Tag: Undergraduate
Missouri Tests Multi-Platform Storytelling Across Six Newsrooms
By Jim Flink Originally published to PBS MediaShift; used by permission. Clutter. Chaos. Copious amounts of content. News organizations are struggling right now. Struggling to connect with users, who are migrating to increasingly diverse and cluttered platforms. Struggling to migrate their staffs, sometimes chaotically, to distribute distinct, quality, multi-platform content to different and varied platforms. … Continued
Woelfel Named Director of New Documentary Journalism Center at the Missouri School of Journalism
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 25, 2014) — Dean Mills, dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, announced today that Stacey Woelfel, news director at KOMU-TV and associate professor of journalism, has been named the first director of the new Jonathan Murray Documentary Journalism Center at the School of Journalism. Woelfel … 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
Intensive Career Workshop Prepares Radio-TV Students for Interviews and Job Searches
Sessions Focused on Application Strategies, Creating Resume Reels and Handling Pay Negotiation By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2014) — Expert faculty members provided students with tips on effective job searching at a workshop hosted by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) on Feb. 16. The “Get Me Hired” workshop, held at the … Continued
MOJO Ad Helps Staffs at Chicago Agencies Better Understand the 18-24 Demographic
The Staff Presented the State of the YAYA Report While Touring 12 Companies By Katelyn Morris MOJO Ad Public Relations Account Executive Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 20, 2014) — Young adults have a combined buying power of almost $6.9 billion, and more than half would rather lose their car than their phone. These are among the … Continued
3 Missouri Journalism Students Named Inaugural Recipients of the MU Award for Academic Distinction
The Student-Led Initiative Recognizes Those Who Have Made Significant Contributions to the Body of Knowledge By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2014) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 14 University of Missouri students named the inaugural recipients of the new MU Award for Academic Distinction. All are members of the … Continued
A Section of the Fundamentals of Multimedia Class Uses All-Mobile Reporting Techniques
Missouri Sophomores Learn to Use iPhones, iPads to Capture and Edit High-Quality Multimedia Pieces By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 30, 2014) — This spring, 13 Missouri School of Journalism students will embark on a new kind of class: one that sends them out with just an iPhone or iPad and teaches them to use … Continued
Students Publish Columbia’s Little-Known Secrets in Vox Magazine
The Semester-Long Project Features About 80 Quirky Tidbits in Print, Online and Social Media By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 27, 2014) — Approximately 80 quirky little-known secrets about Columbia, Mo., were revealed in a recent issue of Vox Magazine. Among the disclosures: Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream has served chocolate-covered cicada ice cream. Customers have … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Students Are Top Winners in National Hearst TV News Competition
Brynne Whittaker Takes Fourth, Qualifies for Semi-Finals; Matt Evans Places Ninth San Francisco (Dec. 19, 2013) — Brynne Whittaker and Matt Evans are top winners in the Television News competition of the 54th annual Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Both are radio-television journalism majors at the Missouri School of Journalism. … Continued
In-depth Features by Missouri School of Journalism Student Wins First Place in Hearst Radio News and Features Competition
Lukas Udstuen Receives $2,600 Award for His Top Entry in the National Contest San Francisco (Dec. 19, 2013) — Two in-depth radio features by Lukas Udstuen have won first place in the 54th annual Journalism Awards Program‘s Radio News and Features competition sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. He receives a $2,600 award for … Continued