Global Journalist Wins Two ‘Telly’ Awards for Online Videos

As part of their Missouri Method training, J-School students worked as producers for two Telly Award-winning episodes of Global Journalist. Top row, left to right: Aleissa Bleyl, Maria Fernanda Callejon, Jinghong Chen, Lily Cusack. Bottom row: Rachel Foster-Gimbel, Safiya Sadyr, Denitsa Tsekova. Student-Produced Episodes Net Silver Trophies Among 12,000 Entries Nationwide Columbia, Mo. (May 23, … Continued

Yong Volz Named Outstanding Adviser for National Honor Society

Associate Professor Yong Volz is the 2018 winner of the William H. Taft Outstanding Adviser Award from Kappa Tau Alpha, the first winner from the University of Missouri since 1987. Volz is the First Winner from Mizzou in More Than 30 Years Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2018) — Kappa Tau Alpha will honor Missouri Journalism … Continued

Lauren Puckett Wins the 2018 Don Romero Prize for Magazine Writing

Master’s student Lauren Puckett, asked to write a story about the making of tamales at a local eatery, ended up turning her assignment into a community-engagement piece. Puckett is this year’s winner of the Don Romero Prize for Magazine Writing. Master’s Student Finds Herself Drawn to Community Engagement, Even When Assigned to Write about Food … Continued

14 Students Honored with SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards

The Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards are given for the best in student journalism. This year, several Missouri students received multiple awards. Staff of Vox Magazine Wins Best Student Magazine and Best Affiliated Website Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2018) — The published work of 14 Missouri School of Journalism students and the … Continued

Ernest Zhang Named Recipient of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award

Faculty and staff cited Ernest Zhang as a dedicated, creative person who is committed to promoting the Missouri School of Journalism. Nominators Cited His Dedication and Professionalism Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2018) — Ernest Zhang, director of China Programs for the Missouri School of Journalism, is the 2018 winner of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence … Continued

4 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones News Fund Internships

Missouri Journalism recipients of the prestigious Dow Jones News Fund internships are (clockwise from top-left) seniors Nancy Coleman, Kathryn Hardison, Tess Vrbin and alumna Dariya Tsyrenzhapova, BJ ’10, MA ’18. The Program Includes a Paid Summer Internship and $1,000 Scholarship for Returning Students Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2018) — Four Missouri School of Journalism students … Continued

Instructional Designer Angela Knoerr Wins a 2018 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

Angela Knoerr, winner of the 2018 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award, is an instructional designer for the Missouri School of Journalism. Columbia, Mo. (May 8, 2018) — Angela Knoerr, instructional designer, has won the 2018 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award for her technical/paraprofessional services to the University of Missouri. The award honors the outstanding contributions of the … Continued

Jasmin Hampton Selected for the Louis Carr Internship Foundation Program

Junior Jasmin Hampton credits the J-School and Mizzou campus involvement for being selected for the Louis Carr Internship Foundation (LCIF) program. Strategic Communication Junior Credits Campus Involvement and J-School Training for Her Success Columbia, Mo. (April 30, 2018) — Junior Jasmin Hampton, strategic communication, has been selected for the Louis Carr Internship Foundation (LCIF) program. … Continued

Student Teams at CDiG Competition Offer Real-World Industry Solutions

Judges at this year’s CDiG student competition (top) had their hands full sifting through an impressive set of entries. Ultimately, Team Missourian won for their strategies designed to address a newspaper budgetary shortfall. From left, team mentor Les Borgmeyer, students Shraddha Hegde, Emily Rackers and Alexander Starkey. Winning Team Offers Practical Solutions to Address Newspaper … Continued

Recent Photojournalism Graduate Kayla Wolf Competing for National Hearst Award

Over the course of two years, recent alumna Kayla Wolf, BJ ’17, documented the daily reality of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, building a personal relationship with the Cottles that in many ways became even more significant than her photojournalism capstone project. Earning Respect and Trust Lent Wolf’s ‘Last Best Day’ Images Particular Intimacy By Jennifer Nelson … Continued