Master’s Student to Represent the School in News21 Program

Josh Benson Will Report and Produce Multimedia Projects for Major National Media By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2015) — Master’s student Josh Benson will represent the Missouri School of Journalism in the prestigious News21 program for 2015. Benson is one of 20 students from 18 universities selected for the program, which gives talented … Continued

Missouri Students Win 13 College Photographer of the Year Awards

The Contest Drew 11,024 Entries from 545 Student Photographers in 18 Countries By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism students won 13 awards in the 69th annual College Photographer of the Year competition, which was hosted at the University of Missouri. Six students won awards in nine categories, and … Continued

Missourian, Vox Magazine Win Top Honors at Missouri Press Association

By Columbia Missourian Staff Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 29, 2014) — The Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine won 69 awards in the 2014 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, including 19 first-place awards and the Gold Medal Newspaper award. Both the Missourian and Vox placed in several categories that recognize stories, photos, multimedia, design and projects. All of … Continued

Missouri Takes Mobile-First Training Approach

Over the last couple of years, the University of Missouri’s journalism school has upped efforts to wrap a mobile, or digital, first approach into the curriculum. “We are going at it hard because we think it’s an emerging model,” says Judd Slivka, an assistant professor of convergence journalism. “It’s causing us to rethink how we … Continued

Innovation SWAT Teams Must Be Integrated Quickly Into Newsrooms

By Jim Flink Published June 12, 2014, by PBS MediaShift; used by permission. “The more we venture into the unknown, the higher the risk, the greater the chance of failure. As in science, though, experiments are not really failures if you learn from them.” Searchlights and Sunglasses: Field Notes from the Digital Age of Journalism Risk and … Continued

Missouri Journalism Students Win in Hearst National Championships

Sam Gause Places Third in the Multimedia Category; Brynne Whittaker Earns Finalist Honors in Broadcast News Washington, D.C. (June 6, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism student Sam Gause placed third in the National Multimedia Championship in the Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. In addition, Brynne Whittaker was a finalist in the National Television Broadcast … Continued