News Releases
New Grant Connects Journalism to the Arts
Journalism Students Will Have Option of Taking Special Courses in Music, Art and Theater By Katherine Kostiuk MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2006) — Journalists write about not only arrests, court proceedings, scandals and murders, but also about music, art and theater. However, few aspiring journalists find time in college schedules packed with … Continued
Summer Internship Contest Recognizes Thirteen for Outstanding Journalism Work
By Craig Weiland Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 13, 2006) — Thirteen students in the magazine journalism and newspaper journalism emphasis areas at the Missouri School of Journalism were recognized for outstanding work produced while working at summer internships. “Judging the work of our students over the summer is a job I relish, as it reminds me of … Continued
Walter Williams Scholars Pick Up New Service Project
By Audrey Holaday Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2006) — The 2006 class of Walter Williams Scholars is taking the concept of social responsibility out of the newsroom and onto the streets. The 44 first-semester freshmen at the Missouri School of Journalism, all of whom earned a 33 or above on the ACT (1470 on the SAT), have … Continued
Building a Better Online Community
Researchers Find Characteristics that Affect People’s Intent to Participate in Web-Based Communities Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2006) — The Internet has been both praised for increasing social discussion and criticized for decreasing face-to-face interaction, but a new University of Missouri-Columbia study may help increase online social interaction if Web designers and operators take note. The … Continued
Collaborative Merge of KBIA, KOMU and the Missourian Newsrooms Creates a New Convergence Experience for Students
By Alexandra Rampy Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2006) — Missouri Journalism students and faculty from all areas of study recently participated in a groundbreaking convergence project called “Smart Decision,” a multimedia Web site that provided in-depth coverage of the 2006 state and local mid-term elections. Smart Decision, which launched earlier this semester, gave students across all … Continued
Radio-Television Professors Earn Emmy for Tsunami Coverage
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 3, 2006) — An in-depth, on-the-scene news report of life and recovery after the 2004 tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and Indonesia has won yet another prestigious award. The Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently awarded an Emmy for best specialty program outside a newscast to radio-television journalism … Continued
Convergence Project Helps Magazine Journalism Students Learn Radio Skills
By Katie Costello Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2006) — When Katy June-Friesen signed up for Mary Kay Blakely‘s advanced writing class at the Missouri School of Journalism, she had no idea that she would be producing a broadcast feature for KBIA, the University of Missouri’s National Public Radio member station. Students in Blakely’s and Berkley Hudson‘s advanced writing classes write … Continued
Wilkins, Wright Honored with 2006 MUAA Faculty-Alumni Awards
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2006) — The MU Alumni Association has named Lee Wilkins, professor of radio-television journalism, and Dalton Wright, a member of the board of the Missourian Publishing Association, as recipients of the 39th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards. The Faculty-Alumni Awards express the MU Alumni Association’s pride in the accomplishments of faculty members and alumni and appreciation for their … Continued
Research Abilities Develop Practical Career Skills
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 30, 2006) — When Roseann Moring, from San Diego, Calif., and Matt Velker, from St. Louis, Mo., enrolled at the Missouri School of Journalism, it wasn’t because they were thinking about research. Moring was more intent on getting hands-on training through real-world media outlets such as the Columbia Missourian or Vox magazine, and Velker was focused … Continued
Career Fair Attracts Prospective Employers from Coast to Coast
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 30, 2006) — Missouri Journalism students had the opportunity to rub shoulders, visit and interview with recruiters from 16 media organizations from across the United States during the Missouri School of Journalism’s sixth-annual Fall Media Career and Internship Fair, which took place Oct. 18-19. In addition to a day-long open interview session … Continued