Tag: Photojournalism
Longtime Missouri Photojournalism Chair Honored
Endowment Will Underwrite Visiting Professionals in Photojournalism Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 16, 2015) — An alumnus of the Missouri School of Journalism has created the David Rees Visiting Professionals Fund in Photojournalism to honor his former professor, a member of the School’s faculty since 1986. This permanent endowment, established by Mr. Sandy Colhoun, MA ’98, honors … Continued
Graduate Student Earns Top Honors for Photo Story on Marriage of Lesbian Couple
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Honors T.J. Thomson with a First Place in Photojournalism in its Excellence in Journalism Awards By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 10, 2015) — Soon after 16th Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled that 10 same-sex Missouri couples could marry last fall, Becky Plovanich and Karen Bataille, a … Continued
Coursework, Internships, Activities Lead to Jobs After Graduation
96 Percent of 2014 Missouri Journalism Alumni Have Paid Employment or Are in Graduate School Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 17, 2015) — Allison Prang’s resume read like the who’s who of journalism when she graduated in December 2014 with her bachelor’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism. There were internships with The Wall Street Journal, … Continued
More than 560 Awards and Honors: Missouri Students, Faculty Celebrate Excellence
Individual and School Achievements Represent the Highest Standards in Research, Multimedia, Writing and More Columbia, Mo. (July 14, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students, faculty and staff earned more than 560 top awards, honors and other recognitions during the 2014-15 academic year. Among the listings are a National Edward R. Murrow Award, selections for … Continued
Faculty, Alumni, Students to Present Papers at Global Research Conference
11 Papers Earn Top Awards; 30 Scholars Serve in Leadership Roles Columbia, Mo. (July 15, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni will present an impressive 99 peer-reviewed research papers – 11 of these earning top research awards – at the upcoming Aug. 6-9 conference of the Association for Education in Journalism … Continued
Master’s Student Snaps Another’s Dash to Win the ‘Running of the Interns’ Race
Greg Kendall-Ball Was in the Right Place to Capture Lauren Langille’s Sprint to the Finish Line Columbia, Mo. (June 29, 2015) — The lives of two Missouri School of Journalism graduate students intersected during the annual Running of the Interns race on June 25 in Washington, D.C., as Greg Kendall-Ball snapped a photo of Lauren … Continued
Photojournalism Student Tim Tai Wins 2 Awards in National Hearst Championship
He Earned a Total of $2,500 in Scholarships, One for Best Single Photograph San Francisco (June 24, 2015) — Winning college journalists in the National Photojournalism Championships were announced recently by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. Timothy Tai, a Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism student, was one of the six finalists. He … Continued
9 to Receive the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
The Awards Ceremony Will Be on Monday, Oct. 26, on the University of Missouri Campus Columbia, Mo. (June 9, 2015) — Seven individuals and two media organizations will receive the prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism during a banquet on Monday, Oct. 26, on the University of Missouri campus. Medalists are selected … Continued
Insight: News Organizations Make Limited Use of Citizen Photography
2 Missouri Journalism Researchers Examine the Participatory Nature of Visual Journalism Columbia, Mo. (May 28, 2015) — Replacing the work of staff photographers with citizen-generated pictures has been a concern for photojournalists, but research at the Missouri School of Journalism indicates news organizations’ use of citizen photographs may be restricted to specific types of events … Continued
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