News Releases
Journalism Doctoral Student Wins Competitive $15,000 International Scholarship
Award Recognizes Tayo Oyedeji’s Outstanding Research and Leadership Potential Columbia, Mo. (March 14, 2007) — Tayo Oyedeji, a second-year doctoral student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named a prestigious Harvey Fellow by the Mustard Seed Foundation based in Arlington, Va. The Foundation is a Christian organization that encourages graduate students in premier … Continued
New Harte Teaching Fellow Shares Information Graphics Expertise with Missouri Journalism Students
Columbia, Mo. (March 8, 2007) — Nearly 22 years after graduating from Temple University, John Duchneskie has returned to the classroom. This time, however, he is the one doing the teaching. Duchneskie, the graphics editor of the Philadelphia (Penn.) Inquirer, has taken a leave of absence from the nation’s 11th-largest paper to become the first … Continued
Convergence Journalism Students Use Cutting-Edge Skills to Promote Film Festival
Missouri School of Journalism Sponsors Showcase of International Documentaries Columbia, Mo. (March 8, 2007) — A documentary about Kurt Cobain. An exhibit about death and the afterlife. State-of-the-art multimedia equipment. An increasingly prominent film festival. And the world’s first school of journalism. What do all of these have in common? A convergence journalism capstone project … Continued
Columbia Missourian Sports Section Wins National Award
Columbia, Mo. (March 5, 2007) — The Columbia Missourian sports staff scored a national award from the Associated Press Sports Editors‘ (APSE) annual contest, which took place Feb. 26-28 in Long Beach, Calif. APSE named the Columbia Missourian one of the top 20 Sunday sports sections in the country among papers with a circulation … Continued
Journalism Students, Local News Outlets Provide Multimedia Coverage of Community Conflict
Columbia, Mo. (March 2, 2007) — A new collaborative effort between the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Center for the Study of Conflict, Law and the Media and Vox magazine recently challenged students at the Missouri School of Journalism to apply convergence journalism skills to the study of conflict in the community. The 24 students enrolled in the … Continued
Seven Learning, Networking Sessions in Two Days: Fast-Paced Trip to New York Inspires, Motivates Strategic Communication Students
Columbia, Mo. (March 2, 2007) — “The box doesn’t exist anymore,” noted Linda Kaplan Thaler as she encouraged 16 strategic communication students from the Missouri School of Journalism to be fearless in exploring traditional and non-traditional strategies for their clients. Kaplan Thaler, chief executive officer of the New York advertising and entertainment agency that bears … Continued
Missouri Journalism Researcher Helps in Former Communist Countries
Collaborations Help Countries Develop Research Methods and Journalism Education By Katherine Kostiuk MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 1, 2007) — As part of the Soviet bloc, the countries in Eastern Europe did not place high priority on opinion polling, a common research method in the United States. Now, as many of these countries develop … Continued
Four Missouri Journalism Students Win Scholarships in Hearst Foundation Journalism Competition
First-Place Honors Earned in News/Sports Photojournalism and Sportswriting Competitions Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2007) — Four Missouri Journalism students recently received top honors from two Hearst Journalism Awards competitions. Seniors Ben Fredman and John Tully won first and ninth places, respectively, in the news/sports photojournalism competition. Senior Jenifer Langosch took first place in the sportswriting competition … Continued
13 Journalism Seniors Inducted into Elite Mizzou ’39
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2007) — The Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board (AASB) recently named 13 Missouri School of Journalism seniors to the 2007 class of Mizzou ’39. Mizzou ’39 honors outstanding seniors for their academic achievements, leadership and service. Created by the AASB in 2005, the name pays tribute to the spirit of service modeled … Continued
Newspaper Study: Investing in the Newsroom is Good for Business
Journalism and Marketing Researchers Determine News Quality Directly Impacts Profitability By Bryan Daniels MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 15, 2007) — In recent years, the newspaper industry has experienced a variety of changes. None have been more noticeable than declining profit margins. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia now have valuable information that could … Continued