Hilary Weaver to Tweet for Women in the World Summit in New York

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Actress Meryl Streep and Former President Jimmy Carter Are Among the Event’s Headliners Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2014) — Magazine journalism senior Hilary Weaver will be one of three volunteers live tweeting panel discussions at the “Women in the World” summit. The three-day event begins this Thursday evening, April … Continued

11 Missouri Journalism Students Selected for Mizzou 39

The Annual Mizzou Alumni Association Award Recognizes Outstanding Academic Achievement, Leadership and Service Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2014) — Eleven Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 39 outstanding seniors recognized for their academic achievement, leadership and service to the University of Missouri and community. The annual honor, sponsored by the Mizzou Alumni Association … Continued

Annie Dankelson to Intern at MLB.com as Part of Her Selection for the National Sports Journalism Institute

The Columbia Missourian Newsroom Will Host the Boot Camp Portion of the Program By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Annie Dankelson has been selected as the Missouri Scholar for the national Sports Journalism Institute. She will participate in the prestigious program’s boot camp before beginning a summer … Continued

Missouri Magazine Journalism Students Learn How to Write, Produce Radio Commentaries

Multimedia Skills Enhance Portfolios and Broaden Career Opportunities By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2014) — Learning how to write radio commentaries that keep listeners in their cars until the end – the so-called “driveway moment” – is part of the Advanced Writing capstone course for magazine students at the Missouri School … Continued

Students Publish Columbia’s Little-Known Secrets in Vox Magazine

The Semester-Long Project Features About 80 Quirky Tidbits in Print, Online and Social Media By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 27, 2014) — Approximately 80 quirky little-known secrets about Columbia, Mo., were revealed in a recent issue of Vox Magazine. Among the disclosures: Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream has served chocolate-covered cicada ice cream. Customers have … Continued

Article by Magazine Journalism Senior Allison Pohle Selected for Longreads Blog of The Atlantic Magazine

Pohle Also Selected for American Society of Magazine Editors Summer Internship Program By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2013) — The Longreads blog of The Atlantic magazine recently selected an article by a Missouri School of Journalism magazine journalism senior as an exemplary piece of college journalism. Longreads is dedicated to aggregating and celebrating … Continued

How Two Young Journalists Are Highlighting Longform Journalism Written by Women

A male-led seminar on longform writing held at the Missouri School of Journalism this spring inspired two recent graduates – Kaylen Ralph, BJ ’13, and Joanna Demkiewicz, BJ ’13 – to create an outlet for narratives written by women. They just published the first issue of The Riveter, with Theresa Berens, BJ ’11, MA ’12, serving … Continued

Professor Emeritus Don Ranly Named an ‘Icon of Education’ by Ingram’s Kansas City Business Magazine

By Nathan Allen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2012) — Professor Emeritus Don Ranly has been named an Icon of Education by Ingram’s Kansas City Business Magazine. Since 2009, Ingram’s has honored the region’s top administrators, researchers and classroom instructors with the its Icons of Education program. This year, Ranly was selected for his … Continued