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

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

‘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

Charter Membership in Walter Williams Society Now Available Through 2008

Special Giving Society Honors Founding Dean Columbia, Mo. (July 9, 2007) — The work of Walter Williams continues to influence the profession of journalism a century after he founded the world’s first school dedicated to the field on Sept. 14, 1908. The Missouri School of Journalism is consistently regarded as one of the top journalism … Continued

Dvorkin Steps Down as CCJ Director

Washington, D.C. (July 2, 2007) — Jeffrey Dvorkin has stepped down as director of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, the consulting and training organization for the nation’s newsrooms. Bill Kovach, CCJ chairman and one of the founders of the organization, will step in as acting director. Dvorkin and Kovach said the change was the result … Continued