Tag: Awards
Lily O’Neill Receives the $2,000 Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism
Scholarship winner Lily O’Neill is currently a junior studying journalism with an emphasis in magazine writing and a minor in Spanish. Magazine Writing Junior Plans to Study Abroad, Intern at Missouri Business Alert Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 20, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Lily O’Neill is the 2017 recipient of the $2,000 Jerry Heaster … Continued
University of Missouri’s Reynolds Journalism Institute Announces Spring 2018 Student Innovation Fellows
The RJI Spring 2018 Student Innovation Fellows are (clockwise from top-left): Soo Rin Kim, Lily Oppenheimer, AnnMarie Welser and Mica Soellner. Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 30, 2017) — Four Missouri School of Journalism students will bring their skills and passions to Washington, D.C., and New York City newsrooms as 2018 Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Student Innovation … Continued
Missourian Wins 57 Awards in Missouri Press Association Contest
Competing with newspapers with a circulation of 5,000 to 15,000, the Columbia Missourian won the coveted Gold Cup award (given for amassing the most points in its class in the competition) for the seventh year in a row. Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2017) — The Columbia Missourian, including Vox Magazine, won 57 awards at this … Continued
2017 Missouri Honor Medalists to Share Expertise, Perspectives during Oct. 16 Master Classes
This year’s Missouri Honor Medal events are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16, at the Missouri School of Journalism. Attendees in the daylong series of master classes and/or the evening awards banquet are encouraged to post photos, quotes and memorable interactions to social media using the hashtag #MoJoHonorMedal. All Master Classes Are Free and Open to … Continued
Online Master’s Student Selected for Student Press Law Center Fellowship
Jamie Crockett, BJ ’15, Will Help Area Teens Carry Out Press Freedom Service Projects Columbia, Mo. (June 5, 2017) — A Missouri School of Journalism online master’s student and five college undergraduates have won fellowships awarded by the Washington, D.C.-based Student Press Law Center to design and carry out press freedom service projects that are … Continued
11 Graduate Students Receive $3,000 White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarships
White House Correspondents’ Association scholarship winners pose for a photo during the annual dinner on April 29. Missouri recipients are: front row: Jinghong Chen (third from left), Kasia Kovacs, Kouichi Shirayanagi, Xuejiao Wang, Molly Olmstead and Brittany Crocker (fifth through ninth from left). Back row: Francisco Vara-Orta (center), Jill Olmstead and Adam Aton (third and … Continued
Paula Hunt Wins MU Distinguished Dissertation Award
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Earnest Perry congratulates Paula Hunt on receiving the MU Distinguished Dissertation Award. The Honor Recognizes Exceptional Original Scholarship and Research at the Doctoral Level Columbia, Mo. (May 30, 2017) — Paula Hunt, MA ’10, PhD ’16, is the recipient of the University of Missouri Distinguished Dissertation Award, which recognizes exceptional … Continued
Missouri Journalism Wins National Hearst Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition
Often called “the Pulitzers of college journalism,” the Hearst program holds year-long competitions in writing, photojournalism, broadcast news and multimedia for journalism undergraduates. The School Places in the Top 10 in Intercollegiate Writing and Multimedia Competitions; Ties for Fourth Overall San Francisco (May 26, 2017) — The Missouri School of Journalism has won $10,000 as … Continued
Elizabeth Brixey Wins the McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence
Associate Professor Elizabeth Brixey (pictured here with Dean David Kurpius) is the 2017 winner of the O.O. McIntyre Professorship at the Missouri School of Journalism. The Award Comes with a $10,000 Salary Supplement for Next Academic Year Columbia, Mo. (May 24, 2017) — Associate Professor Elizabeth Brixey is the 2017 winner of the O.O. McIntyre … Continued
Missouri Journalism Scholars to Present More Than 75 Papers at International Conference
Missouri faculty, students and alumni will present more than 75 papers at the 67th annual International Communication Association Conference in San Diego, May 25-29. Assistant Professor Brett Johnson Earned a Top Paper Award in the Communication Law and Policy Division Columbia, Mo. (May 24, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni will … Continued