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

Seth Boster, Annie Dankelson Win Dean’s Award for Sports Reporting

Stories Highlight Sources of Inspiration and Optimism for 2 Missouri Athletes By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2015) — Two students have been named winners of this year’s Mastering the Method contest in the sports reporting category for their features on the inspiration Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk found in an old friend and the … Continued

Researchers, Columbia Missourian Debut New Form of Online Photography

Junior Tim Tai Used Lytro Illum Technology Prior to SEC Championship Game Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2014) — The Columbia Missourian took a step into the future of photography this week by putting the readers in charge of a “light field” photo gallery. Light field photography uses the unique Lytro Illum camera to capture everything … 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

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

Journalism Students Freelance for Publications Across the Country

Lauren Steele Is One Who Is Achieving Her Dreams of Working as a Fitness Writer By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2014) — Lauren Steele loves to run. This is a woman who can finish a half marathon in fewer than 7 minutes per mile. But she also loves writing, and Steele just turned … Continued

Missouri Journalism Students, Columbia Missourian Win 7 Awards in Associated Press Sports Editors Contest

The National Competition, Judged by Professional Sports Editors, Recognizes Excellence Columbia, Mo. (March 27, 2014) — The work of six Missouri School of Journalism students and the Columbia Missourian won seven top national honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors‘ writing and sections contest that were judged recently in Indianapolis. The winning entries highlighted … Continued