Technology
Students Establish Online News Association at the Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (April 18, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism students interested in digital journalism have a new extracurricular outlet for professional networking and development, the Online News Association (ONA) Mizzou club. “The Online News Association provides our students with a unique professional and networking outlet,” said Amy Simons, assistant professor who serves as the … Continued
Hearst, Reynolds Journalism Institute, Adobe, Google and Sprint Nextel Announce Student Mobile Media Design Competition
New York (Nov. 29, 2010) — Hearst Corporation Innovation Group announced that it is partnering with the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism, Adobe Systems Inc., Google and Sprint Nextel to hold a student competition aimed at creating new journalism-focused mobile apps using Google’s open-source Android mobile operating system. Journalism, business, and … Continued
Journalism Students and Sen. ‘Kit’ Bond Experience Biotech U; Reporting Contest Underway
By Steve Veile Manager, Biotech University Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism students experienced a weekend workshop filled with the science, business, and political implications of biotechnology. But students weren’t the only ones in attendance at “Biotech University.” Making a surprise appearance at the event was U.S. Sen. Christopher S. “Kit” … Continued
The Missouri School of Journalism Selected as an Initial PatchU Network Member
The Program Is Sponsored by AOL and Patch Media Contact Caroline Campbell 917-606-4772 New York, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2010) — AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Patch Media Corporation today announced the launch of PatchU, a new network of partnerships between local Patch online publications and leading journalism schools, colleges and universities to … Continued
All the World’s a Museum…and the Information May Be as Close as Your Cell Phone
By Kris Hilgedick Jefferson City News Tribune Used by permission. Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2010) — The idea arrived the way many ideas do: Clyde Bentley, a professor of journalism at the University of Missouri, was taking an outdoors stroll through a Columbia park. “It had just snowed on this remote bench, when I noted … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Senior Helps Create One of the First News Apps for the Apple iPad
Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism convergence journalism student Tony Brown, along with University of Missouri engineering student Peng Zhuang, has helped develop one of the first 100 news applications for Apple’s new iPad. This is the second app the two students have developed for Newsy. An iPhone app became the … Continued
Winners Announced for Biotech U Reporting Contest
By Steve Veile Project Manager Biotech University Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 24, 2009) — Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Charlotte Bellis has been named the grand prize winner of the Biotech University reporting contest. The New Zealand native won an all-expense paid blogging trip to Europe in 2010 with her multimedia report “Bio Beans: America’s … Continued
Student-Developed iPhone News Application Ranked in Top Five on iTunes after Launch
By Angela Hamilton Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2009) — An iPhone application co-developed by a Missouri School of Journalism student recently became the fifth highest-rated news application on the iTunes store in the week following its launch. Journalism student Tony Brown and Peng Zhuang, a doctoral student in computer programming, created the application … Continued