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Anne Garrels, an NPR Senior Foreign Correspondent, to Accept Missouri Honor Medal and Host Master Class
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 23, 2009) — Anne Garrels, a senior foreign correspondent for NPR, will visit the Missouri School of Journalism on Thursday, Feb. 26, to teach a master class and accept the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism, which the School awarded Garrels in 2004. The medal, first given in 1930, is … Continued
News Agency Thomson Reuters Names Journalism Alumnus as Latin America’s Reporter of the Year
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 16, 2009) — The international news agency Thomson Reuters has named Alonso Soto, BJ ’05, as its Latin America’s Reporter of the Year. Soto reports from Ecuador. In the award announcement, judges said that the Missouri School of Journalism alumnus “was ahead on virtually every story all year long as leftist President … Continued
Magazine Journalism Students Produce a 40-Page “Top Doctors” Issue
Publication Is the Largest Ever Produced in Vox’s 10-Year History Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2009) — The day before the Columbia “Top Doctors” issue went to press, second-year graduate student Carly Toyzan debated the angle to take for her editor’s note that would appear at the front of the 40-page issue of Vox Magazine. Along … Continued
Upcoming Seminar Will Focus on Improving Print and Electronic Publications
The Missouri Association of Publications 5th Anniversary Publishing Summit Will Be Held March 5 and 6 in Columbia Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 29, 2009) — A slate of award-winning journalists will discuss how to enhance print and electronic publications at the upcoming Missouri Association of Publications 5th Anniversary Publishing Summit. The event will be held Thursday … Continued
Lee Wilkins Named a Prestigious Curators’ Teaching Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 15, 2009) — Lee Wilkins, a Missouri School of Journalism professor in the radio-television journalism emphasis area, has been awarded one of the University of Missouri‘s most prestigious honors, a Curators’ Teaching Professorship. Wilkins is recognized around the world as an expert in the area of media ethics, and she has conducted … Continued
St. Louis PBS Station to Air University of Missouri President’s Roundtable Discussion on Sunday, Jan. 18
Top Executives, Communication Experts Discussed Changing Communications Landscape during the Recent Missouri Journalism Centennial/Dedication Celebration Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 15, 2009) — A spirited, thought-provoking discussion of how evolving communication tools, technologies and techniques are changing the world will premiere at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 18, on KETC/Channel 9 in St. Louis, the nation’s most watched … Continued
Columbia Missourian to Continue as a Home-Delivery Print Newspaper; Two Editions to Be Discontinued
University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster announced today that the Columbia Missourian will publish a print publication five days a week instead of the current seven. The decision confirms the importance of the Columbia Missourian as a teaching and research laboratory for journalism students and allows the paper to weather its economic challenges. “As the … Continued
Journalism School to Recognize 134 Graduates during Fall Commencement
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 16, 2008) — The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize its 134 fall graduates during commencement ceremonies at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19, at Jesse Auditorium in Jesse Hall. Family and friends of the graduates do not need tickets to attend. Seating will be open. Graduate degrees will be awarded to 40 … Continued
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Establishes Endowed Chair in Business Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2008) — The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced today the awarding of a $2 million grant at the Missouri School of Journalism to establish the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism. The new chair will allow for the expansion of business journalism course offerings at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student, Alumnus Win Awards in Society of Environmental Journalists’ National Contest
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 25, 2008) — Two graduate students from the Missouri School of Journalism – one former and one current – won first and third place in the student category of the Society of Environmental Journalists‘ national awards contest. Gavin Off, MA ’08, won first place for “Lessons in Leniency,” an article published May … Continued