News Releases
Senior Allison Pecorin Named the 25th David Kaplan Fellow
She Receives a $10,000 Award and Paid Internship at ABC News Washington Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 27, 2017) — Allison Pecorin, a convergence journalism senior, will head to Washington, D.C., in the spring as the Missouri School of Journalism’s David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. Students selected for the program spend the semester working behind the scenes … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Honors 50 Freshmen as 2017 Walter Williams Scholars
Top row, left to right: Lauren Bishop, Nathan Busch, Mary Dimitrov, Bennett Durando, Madeleine Harres, Kaitlyn Hoevelmann, Jacob Horton, Pubali Kundu. Row 2: Sadie Lea, Christina Long, Benjamin Luty, Connor McLindon, Heather Miller, William Morris, Reagan Myers, Madeline Niblett. Row 3: Joy Park, Sarah Peterson, Emmalee Reed, Peyton Rives, Leo Rocha, Zoe Shedd, Alyssa Shikles, … Continued
Mizzou Alumni Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer Talk Sports Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 23, 2017) — Inside Sports recently interviewed the Kansas City Star‘s Aaron Reiss and Alex Schiffer. Both Reiss and Schiffer graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in May 2017 and started at the Star covering Mizzou athletics after completing summer internships at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Post, respectively. Inside … Continued
Two Strategic Communication Students Participate in Multicultural Talent Pipeline Forum
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 21, 2017) — Two MU strategic communication students were selected for the annual Multicultural Talent Pipeline (MCTP) event in New York City earlier this month. Erika Fletcher and Raina Brooks, two senior account management students, were the first from MU to attend the event. “I knew Erika and Raina would be excellent … Continued
KOMU-TV, KBIA-FM Win 4 National Edward R. Murrow Awards
Missouri Journalism media outlets KOMU-TV and KBIA-FM beat out hundreds of the nation’s top local and network programs to win national Edward R. Murrow Awards on Oct. 9 at the 2017 Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala in New York City. News Outlets Serve as Teaching Labs for Missouri School … Continued
Making Connections
The Missouri Method, Friendly Atmosphere are Key to New Jersey Student’s Success Alexis Cettina is a sophomore studying strategic communication at the Missouri School of Journalism. A Robbinsville, N.J., native, Cettina wasn’t sure where she wanted to go to school, but knew she wanted to study journalism. A quick Internet search pointed the way for … Continued
Online Master’s Student Receives Scholarship to Fund Her Studies
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism Interactive Media online master’s student Cara Mahon has been awarded the Asparagus Club scholarship from the National Grocers Association. The scholarship will help Mahon finish her research of online grocery shopping programs among independent grocery retailers. A digital marketing specialist at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Mahon … Continued
Missourian Wins 57 Awards in Missouri Press Association Contest
Competing with newspapers with a circulation of 5,000 to 15,000, the Columbia Missourian won the coveted Gold Cup award (given for amassing the most points in its class in the competition) for the seventh year in a row. Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2017) — The Columbia Missourian, including Vox Magazine, won 57 awards at this … Continued
2017 Missouri Honor Medalists to Share Expertise, Perspectives during Oct. 16 Master Classes
This year’s Missouri Honor Medal events are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16, at the Missouri School of Journalism. Attendees in the daylong series of master classes and/or the evening awards banquet are encouraged to post photos, quotes and memorable interactions to social media using the hashtag #MoJoHonorMedal. All Master Classes Are Free and Open to … Continued
Students Get Top Marks from Fox Sports University Experience
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2017) — Strategic communication student Cassidy Herring was in complete disbelief when she got the call that her AdZou capstone team had won the Fox Sports University competition. She was one of six students on Team Cor during the 2017 spring semester who bested the other three Fox Sports AdZou teams … Continued