Tag: Convergence Journalism
Missouri Journalism Students Tackle Learning Tennis Reporting in Foreign Culture
To help provide English-language coverage of the China Open tennis tournament, several Missouri School of Journalism students recently got well outside their comfort zone by traveling to Beijing and picking up tips from veteran journalists from around the world. By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 23, 2018) Travel to China. Check! Report on a major … Continued
Journalism Student Madison Lawson, KBIA-FM Both Winners of the 2018 Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award
Convergence journalism senior Madison Lawson accepted her 2018 Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award on Oct. 1. KBIA-FM also won an award for its work in accommodating students working in their newsroom. Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2018) — Journalism student Madison Lawson and KBIA-FM, Columbia’s listener-supported NPR-member station, were selected to receive the 2018 Lee Henson … Continued
Missourian Wins 64 Missouri Press Association Awards
Staffed primarily by Missouri Journalism students, the Columbia Missourian regularly beats out the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star and Columbia Tribune for state journalism awards. Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2018) — The Columbia Missourian, including Vox Magazine, won 64 awards Saturday in the Missouri Press Association‘s 2018 Better Newspaper Contest. The Missourian competed in … Continued
Jamie Grey Nominated for Emmy in the Crime/Single Story/Series Category
For her Emmy-nominated story for KOMU, former assistant professor Jamie Grey utilized multiple body camera videos and video depositions as well as shot portions of the story using just her iPad. Nomination Places J-School Instructor’s Work Head-to-Head with Major News Outlets in St. Louis, Kansas City Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 20, 2018) — Former assistant professor … Continued
KBIA-FM, KOMU-TV Win National Edward R. Murrow Awards
Serving as working laboratories for broadcast journalism students at the Missouri School of Journalism, KBIA-FM and KOMU-TV have consistently bested professional news outlets nationwide in competition for RTDNA’s prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award. Missouri’s Student-Staffed Media Outlets Compete with the Nation’s Best…and Win Columbia, Mo. (June 22, 2018) — KBIA-FM has won its fifth consecutive … Continued
KBIA-FM, KOMU-TV Win 11 Awards from Missouri Broadcasters Association
University of Missouri faculty, staff and alumni on hand for the 2018 Missouri Broadcasters Association award banquet included (top, left to right) Dean David Kurpius; Kent Collins, BJ ’70, associate professor; Bob Priddy, BJ ’63, Missourinet news director (retired); Clyde Lear, MA ’68, founder of Learfield Communications. Bottom, left to right: Landon Burke, BJ ’15, … Continued
Mizzou Students Take Three of Top 10 Spots in Second Annual APSE Contest
Clockwise from top-left, undergraduate students Alec Lewis, Nick Kelly and Peter Baugh finished fourth, eighth and 10th, respectively, in the second annual Associated Press Sports Editors competition. Undergraduate Sports Journalists Alec Lewis, Nick Kelly and Peter Baugh Finished Fourth, Eighth and 10th, Respectively Columbia, Mo. (June 11, 2018) — Three Missouri School of Journalism undergraduate … Continued
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
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
Judd Slivka Named New RJI Director of Aerial Journalism
Program to Address Emergent Aerial Technologies, Opportunities and Challenges Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 2, 2018) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has created a new program that will explore drones and other journalism opportunities in the sky. Judd Slivka, assistant professor of convergence journalism, has been named its first director of … Continued