Photojournalism
Photojournalism Program Featured in National Photo District News Magazine
School’s Hands-On Learning Approach and Top Photo Facilities Highlighted in the Article By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 17, 2015) — The photojournalism program at the Missouri School of Journalism is one of three featured in the fall 2015 issue of Photo District News (PDN) for its training of students to enter the highly competitive … Continued
Judging of 70th College Photographer of the Year Competition Now Live
Postcasts, Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Provide Global Access to Behind-the-Scenes Action By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2015) — For decades, Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism students have had the exceptional opportunity to observe and collaborate with professionals during the annual College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) contest, now in its 70th year. This … Continued
C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship to Support Master’s Students
The Funding Will Help Those in the Final Stage of Completing Their Degree Program By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2015) — By the time Professor Emerita Zoe Smith retired from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2008, she had more than 30 years of experience in the research and history of photojournalism. Smith … Continued
Longtime Missouri Photojournalism Chair Honored
Endowment Will Underwrite Visiting Professionals in Photojournalism Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 16, 2015) — An alumnus of the Missouri School of Journalism has created the David Rees Visiting Professionals Fund in Photojournalism to honor his former professor, a member of the School’s faculty since 1986. This permanent endowment, established by Mr. Sandy Colhoun, MA ’98, honors … Continued
Graduate Student Earns Top Honors for Photo Story on Marriage of Lesbian Couple
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Honors T.J. Thomson with a First Place in Photojournalism in its Excellence in Journalism Awards By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 10, 2015) — Soon after 16th Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled that 10 same-sex Missouri couples could marry last fall, Becky Plovanich and Karen Bataille, a … Continued
Master’s Student Snaps Another’s Dash to Win the ‘Running of the Interns’ Race
Greg Kendall-Ball Was in the Right Place to Capture Lauren Langille’s Sprint to the Finish Line Columbia, Mo. (June 29, 2015) — The lives of two Missouri School of Journalism graduate students intersected during the annual Running of the Interns race on June 25 in Washington, D.C., as Greg Kendall-Ball snapped a photo of Lauren … Continued
Photojournalism Student Tim Tai Wins 2 Awards in National Hearst Championship
He Earned a Total of $2,500 in Scholarships, One for Best Single Photograph San Francisco (June 24, 2015) — Winning college journalists in the National Photojournalism Championships were announced recently by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Timothy Tai, a Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student, was one of the six finalists. He … Continued
Scripps Scholarship Recipient Tim Nwachukwu to Intern at Newsday
The Photojournalism Major Will Receive a $3,000 Stipend and $500 Scholarship By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (April 13, 2015) — Tim Nwachukwu, a photojournalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the winner of a 2015 Scripps Howard Foundation scholarship. He will serve as a summer multimedia intern for Newsday, a newspaper with one … Continued
Missouri Students and Alumni Win 8 Awards at 72nd Pictures of the Year International Competition
The Contest Drew More Than 57,000 Entries from Photographers, Videographers and Visual Editors Around the World By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (April 1, 2014) — One current Missouri School of Journalism student and six alumni and others who studied here were honored with awards at this year’s 72nd Pictures of the Year International (POYi) competition, … Continued
Rita Reed Receives National Press Photographers Association Award
The Morris Berman Citation Recognizes Special Contributions to Advance the Interests of Photojournalism By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (March 20, 2015) — Photojournalism Professor Rita Reed is the 2015 recipient of the National Press Photographers Association‘s Morris Berman Citation. The honor, given annually and named after a past NPPA president, is presented to recognize special … Continued