Vox Magazine Earns National SPJ Recognition

Mark of Excellence Awards Given for Digital Excellence, Multimedia and Feature Photography Columbia, Mo. (May 21, 2015) – The Society of Professional Journalists has selected three Vox Magazine entries for national finalist honors. The 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards recognize the best collegiate work published or broadcasted during 2014. Vox is an award-winning, small-city tabloid … Continued

Vox Reporters Travel More Than 3,000 Miles of Missouri’s Back Roads

‘Our Blue Highways’ Project Wins National Recognition for Best Use of Multimedia By Carson Kohler Devil’s Elbow, Mo. (May 20, 2015) — On a long drive south of Columbia, we pulled up to a biker bar along old Route 66. The town of Devil’s Elbow is named, so they say, for the devilish time loggers … Continued

11 Students, 3 Professors Tapped into Secret Honorary Societies

The New Members Were Recognized for Their Service, Leadership and Commitment to the University of Missouri Community Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2015) — Eleven Missouri School of Journalism students and three faculty members were tapped into four secret honorary societies during the 88th annual Tap Day on the University of Missouri campus. Members of the … Continued

Caleb O’Brien Wins the Don Romero Prize for Magazine Writing

Judges Say O’Brien Fuses Lyrical Writing with Vigorous Reporting Columbia, Mo. (April 30, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Caleb O’Brien is the winner of the 2015 Don Romero Prize for outstanding magazine writing. The prize was established in honor of Don Romero, a former magazine professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, by … Continued

Missouri Journalism Students Win 13 Student Society for News Design Awards

Top Finishers Include Vox Magazine Special Section, Columbia Missourian Page and Cover Designs By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 21, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students won 13 awards in the 2015 College News Design Contest. The juried contest is hosted by the Missouri Student Society of News Design and co-sponsored by the Society … 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

Missouri Journalism Students Win 12 Regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards

5 Earn First Place and Advance to National Competition Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students earned 12 regional awards in the Society of Professional Journalists‘ Mark of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best work in collegiate journalism. Nine of the entries were published in Vox Magazine, a small-city, multi-platform publication … Continued

Berkley Hudson Awarded 2015 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (April 1, 2015) — University of Missouri Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin and Commerce Bank Chairman Jim Schatz today awarded one of the 2015 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence to Berkley Hudson, an associate professor of magazine journalism in the Missouri School of Journalism. Loftin, Schatz … Continued

Professor, 4 Alumni Contribute to New Book on Magazine Research

‘The Routledge Handbook of Magazine Research’ Will Offer Historical Perspectives and Ideas for the Future By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2015) — A forthcoming book of extensive scholarship and research on the field of magazines has chapters by Associate Professor Berkley Hudson and four alumni of the Missouri School of Journalism: Vincent Filak, … Continued

School to Host 11 Top Writers, Editors at Upcoming Conference

The March 16 Event Will Highlight the Process of Creating Longer-Form Stories By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2015) — Some of the magazine industry’s top writers and editors will speak at a daylong conference at the Missouri School of Journalism on Monday, March 16. “Writers and Editors: The Most Dynamic Relationship in Journalism” … Continued