Tag: Awards
Two Missouri School of Journalism Students Place in Top 10 of Picture Story/Series Category of Hearst Journalism Awards Program
By Erik Hall Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2013) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students placed in the top 10 in the Photo II-Picture Story/Series category of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Sarah Hoffman received the seventh-place certificate, and Jaime Henry-White, the ninth-place certificate. The winners were selected from 61 entries submitted from 38 schools … Continued
Master’s Student Steven Rich Chosen for Nationally Acclaimed News21 Program
Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2013) — Master’s student Steven Rich has been selected as the Missouri School of Journalism 2013 fellow for the nationally acclaimed News21 program. He will join a group of some of the nation’s most talented journalism students to report and produce in-depth, multimedia projects for major national media. News21 helps train … Continued
Professor Marty Steffens to Receive the President’s Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Phoenix (April 2, 2013) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Marty Steffens will be among three business journalists to be honored with the President’s Award at the 50th annual spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Washington, D.C., April 4-6. SABEW founding member Gene Miller, who helped to organize SABEW’s … Continued
Four Missouri School of Journalism Students Recognized As Talented Young Photojournalists by the Boston Globe Website
By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (March 27, 2013) — Boston.com has included four Missouri School of Journalism students and alumni in a list of promising photojournalists under the age of 25. Boston.com is the website for the Boston Globe. “The Big Picture,” which highlights the work of photojournalists, named 40 up-and-coming photojournalists, 10 percent of … Continued
Radio-Television Journalism Senior Dan Kennedy Places in Top 10 of Hearst Broadcast News Competition
Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2013) — Dan Kennedy, a radio-television journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received a top 10 placement in the Broadcast News Competition II of the Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Kennedy’s entry was a September 2012 story about price gouging at Mid-Missouri’s only … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Place Second and Third in the Enterprise Reporting Category of the Hearst Multimedia Competition
The National Contest Attracts Entries from 106 U.S. Colleges and Universities San Francisco (March 21, 2013) — Dak Dillon and Sarah Hoffman from the Missouri School of Journalism are top 10 winners in the Enterprise Reporting multimedia competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Dillon, BJ ’12, receives a … Continued
Columbia Missourian Wins 11 Awards in the Associated Press Sports Editors Contest
By Erik Hall Columbia, Mo. (March 21, 2013) — The Columbia Missourian has won 11 awards in The Associated Press Sports Editors contest. The Missourian received top 10 honors in eight different categories in the national industry-wide contest, while being honored twice in three of the categories. That nearly doubles the six awards received by the … Continued
Dean Mills to Be Inducted into the Hall of Fame at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Iowa City (March 14, 2013) — The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication announced Wednesday it will induct two alumni into its Hall of Fame, the School’s highest honor. Dean Mills, BA ’65, a professor and dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, and Alan Waxenberg, BA ’56, former executive vice president … Continued
Award-Winning Photograph by Master’s Student Featured in Thailand Arts Festival
Image of Three Widows by Showkat Nanda Is Included in the Kashmir Exhibit by Emily Brehe Columbia, Mo. (March 14, 2013) — Fulbright scholar and master’s student Showkat Nanda joined other renowned photographers in the Kashmir exhibit featured last month in Thailand’s Chiang Mai Documentary Arts Festival. Nanda was born in India-controlled Kashmir. His exposure to the … Continued
Associate Professor Berkley Hudson Receives $2,500 Southeastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant
He Will Present Research on Historical Racial Representations in the Media By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (March 7, 2013) — Berkley Hudson, an associate professor of magazine journalism, has received a $2,500 Southeastern Conference Visiting Faculty Travel Grant. Hudson will travel to his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Mississippi, during the first … Continued