Assistant Professor Cristina Mislán Named 2019 AJHA Rising Scholar Award Winner

Assistant Professor Cristina Mislan is the winner of the 2019 Rising Scholar Award given by the American Journalism Historians Association. The Rising Scholar honoree is chosen annually by the editors of American Journalism. Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2019) — The editors of American Journalism, the peer-reviewed quarterly journal of the American Journalism Historians Association, have … Continued

Missouri Journalism Faculty, Graduate Students and Alumni to Present More Than 60 Papers at AEJMC Conference

Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni will present more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers at the AEJMC conference Aug. 7-10 in Toronto, Canada. Dean David Kurpius will co-host a reception along with several SEC schools for convention-goers from 6:45-8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Six papers earned … Continued

KBIA Wins Three Awards during Public Radio News Directors Incorporated Conference in Washington, D.C.

KBIA staff member Kristofor Husted (left) and Missouri Journalism graduate student Kathryn Palmer came in second and first, respectively, at the recent 2019 Public Radio News Directors Incorporated conference in Washington, D.C. Aviva Okeson-Haberman, BJ ’19, (center) spoke to high school students for another feature, “Beyond the Ballot,” which took second place for Best Collaborative … Continued

KBIA, KOMU Win 23 Honors at the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards

Video producer Travis McMillen (at left) and on-air host/producer Aaron Hay struggle to hold all 23 of the Kansas City Press Club Heart of America trophies awarded to the KBIA 91.3 FM and KOMU-TV 8 newsrooms, real-world media outlets that serve as learning laboratories for Missouri School of Journalism students. The annual contest honors outstanding … Continued

3 Missouri Journalism students awarded Dow Jones News Fund internships

Missouri students Theo DeRosa, Ashley Jones and Yue Stella Yu are among 79 undergraduate and graduate students chosen nationwide for a highly prestigious Dow Jones News Fund data and business internship this summer. Program includes paid summer internship and $1,000 scholarship for returning students. Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2019) — Three Missouri School of Journalism … Continued

Associate Professor Tim Vos Awarded 2019 MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

Associate Professor Tim P. Vos has won the prestigious MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award, which includes a $1,500 honorarium and is given in recognition of the outstanding mentoring relationships a faculty adviser has developed with graduate students. Award Recognizes Outstanding Mentoring Relationships an Adviser Develops with Graduate Students Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2019) — Tim … Continued