News Releases
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
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
Missouri Journalism Students Share Experience, Advice at St. Louis High School Journalism Conference
Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2007) — Ten Missouri Journalism students and one professor recently set off for St. Louis, Mo., as ambassadors of the world’s first school of journalism. The students, all enrolled in News Producing, taught by Holly Edgell, assistant professor of radio-television journalism and KOMU executive producer, accepted an invitation to participate in … Continued
Centennial Directory Project Launched for Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Students
Modified Alumni Directory to Feature Awards Won and Books Published Columbia, Mo. (March 20, 2007) — When Walter Williams established the Missouri School of Journalism with approximately 60 students in 1908, he probably never imagined what the thousands of alumni, faculty, staff and students would accomplish in the next 100 years. Now, the School is … Continued