Tag: Undergraduate
Free Screening of Students’ Multimedia Documentaries to Be Held Dec. 4 at Ragtag Cinema
‘My Life, My Town’ Stories Share Lives of Teens in Rural Missouri Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 1, 2012) — A free screening of multimedia documentaries produced by Missouri School of Journalism students will begin at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Ragtag Cinema in Columbia. The documentaries are part of the “My Life, My Town: … Continued
Strategic Communication Team Places Fourth, Wins $1,500 in Adobe Digital Analytics Competition
More than 160 Entrants Competed in the National Contest Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 29, 2012) — A team of Missouri School of Journalism students placed fourth and won $1,500 in the national Adobe Digital Analytics Competition (DAC). Team “Xfinite to Win It” competed against more than 160 entrants to win one of the six finalist positions. … Continued
Project Open Vault Website Offers New Platform for Election Coverage
The Missouri School of Journalism Project Focused on How Political Candidates Spend Money on Advertising By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 19, 2012) — A team at the Missouri School of Journalism came together to analyze not only how much money political candidates devote to delivering their messages but also what messages the … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Develop English-Language Content for the China Open Tennis Tournament
The Crash Course in Culture and Tennis Was a Big Hit with the Reporting Team Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 30, 2012) — Working side-by-side with journalists from The Associated Press, China Daily, Getty Images and other international news outlets, a team of Missouri School of Journalism students recently covered the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing. … Continued
Business Journalism Trip to New York Helps Students Network and Prepare for Internships, Careers
The Schedule Included Attending the Annual Society of American Business Editors and Writers Fall Conference Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 18, 2012) — Jill Woerner and classmates Alonzo Soto, R.C. Balaban and Karen Miller had no idea that a two-day class trip to Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange and other New York City-based business journalism … Continued
Student Journalist Artyom Rayev Honored with His First Emmy at Mid-America Awards Ceremony
KOMU-TV Also Takes Home Three Emmys for News and Interactivity Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 2, 2012) — Artyom Rayev, a radio-television journalism senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, received his first Emmy at the 36th annual Mid-America Emmy awards ceremony in Kansas City. Rayev’s successful entry, “Scoring for Slaten,” won in the student production-news category. … Continued
Student Society for News Design Selects Officers for 2012-13 Year
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2012) — The Student Society for News Design at the Missouri School of Journalism recently selected a new slate of officers for the 2012-13 academic year. The five officers will focus on rebuilding its membership this year because most of the previous members graduated in May, according to Will Guldin, SSND … Continued
School Welcomes 49 Walter Williams Scholars, High-Achieving Students Who Have Earned at Least a 33 on the ACT
The Students Have Impressive Achievements in Journalism, Academics, Arts, Sports and Other Areas By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 21, 2012) — Forty-nine of the brightest young journalists from the across the country began their careers at the Missouri School of Journalism as Walter Williams Scholars this fall. The students come from 14 … Continued
Fall Semester Starts with Strong Enrollment on Both Undergraduate and Graduate Levels
By Chantel O’Neal Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 7, 2012) — Approximately 950 freshmen declared journalism or pre-journalism on the first day of classes at the University of Missouri this fall. Journalism students directly admitted to the School have an average ACT score of 29.15; pre-journalism, 24.42. The national average is 21.1. A total of … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Sports Reporters Cover the Tigers Inaugural SEC Season
New Season. New Conference. New Approach. By Celia Darrough Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2012) — Student reporters of the Missouri School of Journalism publications are gearing up to cover the Southeastern Conference this football season. With the Columbia Missourian, KOMU-TV and KBIA Sports put together, fans can expect to see articles, photos, videos … Continued