KBIA-FM and KOMU-TV Win Total of 6 RTDNA Region 5 Edward R. Murrow Awards

Top Honors Were Received in Sports Reporting, Website, Feature Reporting, Investigative Reporting, Writing and Overall Excellence Categories By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2015) — The Missouri School of Journalism had a strong showing in this year’s Region 5 Edward R. Murrow Awards, given out by the Radio Television Digital News Association. KOMU-TV won … Continued

KBIA-FM Wins SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award for Radio Documentary

The Yearlong Project Examines Life in Heartland, an Intentional Christian Community in Northeast Missouri By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2015) — KBIA-FM will receive its first Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. The program honors the best professional U.S. journalism in print, radio, television, newsletters, art/graphics, online and research … Continued

Global Journalist Interview Garners Spanish Student Vanity Fair Award

Inés Gaviria Sastre’s Entry Was Chosen from More Than 300 Applicants Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2015) — An interview with a French-Columbian politician who was held hostage by Colombia’s FARC rebels for Global Journalist garnered a Spanish exchange student at the Missouri School of Journalism a top award in Spain. Inés Gaviria Sastre, a student … Continued

2 KBIA-FM Stories Win Mastering the Method Multimedia Category

Reporting Teams Covered Missouri Sinkholes and Antler Hunting with Dogs By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (April 8, 2015) — Five students have been named winners in the multimedia category of the Mastering the Method content for their two projects. Seniors George Varney, Gabriel Jefferson and Jasmine Bailey won for their reporting on Missouri sinkholes, and … Continued

Health Journalism Fellowships Awarded to 9 Missouri Students and Professionals

Recipients Will Attend the ‘Health Journalism 2015’ Conference April 23-26 in Silicon Valley Columbia, Mo. (March 20, 2015) — A record five Missouri School of Journalism students and four on-campus professionals have been awarded all-expenses-paid fellowships to Health Journalism 2015, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Master’s student Guimel Sibingo 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

Bridgit Bowden, Hope Kirwan Win Dean’s Award for Radio News and Features

The Stories Ran on Top-Ranked KBIA-FM, an NPR-Member Affiliate By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Two students have been named the winners of this year’s Mastering the Method contest in the radio news and features category for their stories on a nuclear plant, a grocery store, water fluoridation and the rise in ATV … Continued

School Helps Create Website About Missouri Legislative Activity

‘Access Missouri’ Provides Comprehensive Data to Help Voters Make Informed Decisions Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 3, 2014) — For the first time, extensive data about the Missouri General Assembly has been curated and organized into an accessible site as a result of a collaboration between KBIA-FM, an NPR-affiliate station, and the University of Missouri Informatics Institute. … Continued

2 Journalism Students Selected as David Kaplan Memorial Fellows

Both Receive Paid Positions at ABC News Washington Bureau and a $15,000 Stipend By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2014) — Stephanie Ebbs and A.J. Feather have been selected as David Kaplan Memorial Fellows at ABC News in Washington, D.C. This is the first time in the 22-year history that two fellows have been … Continued