Sports Journalism
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
Columbia Missourian Sports Section Recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors
Four Print and Digital News Students Earn Writing Awards Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2012) — The Columbia Missourian sports section has been named one of the Top 8 in the country in the under-15,000 circulation category in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) competition. The Missourian also earned honorable mention in the 30,000-and-under category. … Continued
Senior Journalism Student Selected to Participate in Sports Journalism Institute
Gary Cotton to Intern at MLB.com after the Summer Workshop Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 12, 2012) — Gary Cotton, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been selected to be a member of the Sports Journalism Institute‘s 20th class this summer. The group will be in residence at the school from June 1 to … Continued
Magazine Design Student Creates Logo for Sports Journalism Institute
Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism senior Ashley Cummins has created the new logo for the national Sports Journalism Institute. SJI recently announced that it would bring its 10-day crash course in sports journalism to the School beginning in June 2012. Cummins used a serif typeface in a medium … Continued
Columbia Missourian, Missouri Journalism Students Clean Up at Associated Press Sports Editors National Contest
Multiple Students Are Recognized for Their Work at the Missourian By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2011) — The Columbia Missourian won five top-10 writing awards in the 2011 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) annual award competition. That total topped any newspaper in the under-30,000 circulation division in the national contest. The Missourian is a … Continued
The Missouri School of Journalism to Host the Sports Journalism Institute, Beginning in 2012
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2011) — The Sports Journalism Institute will bring its 10-day crash course in sports journalism to the Missouri School of Journalism beginning in June 2012. “I’ve known about the work of SJI for years, and the prospect of working more closely with the program is exciting,” said Greg Bowers, associate professor at … Continued