April 21
Former Ombudsman for The Washington Post Offers a “A Manifesto for Change” in Journalism Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2007) — Geneva Overholser, the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting for the Missouri School of Journalism, will lead an all-star University of Missouri-Columbia delegation at a reception and dinner in the nation’s capital April … Continued
Convergence Journalism Project Offers Media Outlet for Columbia Schools
MySchool Video Project Launched by Students, Debuts on MyMissourian.com Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2007) — One of the latest trends in media technology is giving community members an unprecedented insiders’ view of Columbia’s public schools, thanks to the work of a group of radio-television journalism and convergence journalism students at the Missouri School of Journalism, … Continued
Missouri Journalism Senior Wins National American Advertising Federation Internship
Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2007) — From selling advertising for USA Today in its London office to presenting scholarly research at an international conference in Dresden, Germany, senior strategic communication major Katie Roehrick’s education at the Missouri School of Journalism already has taken her around the world. On her birthday in March, Roehrick, of Kansas City, … Continued
Record Number of Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Internships
Columbia, Mo. (March 29, 2007) — A record 17 Missouri School of Journalism students have been selected for the prestigious 2007 Dow Jones Newspaper Fund summer internships in news, sports and online copy editing. For almost 50 years, top reporters and editors have had the privilege of receiving Dow Jones Newspaper Fund training. The Newspaper … Continued
Strategic Communication Summit Highlights Evolving Media, Technology and Research
Industry Professionals, Faculty Gather to Discuss Needs of Today’s Advertising and Public Relations Students Columbia, Mo. (March 27, 2007) — Today’s successful strategic communicator must be able to navigate as many platforms as possible, from print, radio and television media options to Web and online venues to viral marketing efforts. A group of Missouri School … Continued
Master’s Student Wins Society of American Business Editors and Writers Contest
Columbia, Mo. (March 26, 2007) — Isabel Ordóñez, a second-year master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won first place in the student category of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers‘ (SABEW) annual Best in Business contest. SABEW founded the Best in Business contest for professionals in 1995 to help set … Continued