Tag: Columbia Missourian
Sandy Davidson Honored with Prestigious Curators’ Teaching Professorship
The Appointment Is One of the Most Prestigious Titles Granted in the University of Missouri System By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 29, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism professor Sandy Davidson has been awarded a Curators’ Teaching Professorship, one of the most prestigious titles granted in the University of Missouri system. The appointment was … Continued
Missourian, Vox Magazine Win Top Honors at Missouri Press Association
By Columbia Missourian Staff Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 29, 2014) — The Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine won 69 awards in the 2014 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including 19 first-place awards and the Gold Medal Newspaper award. Both the Missourian and Vox placed in several categories that recognize stories, photos, multimedia, design and projects. All of … Continued
Photojournalism Students to Participate in Upcoming Missouri Photo Workshop
Platte City Will Welcome 43 Top Photographers from U.S. and 13 Countries Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2014) — Photographers from Russia, Canada, Italy and France will be among the 43 U.S. and international photographers representing 13 countries to converge on Platte City Sept. 21-27 for the 66th annual Missouri Photo Workshop. Each of the photographers … Continued
Senior Michael Shaw Wins $5,000 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Scholarship
The Award Recognizes Students Interested in a Sports Writing Career Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 20, 2014) — Michael Shaw, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, is one of five national winners of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship. Shaw, a print and digital news major, will receive a $5,000 award and a trip to the Santa … Continued
The Associated Press Sports Editors Award $1,500 Scholarship to Senior Joe Trezza
His Summer Internship at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Allows Him to Cover Every Home Cardinals Game Columbia, Mo. (July 29, 2014) — Senior Joseph Trezza is one of four national winners of a $1,500 scholarship from the Associated Press Sports Editors. Trezza, a print and digital news student at the Missouri School of Journalism, is … Continued
Missouri Takes Mobile-First Training Approach
Over the last couple of years, the University of Missouri’s journalism school has upped efforts to wrap a mobile, or digital, first approach into the curriculum. “We are going at it hard because we think it’s an emerging model,” says Judd Slivka, an assistant professor of convergence journalism. “It’s causing us to rethink how we … Continued
Master’s Student Gets Chance to Speak at National Sports Editors Conference
APSE Brings Panel Together That Includes Discussion of Missourian’s Coverage of Michael Sam By Erik Hall Arlington, Va. (July 28, 2014) — I found myself at a loss for words. It is a story I told a hundred times since February, but this was different. It was no longer one-on-one with someone I knew, or … Continued
Vox Magazine Wins 8 Awards in National Student Magazine Contest
Missouri Journalism Work Stands Out in a Crowded Field of 270 Entries from 28 Universities Columbia, Mo. (July 28, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine students and Vox Magazine won eight awards – three earned first place – in the annual Student Magazine Contest sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass … Continued
99 Percent of Recent Missouri Journalism Graduates Have Paid Employment or Are in Graduate School
2013 Missouri Journalism Alumni Are Working in 35 States and 7 Countries Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2014) — Almost all – 99 percent – of 2013 bachelor degree graduates responding to a survey said they have paid employment or are enrolled in a graduate program, according to a new placement survey conducted by the Missouri … Continued
2 Missouri Journalism Students Selected for the Student Newsroom at the Online News Association’s National Conference
2 Alumni Will Serve as Professional Mentors; Google to Cover Expenses Columbia, Mo. (July 17, 2014) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students – master’s student Stephanie Ebbs, BJ ’13, and senior Katie Yaeger – have been chosen from more than 100 applicants to produce digital media content in the Student Newsroom at the Online … Continued