Tag: Undergraduate
Missouri Journalism Students Win 12 Regional SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
5 Earn First Place and Advance to National Competition Columbia, Mo. (April 2, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students earned 12 regional awards in the Society of Professional Journalists‘ Mark of Excellence competition, which recognizes the best work in collegiate journalism. Nine of the entries were published in Vox Magazine, a small-city, multi-platform publication … Continued
2 Missouri Students Win American Copy Editors Society Scholarships
Columbia Missourian Honored in Headline Contest This article was updated April 7, 2015, with information about the second-place win in the headline contest. By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (March 30, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Christa Corrigan and junior Tracy Cook have been named winners of American Copy Editors Society Education Fund scholarships, and … Continued
Health Journalism Fellowships Awarded to 9 Missouri Students and Professionals
Recipients Will Attend the ‘Health Journalism 2015’ Conference April 23-26 in Silicon Valley Columbia, Mo. (March 20, 2015) — A record five Missouri School of Journalism students and four on-campus professionals have been awarded all-expenses-paid fellowships to Health Journalism 2015, the annual conference of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Master’s student Guimel Sibingo and … Continued
Technology Sparks Innovation During Costa Rica Study Abroad Trip
The Course Offers Different Challenges and Opportunities for Storytelling Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2015) — Missouri School of Journalism students brought an array of technologies on a field-reporting trip in January to Costa Rica, where they encountered a smorgasbord of stories and new ways of telling them. The students used infrared imaging, a drone, three-dimensional … Continued
Holly Hunt and Aaron Reiss Win Dean’s Award for Personality Profile
The Stories Cover Life with Alzheimer’s and Seizures By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2015) — Holly Hunt and Aaron Reiss won the Dean’s Award in the personality profile category of the Mastering the Method contest at the Missouri School of Journalism. The contest recognizes outstanding undergraduate work in broadcast, multimedia, photography and writing. … Continued
Columbia Missourian, MU3D Provide 3D Scans of Festival
The Images, When Scanned on a Computer, Can Be Spun in Any Direction Columbia, Mo. (March 13, 2015) — The Columbia Missourian took a new tack on “in-depth journalism” by offering its readers 3D images of costumed participants in the True/False Film Fest. Missourian photographer Mike Krebs used a Structure 3D scanner from the MU3D … Continued
Missouri Students on 3 Hackathon Teams Earn Honorable Mentions
Overall Mission of National Competition Was to Create Projects That Reach Underserved Populations Columbia, Mo. (March 10, 2015) — Three University of Missouri students were a part of teams that received honorable mentions in the second annual MediaShift Journalism School Hackathon The weekend-long event was held at Arizona State University Feb. 27 to March 1. … Continued
7 Missouri Journalism Students Chosen for Mizzou 39 Award
Mizzou Alumni Association Recognizes Outstanding Academic Achievement, Leadership and Service Columbia, Mo. (March 6, 2015) — Seven Missouri School of Journalism students are among the recipients of the Mizzou 39 award, which recognizes achievement in the classroom and the community. The annual honor, sponsored by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board, is emblematic of the … Continued
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
5 Students to Participate in MediaShift Journalism School Hackathon
The Goal Is to Create Sustainable Media Projects That Reach Underserved Populations By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2015) — Three journalism and two computer science students will represent the University of Missouri at the second annual MediaShift Journalism School Hackathon. Julia Duncan, Katie Jones, Siqi Lin, Jenny Sanchez and Lawrence Williams were selected … Continued