Sports Journalism
The Associated Press Sports Editors Award $1,500 Scholarship to Senior Joe Trezza
His Summer Internship at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Allows Him to Cover Every Home Cardinals Game Columbia, Mo. (July 29, 2014) — Senior Joseph Trezza is one of four national winners of a $1,500 scholarship from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Trezza, a print and digital news student at the Missouri School of Journalism, is … Continued
Campaign Group Develops ‘Team STL’ Branding Campaign for Fox Sports
Strategic Communication Students Generate Concepts, Network to Produce Them in Late Summer By Allie Steiner, BJ ’11 Fox Sports Midwest St. Louis (May 27, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students are helping Fox Sports Midwest develop a new branding campaign to promote the St. Louis-based sports television network. This is the fourth … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students, Columbia Missourian Win 7 Awards in Associated Press Sports Editors Contest
The National Competition, Judged by Professional Sports Editors, Recognizes Excellence Columbia, Mo. (March 27, 2014) — The work of six Missouri School of Journalism students and the Columbia Missourian won seven top national honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors‘ writing and sections contest that were judged recently in Indianapolis. The winning entries highlighted … Continued
ESPN Sports Anchor Cara Capuano Speaks to Missouri AWSM Members
Patience, Positivity, Persistence and Passion Are Keys to Success in the Sports Broadcast Business, She Says By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2014) — Cara Capuano of ESPN met with University of Missouri members of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) during her recent trip to Columbia. Capuano, in town to call … Continued
Annie Dankelson to Intern at MLB.com as Part of Her Selection for the National Sports Journalism Institute
The Columbia Missourian Newsroom Will Host the Boot Camp Portion of the Program By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Annie Dankelson has been selected as the Missouri Scholar for the national Sports Journalism Institute. She will participate in the prestigious program’s boot camp before beginning a summer … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Deliver the Ultimate in SEC Championship Game Coverage
Reporting Is Already Underway and Continues Through the Weekend Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2013) — Beyond the playing field in the Georgia Dome, teams of Missouri School of Journalism students are delivering the ultimate SEC Championship Game coverage. As the Missouri Tigers prepare to face the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 7, Columbia Missourian and KOMU-TV … Continued
A First: Social Media Reporter Among Those Covering SEC Championship Game for the Missourian
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 6, 2013) — From the moment the Columbia Missourian team leaves the University of Missouri columns to the arrival in Atlanta, its members will give readers and followers a sense of the road trip and images of Tiger fans they meet along the way. For the first time the Missourian is sending … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Cover Top-Ranked Tennis Players at the China Open in Beijing
The Group Produces the English-Language Content for the Tournament’s Website Beijing (Sept. 30, 2013) — The top-ranked tennis players in the world are competing at the China Open, a premier international tennis event, held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing. On hand to cover the world’s elite men’s and women’s players, including No. 1 … Continued
Fox Sports and Missouri School of Journalism Partner to Develop Campaign to Promote FIFA World Cup
AdZou Students Help the Network Solve Sports-Related Business Challenges Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2013) — Fox Sports will broadcast the FIFA World Cup – the most popular sporting event in the world – starting in 2015. And some Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students will have a hand in how Fox promotes its broadcasts. … Continued
2 Missouri Journalism Students among the 12 Selected for the National Sports Journalism Institute
Martenzie Johnson Will Intern at MLB.com, and Caitlin Swieca, the Denver Post, after the Summer Workshop Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 9, 2013) — Master’s student Martenzie Johnson and junior Caitlin Swieca will be among a nationwide group of 12 students to participate in the 2013 Sports Journalism Institute (SJI). SJI, which was founded in 1993 to … Continued