Missouri Journalism Students Win 12 Regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards

5 Earn First Place and Advance to National Competition Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students earned 12 regional awards in the Society of Professional Journalists‘ Mark of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best work in collegiate journalism. Nine of the entries were published in Vox Magazine, a small-city, multi-platform publication … Continued

Holly Hunt and Aaron Reiss Win Dean’s Award for Personality Profile

The Stories Cover Life with Alzheimer’s and Seizures By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2015) — Holly Hunt and Aaron Reiss won the Dean’s Award in the personality profile category of the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest recognizes outstanding undergraduate work in broadcast, multimedia, photography and writing. … Continued

Recent Graduate Places in Top 10 in Hearst Feature Writing Competition

Sky Chadde, BJ ’14, Wrote About a Documentary by a Columbia Filmmaker By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 9, 2014) — A recent Missouri School of Journalism graduate received eighth place in the 55th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Feature Writing Competition. Sky Chadde, BJ ’14, won for his feature “True/False Film Fest’s David Wilson … Continued

Sky Chadde and Allison Pohle Win Dean’s Award for Feature Writing

School’s Mastering the Method Competition Recognizes Outstanding Undergraduate Work By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2014) — Allison Pohle and Sky Chadde won the Dean’s Award for feature writing in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest, inaugurated in 2013, recognizes exemplary undergraduate work in broadcast, multimedia, photography … Continued

Missourian, Vox Magazine Win Top Honors at Missouri Press Association

By Columbia Missourian Staff Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 29, 2014) — The Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine won 69 awards in the 2014 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including 19 first-place awards and the Gold Medal Newspaper award. Both the Missourian and Vox placed in several categories that recognize stories, photos, multimedia, design and projects. All of … Continued

Vox Magazine Wins 8 Awards in National Student Magazine Contest

Missouri Journalism Work Stands Out in a Crowded Field of 270 Entries from 28 Universities Columbia, Mo. (July 28, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine students and Vox Magazine won eight awards – three earned first place – in the annual Student Magazine Contest sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass … Continued

Magazine Journalism Students Present Prototypes to Meredith Executives

All Aspects of a Magazine, from Idea to Business Plan, Are Part of the Semester-Long Project By Allison Pohle Des Moines, Iowa (May 14, 2014) — To prepare for their four-hour bus ride to Meredith Corporation‘s Des Moines headquarters on Friday, May 9, Missouri School of Journalism magazine students packed their bags with reading material. … Continued

Two Magazine Journalism Faculty Members to Retire at End of Academic Year

Mary Kay Blakely and Michael Grinfeld Will Have Given a Combined 30 Years of Teaching, Research and Service to the School and University Columbia, Mo. (May 12, 2014) — Mary Kay Blakely and Michael Grinfeld, both an associate professor of magazine journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, will retire at the end of the … Continued