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

Senior Michael Shaw Wins $5,000 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Scholarship

The Award Recognizes Students Interested in a Sports Writing Career Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 20, 2014) — Michael Shaw, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, is one of five national winners of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship. Shaw, a print and digital news major, will receive a $5,000 award and a trip to the Santa … Continued

Brandon Foster and Dani Kass Win Dean’s Award for Breaking News Reporting

Their Stories Were Selected From Among 15 Entries By Gwen Girsdansky Columbia, Mo. (May 12, 2014) — Brandon Foster and Dani Kass are the winners of the Dean’s Award for breaking news reporting in the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest recognizes outstanding work by undergraduate students in the … Continued

3 Missouri Journalism Students Selected for Dow Jones News Fund Internship

More Than 550 Competed for the Paid Opportunities to Edit at National Newspapers By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2014) — Three students from the Missouri School of Journalism have earned coveted spots in the summer copy editing internship program sponsored by the Dow Jones News Fund. Junior Katie Yaeger will go to The Kansas City … Continued

14 Journalism Students Experience Life as a Community Newspaper Publisher

The Weeklong Externship Highlight a Variety of Issues Faced by Publishers Columbia, Mo. (April 10, 2014) — Fourteen Missouri School of Journalism students learned about the life of a publisher as part of the requirements for JOURN 4706 Community Newspaper Management this semester. Management, circulation and editorial issues were all part of a weeklong externship … 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

Andrew Wagaman Takes Fourth in the Enterprise Reporting Competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program

He Earns a $1,000 Scholarship for His Story on Concussions and High School Sports San Francisco (Jan. 15, 2014) — Recent Missouri School of Journalism student Andrew Wagaman has won fourth place in the enterprise reporting category in the 54th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism Awards Program. His story, “Concussion worries cause tension in … Continued