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Missouri School of Journalism Junior Named Runner-Up in Professional Reporting Competition
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 7, 2007) — At 1 a.m. on a weekend night in 2006, Missouri School of Journalism sophomore Sean Powers was walking around the south part of the University of Missouri campus, carrying his tape recorder and looking for a party. After being turned away several times, he finally found a willing host. … Continued
Journalism School to Recognize 136 Graduates during Fall Commencement
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 7, 2007) — The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize its 136 fall graduates during commencement ceremonies at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, 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 31 students, … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Join Professionals to Set Record Sales
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 5, 2007) — En route to a No. 1 ranking this season, the Missouri Tigers football team scored a big win on Homecoming in October. It wasn’t the only top-ranked program, however, to achieve Homecoming success. Off the field, 16 Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students spent the two weeks before Homecoming … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Shares Grant to Improve Missouri’s Health Literacy
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2007) — The Missouri School of Journalism is part of a $726,784 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to build an infrastructure that will become an interactive and comprehensive health literacy resource throughout the state. The award was given in conjuction with the MU Center for Health Policy. The grant … Continued
New Center to Preserve and Showcase Historical Photojournalism Collections
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 30, 2007) — An unparalleled documentary photojournalism resource at the Missouri School of Journalism will be dedicated next September during the centennial of the School and the dedication of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. The Angus and Betty McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies, named for the renowned photography innovator and educator … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Launches Brussels Program with Inaugural Class of Seven
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 27, 2007) — In the 50 years since its formal inception, the European Union, which comprises 27 member nations, has risen to a position of tremendous international influence. Now, the Missouri School of Journalism will send students to work as journalists in Brussels, Belgium, headquarters of the EU, through a new study … Continued
Miami Herald Writers Win Sifford Prize in Journalism
Prize Administered by the Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2007) — Amy Driscoll and Lisa Arthur of The Miami Herald have been awarded the 2007 Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism, administered by the Missouri School of Journalism. They won for “Forced Out,” their series of emotion-packed articles on apartment tenants ousted by … Continued
KOMU Earns Three Emmy Awards; Missouri Journalism Student-Producer Among Journalists Honored
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2007) — At a school where students learn by doing, education often has its rewards. KOMU, mid-Missouri’s NBC station and the only University-owned commercial network affiliate in the United States, claimed three Emmy Awards from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Oct. 20 in … Continued
Two Missouri School of Journalism Students Win Poynter Institute Summer Fellowships
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2007) — The rules were simple: each student had a pencil, a sheet of paper and 20 minutes to design a storyboard for news coverage of the Boston Tea Party. The stakes were high: admission to a six-week fellowship next summer at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. When it was … Continued
Celebrated Photojournalist Delivers Two-day Seminar on Fundamentals of Web Video
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 26, 2007) — In November 1982, Time-Life photojournalist Dirck Halstead had an epiphany while shooting his first-ever video at the unveiling of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. “I became aware that as a photojournalist I had been leaving behind 50 percent of the story,” Halstead said. “This was the turning point … Continued