Professor Emeritus George Kennedy Selected for Chancellor’s Award

Presentation of the Retired Faculty of the Year Award Will Be on May 22 By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Emeritus George Kennedy has been selected as the 2015 Chancellor’s Retired Faculty of the Year Award recipient. The School’s Policy Committee nominated Kennedy for his community service … Continued

Holly Hunt and Aaron Reiss Win Dean’s Award for Personality Profile

The Stories Cover Life with Alzheimer’s and Seizures By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2015) — Holly Hunt and Aaron Reiss won the Dean’s Award in the personality profile category of the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest recognizes outstanding undergraduate work in broadcast, multimedia, photography and writing. … Continued

Columbia Missourian, MU3D Provide 3D Scans of Festival

The Images, When Scanned on a Computer, Can Be Spun in Any Direction Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2015) — The Columbia Missourian took a new tack on “in-depth journalism” by offering its readers 3D images of costumed participants in the True/False Film Fest. Missourian photographer Mike Krebs used a Structure 3D scanner from the MU3D … Continued

Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation at the Missouri School of Journalism

The Event Will Be Held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at the Reynolds Alumni Center Columbia, Mo. (March 6, 2015) — The Missouri School of Journalism will celebrate a quarter century of innovation March 12 in an event marking the retirement of Dean Mills, dean of the school for more than 25 years. The … Continued

Students, Missourian Earn Awards in National Sports Editors Contest

Top 10 Honors Earned in 7 Categories of the Professional Competition By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 24, 2015) — The Columbia Missourian and its reporters were named to the top 10 in seven categories of the 2014 Associated Press Sports Editors Contest, a competition for professional news outlets nationwide. The Missourian competed in Category … Continued

Seth Boster, Annie Dankelson Win Dean’s Award for Sports Reporting

Stories Highlight Sources of Inspiration and Optimism for 2 Missouri Athletes By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2015) — Two students have been named winners of this year’s Mastering the Method contest in the sports reporting category for their features on the inspiration Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk found in an old friend and the … Continued

Master’s Student to Represent the School in News21 Program

Josh Benson Will Report and Produce Multimedia Projects for Major National Media By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2015) — Master’s student Josh Benson will represent the Missouri School of Journalism in the prestigious News21 program for 2015. Benson is one of 20 students from 18 universities selected for the program, which gives talented … Continued

Enterprise Story by Claire Boston Places Seventh in National Hearst Contest

The Article Highlights Dangerous Work Conditions at the Fulton State Hospital San Francisco (Jan. 10, 2015) — An enterprise reporting story by Claire Boston, “Inside Fulton State Hospital: Severe Disrepair Threatens Patient Care, Safety,” earned seventh place in the 55th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. There were 108 entries received in this … Continued

Timothy Tai Places Third, Wins $1,500 in Hearst Photojournalism Contest

The Win Qualifies Tai for the Semi-Final Round of Judging in April San Francisco (Jan. 9, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Timothy Tai won third place in the November photojournalism competition of the 2014-15 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Entries in the first of two photo competitions were in the categories of news and … Continued

NewsPro-RTDNA Poll Ranks Missouri as the No. 1 School of Journalism

News Professionals Praise the Missouri Method of Real-World, Hands-On Training Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 16, 2014) — For the second consecutive year, the Missouri School of Journalism is ranked “far and away” the No. 1 journalism school in the country in the 2014 NewsPro–Radio Television Digital News Association Top Journalism Schools survey. “Survey: The Top 20 … Continued