Tag: Students
Student Multimedia Project Honored at the Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism in Germany
Sarah Hoffman’s Work Is One of Only 20 Global Entries Selected for Exhibition By Alexis Hitt Hannover, Germany (June 24, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate Sarah Hoffman, BJ ’13, was selected to exhibit her multimedia project, “Making My Daughter Stronger,” at the 4th annual Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism in Hannover, Germany June … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student Wins Prize in Bay Area Contest Designed to ‘Hack the Future of Journalism’
The Winning App, HereSay, Combines Location-Based Tweets with Relevant News Stories San Francisco (June 24, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism student Jack Howard was among 80 programmers, news executives and community activists who teamed up May 31 and June 1 at San Francisco’s KQED Public Media to hack products designed to improve journalism. The … Continued
KBIA-FM Wins National Edward R. Murrow Award for Its Website
The Honor Recognizes Outstanding Work by Missouri Journalism Students and Professional Staff By Hope Kirwan Columbia, Mo. (June 24, 2014) — KBIA-FM is a winner of a 2014 National Edward R. Murrow Award, the Radio Television Digital News Association announced on June 11. The award honors outstanding achievements in electronic journalism. In the category for … Continued
Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists Named a Finalist for Student Chapter of the Year
Mentoring, Site Visits and Personal Branding Programs Are Among Reasons for the Selection Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2014) — The University of Missouri chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists is one of three finalists for the 2014 student Chapter of the Year Award. The award is given based on criteria, which includes but … 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
Student Journalists Don Lab Coats to Learn Intricacies of Scientific Experiments
A Better Understanding of the Research Process Might Result in Better News Stories About Scientific Findings Columbia, Mo. (June 2, 2014) — For six students at the Missouri School of Journalism, working in a science lab felt about as foreign as landing on Mars. Instead, writing, editing and staying up-to-date with current events were their … Continued
Campaign Group Develops ‘Team STL’ Branding Campaign for Fox Sports
Strategic Communication Students Generate Concepts, Network to Produce Them in Late Summer By Allie Steiner, BJ ’11 Fox Sports Midwest St. Louis (May 27, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students are helping Fox Sports Midwest develop a new branding campaign to promote the St. Louis-based sports television network. This is the fourth … Continued
How Students Used PublishThis to Curate RJI’s Mobile First Symposium
By Hannah Schmidt and Meredith Turk Published May 20, 2014, by PBS MediaShift; used by permission. At the Missouri School of Journalism, students are guinea pigs for new innovations, products and processes that are breaking ground in the news and digital spheres. Ten students in Jim Flink‘s Emerging Technologies class had firsthand experience using a curation … Continued
Missouri Students Earn a Top 3 Win in District 9 National Student Advertising Competition
Assistant Professor Stephanie Padgett Named Faculty Advisor of the Year for Efforts to Improve the Overall Contest Columbia, Mo. (May 20, 2014) — “Make It Happen,” a marketing campaign developed by Missouri School of Journalism students, captured third place in the District 9 National Student Advertising Competition during the April 11 event in Kansas City, … Continued
Journalism Student Council Officers Elected for 2014-15 Academic Year
JSC Helps Build Relationships with Peers, Mentors and Professors Columbia, Mo. (May 19, 2014) — The Missouri School of Journalism recently announced the new slate of Journalism Student Council officers for the 2014-15 academic year. JSC hosts events to give students the opportunity to build relationships with peers, mentors and professors. These might include networking … Continued