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

Two from the Missouri School of Journalism Recognized by Editor & Publisher Journal

Missourian’s Ad Director Bryan Chester and Ryan Martin, BJ ’10, Named to Publication’s ’25 Under 35′ List Reprinted with permission from Editor and Publisher. Columbia, Mo. (April 24, 2015) — Bryan Chester, the advertising director at the Columbia Missourian, and Ryan Martin, BJ ’10, the managing director at The Elkhart Truth in Indiana, were recently … 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

7 Journalism Students Win Writing, Art Awards in ‘Rewriting Realities’ Contest

Second Annual Competition Was Hosted by MU’s Multicultural Certificate Office By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (April 16, 2015) — Seven Missouri School of Journalism students have been named winners in the second annual Rewriting Realities art and writing contest hosted by the Multicultural Certificate office. The contest, which accepted entries in the form of visual … 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

Media Entrepreneur to Open Upcoming Journalism Interactive Conference

Newsy Founder Jim Spencer Will Deliver Remarks on Trends in Video News Consumption, Implications for Journalism Educators Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2015) — A presentation on the latest trends in video news consumption and their implications for journalism educators will kick off the 4th annual Journalism Interactive conference to be held April 24-25 in Columbia. The … Continued

Missouri Students on 3 Hackathon Teams Earn Honorable Mentions

Overall Mission of National Competition Was to Create Projects That Reach Underserved Populations Columbia, Mo. (March 10, 2015) — Three University of Missouri students were a part of teams that received honorable mentions in the second annual MediaShift Journalism School Hackathon The weekend-long event was held at Arizona State University Feb. 27 to March 1. … Continued

Students, Missourian Earn Awards in National Sports Editors Contest

Top 10 Honors Earned in 7 Categories of the Professional Competition By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 24, 2015) — The Columbia Missourian and its reporters were named to the top 10 in seven categories of the 2014 Associated Press Sports Editors Contest, a competition for professional news outlets nationwide. The Missourian competed in Category … Continued

Katie Hogsett, Lauren Kastner Win Dean’s Award for Multimedia Features

Videos Tell Stories of Activism and Hope for Change in the Wake of Ferguson By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2015) — Katie Hogsett and Lauren Kastner won the Dean’s Award in the Multimedia Features category of the Missouri School of Journalism’s Mastering the Method contest for their videos following the police killing of … Continued