News Releases
Three Missouri Journalism Students Are Finalists in SPJ National Mark of Excellence Awards Contest
Columbia, Mo. (June 3, 2003) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students have been named top national finalists in the 2002 Mark of Excellence Awards sponsored by The Society of Professional Journalists. Marla Heiman placed in the television in-depth reporting category for her story, “Hunter at UIC,” which aired on the University’s commercial NBC affiliate, KOMU. … Continued
Graduate Students Win All ICA Political Communication Awards
Columbia, Mo. (June 1, 2003) — Four Missouri School of Journalism graduate students won all of the awards for top student papers in the Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association (ICA) convention in May. The division honors just four graduate students each year, meaning Missouri swept this year’s awards. The four students were … Continued
MU Students Study How to Market Marshall
By Jenny Bryers The Marshall Democrat-News Marshall, Mo. (May 30, 2003) — Hoping to draw in customers, in the case of local business owners, or high grades, for University of Missouri-Columbia marketing students, the two groups have brainstormed advertising ideas all week. The marketing class of four, including Mizzou undergraduate and graduate students, set up … Continued
School Secures Two New Grants for Health Communication Projects
Columbia, Mo. (May 20, 2003) — The Missouri School of Journalism is emerging as a national leader in health communications research. In April alone the School secured $850,000 in federal grant money to fund cancer communication research projects. Professor Glen Cameron, PhD, who holds the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research and teaches strategic … Continued
MU Journalism Graduates 335 Students
Columbia, Mo. (May 15, 2003) — For 335 students at the Missouri School of Journalism, May means not only the end of another busy school year but the end of their time at MU and the beginning of a whole new chapter in their lives. On Saturday, May 17, the Hearnes Center Field House will be … Continued
School of Journalism Revises Admissions Procedures
Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2003) — The Missouri School of Journalism today announced revised admissions procedures for undergraduate students entering the University in the Fall Semester 2004. Journalism Scholars. Scholars are those who score 29 or higher on the ACT (1280 on the SAT) and rank in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Student Receives 2003 MU Distinguished Dissertation Award
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2003) — For the first time in the history of the Journalism School, a doctoral student’s dissertation has been recognized as the most accomplished of the year by an MU student. Seow Ting Lee, now an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, received the MU Distinguished Dissertation Award — and … Continued
KOMU.com – Best in the Midwest
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2003) — KOMU‘s website has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for the best small-market TV Web site in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The award, which is given by the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), recognizes Web sites that offer timely news and original content while maximizing the use of … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Professor Receives Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2003) — Long-time faculty member Professor Don Ranly has received one of 10 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence awarded each year to outstanding MU professors. He is the fourth Missouri School of Journalism professor to receive the award since its creation in 1991. The trustees of the William T. Kemper … Continued
Dallas-area Alumni Celebrate the Launch of Nokia Ads Developed by Mizzou Students
Dallas (April 14, 2003) — Dallas-Fort Worth-area alumni and other guests gathered April 14 at La Cima Club, Irving, to celebrate the launch of two television ads developed by Missouri School of Journalism students for the Nokia 3650 phone. Debra Kennedy, Nokia, and Jack Smith, broadcast advertising course professor, discussed how two two-member teams designed … Continued