News Releases
Reporters Believe General Public Is Unable to Understand Scientific Issues, MU Study Finds
By Jill McDonnell MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 8, 2006) — While topics such as “genetics” and “biotechnology” have become part of the public’s general vocabulary, some researchers believe these issues receive far less media coverage than they once did. Does the lack of coverage stem from general public disinterest? Does it come from … Continued
MU Study Shows Adolescents More Affected Emotionally, Intellectually by Fear-Based Commercials Than Adults
Researchers Hope Findings Lead to Changes in Substance Abuse, Anti-Smoking Commercials MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 8, 2006) — A common strategy used in commercials to promote healthy behavior is fear. For example, anti-smoking campaigns have used vivid images depicting damage to the lungs caused by smoking. Now, a new study by a Missouri … Continued
WSJ’s Clare Ansberry Wins Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize
Contest Honors Missouri Journalism Alumnus By Rebecca Judge Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Clare Ansberry of The Wall Street Journal is the latest winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism. She serves as the Journal’s Pittsburgh bureau chief and is a seasoned feature writer. The prize, administered by the Missouri School of Journalism, … Continued
Ad and PR Students Visit New York Agencies and Corporations
Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students were encouraged to “be a sponge” and to have diversified skills during a recent visit to New York advertising and public relations agencies and corporations. Tips from the Pros About the Work Research drives companies. It’s all about building relationships. Business is … Continued
Graduate Student Wins Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarship
By Rachel Dennis Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Michelle Loyalka has been awarded a scholarship worth $2,000 by the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Loyalka was among 12 journalism students from around the country to be selected from more than 175 applicants. Loyalka’s winning essay described the startling psychological impact of … Continued
Alejandro Junco de la Vega, El Norte Publisher, to Receive Missouri Honor Medal
Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2006) — Alejandro Junco de la Vega, the publisher of El Norte in Mexico, will receive the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism for his courageous leadership in reforming journalism in that country. Junco will present his Master Class on “Civic Journalism: A Different Approach” from 2-2:50 p.m., on Tuesday, March 7, in … Continued
Two Missouri Graduate Students Receive Health Journalism Fellowships
By Rachel Dennis Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate students Natalie Fieleke and Leslie Yingling are among the 20 recipients of the 2006 AHCJ-Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships. The Association of Health Care Journalists, which moved to the Missouri School of Journalism last summer, granted the fellowships to Fieleke and Yingling to … Continued
Missouri-Moscow State Faculty Collaborate to Offer New Convergence Course
By Janelle Walker Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2006) — Seven Missouri School of Journalism faculty are working with 13 Moscow State University faculty in Russia this semester to teach a media convergence journalism course modeled on the School’s new sequence in this area. “This program is a curriculum project. By involving members of both faculties, … Continued
Missouri SPJ Student Chapter Receives $1,000 Grant for Ethics Week
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2006) — The student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the Missouri School of Journalism recently received a $1,000 grant to host a program for Ethics Week. The monies will help sponsor a weeklong focus on the topic of “Seek Truth and Report It” during SPJ Ethics Week, April 24-29. … Continued
Ad Fair Helps Advertising and Public Relations Companies Meet, Recruit Top Applicants
By Ashley D. Gammon Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2006) — Missouri School of Journalism students had the opportunity to meet, interview and make formal contacts with recruiters in the advertising and public relations fields at the fifth annual Ad Fair. “We’ve had a lot of J-School students in the past, and the School has a great … Continued