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News Releases: 2003 Calendar Year
December 2003
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Dec. 29, 2003: Two Advertising Students Named to AAF Most Promising Minority Students Honor Roll Two Missouri School of Journalism advertising students have been named to the Honor Roll of the American Advertising Federation's Most Promising Minority Students program. Kimberlee Belcher and Bryan Lattimore competed with almost 100 other minority advertising students across the country for this honor. Selection criteria included academic standing, demonstrated interest in the industry, leadership and character and essay content. [More]
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Dec. 18, 2003: Two Advertising Students Create TV Ads for Nokia and Win a Trip to the Sugar Bowl Two Missouri School of Journalism students have been chosen as the Fall 2003 Nokia ADvantage advertising competition winners from the Missouri School of Journalism. Michael Spear of St. Louis, Mo., and Jamie Kitsis of St. Louis, were awarded all-expense paid trips to the 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl national championship game in New Orleans. Runners-up Mary Dreyer of St. Louis, and Lauren Curry of Plano, Texas, received Nokia 3200 phones. [More]
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Dec. 18, 2003: Four J-School Students Win Hearst Journalism Awards Missouri School of Journalism students Duaa Eldeib, Alyssa Ford, Kyle Palmer and Mary Knez Walker were among the winners in the 44th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program. More than 100 universities and colleges participated in the first Hearst competition of this academic year. [More]
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Dec. 16, 2003: Student-Developed Campaign Wins Two National Awards A strategic communications campaign developed by Missouri School of Journalism advertising seniors for the Missouri Department of Transportation recently won its second national award. Team members were Camille Clingan of Chesterfield, Mo., Sara Ralston of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Bill Smith, Chula, Mo., and Asian Udoh, O'Fallon, Ill. Susan Bartel was the course professor. [More]
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Dec. 5, 2003: Upcoming Workshop in New York to Help Journalists Expand Skills in Convergent Media Environment An upcoming workshop in New York will help journalists broaden their skill set in a convergent media environment. Sponsored by the Missouri School of Journalism, "Broadcast News Reporting" will teach participants on-camera techniques such as voice-overs, narration and interviewing and how to construct a news package. As part of the workshop, participants will produce a résumé tape of professional quality. [More]
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November 2003
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Nov. 25, 2003: Missouri Sunshine Law Upgrade Announced at School Attorney General Jay Nixon and state Rep. Jeff Harris, of Columbia, today unveiled legislation at the Missouri School of Journalism that will greatly improve access to information regarding governmental decision making. Nixon and Harris proposed the Sunshine Upgrade Act, a bill that opens electronic records and meetings and prohibits secret votes via telephone or computer. [More]
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Nov. 12, 2003: Public Relations Text Published by Journalism Professor Public Relations: The Profession and the Practice, a new textbook by Missouri School of Journalism professor Suzette Heiman and four other journalism professors, presents a comprehensive and inclusive overview of public relations. [More]
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Nov. 11, 2003: New Contest Recognizes Summer and Internship Work Thirteen students were recognized for work produced during their internships in a new "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" contest that attracted 47 entries. "The contest began as a way for us to gain some sense of just how much great work our students do each summer, in internships and at the Columbia Missourian," said Charles Davis, chair of the news-editorial department. "It's truly an incredible body of work." [More]
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Nov. 7, 2003: Missouri Group Publishes Book on Media Convergence Telling the Story: The Convergence of Print, Broadcast, and Online Media, 2nd ed., a new book by The Missouri Group, reflects the changing nature of journalism both in the classroom and the professional world. The Missouri Group is comprised of four Missouri School of Journalism professors: Brian S. Brooks, George Kennedy, Daryl Moen and Don Ranly. [More]
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October 2003
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Oct. 25, 2003: Journalism School Faculty and Alumni Recognized by MU Alumni Association Two of the 17 outstanding faculty and alumni recently honored by the MU Alumni Association are from the Missouri School of Journalism. Esther Thorson, dean of graduate studies, and Art Holliday, B.J. '76, received a Faculty-Alumni award during the recent 36th annual Faculty-Alumni Awards Ceremony in Columbia. [More]
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Oct. 17, 2003: In Memoriam: Charles W. Cleworth Charles W. Cleworth sat next to then-Missouri Journalism Dean Milt Gross while on a business trip many years ago. By the time the plane landed, Mr. Cleworth noted that he "felt strongly about your school of journalism both by reputation and by my all too short but enlightening conversation with that fine man." Mr. Cleworth later created the Charles W. Cleworth scholarship at the School, funded through American Business Media. [More]
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Oct. 15, 2003: Football Victory Provides J-Students with Learning Opportunity A special four-page section celebrating the Tigers victory over Nebraska on Oct. 11 is just another example of how Missouri Journalism students gain real world experience while in school. "When Tigers Roar" will be published in the Thursday, Oct. 16, issue of the Columbia Missourian. Early promotions boasts, "Some news perishes: Dow hits 10,000. Some does not: Missouri 41, Nebraska 24." [More]
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Oct. 15, 2003: J-School to Host National Geographic Photography Lecture Program Three renowned National Geographic Contributing Photographers-in-Residence will lead Masters of Photography workshops at the Missouri School of Journalism, aimed at both students and the university community. "Through the Lens with the Masters of Photography," presented by Sam Abell, Karen Kasmauski and Emory Kristof, will be held Oct. 29-31. [More]
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Oct. 13, 2003: Symposium to Discuss Freedom of Expression in a Digital World "Exploring Freedom of Expression in a Digital World" will be held from 2-5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Memorial Union in Jesse Wrench Auditorium (S107). The event and a reception following the discussion are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for the Digital Globe, this 2nd annual fall symposium will explore how freedom of expression issues affects print media, intellectual property, new democracies, business and digital media. [More]
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Oct. 7, 2003: Missourian, Journalism Students Win Missouri Better Newspaper Awards The Columbia Missourian won first-place awards for general excellence, news content, newspaper design and investigative reporting in the 2003 Missouri Better Newspaper Contest, conducted by the Missouri Press Association. Executive Editor Tom Warhover was pleased with how the Missourian performed. "In some cases, we went up against the biggest papers in the state and fared well," Warhover said. "We fared excellently against newspapers of our class." [More]
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Oct. 1, 2003: News-Editorial Professor Inducted into the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame James Sterling, B.J. '65, the Community Newspaper Management chair at the Missouri School of Journalism, was one of six who were inducted into the Missouri Press Association Hall of Fame at its recent annual meeting in Kansas City. Inductees are chosen based on the length of time they have contributed to Missouri's newspaper industry. They must also have led honorable lives while at the same time influencing unselfishly, thinking soundly and remaining involved in their communities. [More]
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September 2003
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Sept. 26, 2003: Three Missouri School of Journalism Students Win National SPJ Excellence Awards Three Missouri School of Journalism students have been named national winners in the 2002 Mark of Excellence Awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. Tim Higgins won first place in the General News Reporting category for his story, "Despairing for children's mental health, some parents give up custody." The story was published in The Associated Press. Higgins, BJ '02, is a reporter for the Des Moines (Iowa) Register. [More]
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Sept. 22, 2003: Washington Program Gives Students Experience Reporting From Nation's Capital At 23 years old, Missouri School of Journalism student Matt Keeney is already producing television stories in the news capital of the world. And at 21, so is Christine Maddela. Both are students in the school's unique Washington Program. They are the first of a new era of Missouri students videotaping and reporting with state-of-the-art television news equipment recently installed at the school's bureau in the National Press Club Building. [More]
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Sept. 22, 2003: New Advertising Department Chair Named Margaret Duffy, PhD, has been named chair of the Advertising Department. She succeeds Steve Kopcha who has returned to full-time teaching. As chair, Duffy will oversee administrative activities of the department and serve as the liaison between other faculty, students, and the dean. Her colleagues nominated her for the position. [More]
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Sept. 15, 2003: Walter Williams Honored With Bust A forest green shroud flapped in the light Sept. breeze. The stern lines of a bronze sculpture could just barely be made out beneath the cloak. More than 60 people gathered on Sunday in front of Boonville's City Hall as the green sheet was pulled away, revealing a bust of Walter Williams. [More]
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Sept. 10, 2003: New Book by Missouri Journalism Professor Focuses on the Benefits of GIS in Journalism Mapping the News: Case Studies in GIS and Journalism, a new book by Missouri School of Journalism assistant professor David Herzog, details how geographic information systems (GIS) technology guides journalists to where news is happening as they strive to bring information to the world. Herzog specializes in using geographic information systems (GIS) tools to report the news and uses his expertise to educate and inform students and professionals alike. [More]
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Sept. 8, 2003: Mass Media Damaging African-American Women's Body Esteem, MU Journalism Studies Find Media images of stereotypically thin, attractive women confront women of all colors. While previous research says these images cause Caucasian women to practice unhealthy behaviors and become extremely dissatisfied with their body image, African-American women supposedly are less concerned with weight. However, two new studies by a Missouri School of Journalism researcher found that although African-American women are not affected by images of Caucasian women, they experience body dissatisfaction when viewing media images of African-American women. [More]
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Sept. 5, 2003: Journalism Researchers Propose New Model for Receiving Spam According to the International Data Corporation, more than one trillion unsolicited e-mail messages, commonly referred to as "spam," will be sent in 2003. Brightmail, an anti-spam technology company, estimated that 41 percent of all e-mail messages sent daily are spam. Most people find dealing with this new form of advertising annoying and time-consuming. However, researchers at the Missouri School of Journalism have found a model that might satisfy customers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and advertisers. [More]
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Sept. 4, 2003: The Missouri School of Journalism Welcomes Nine New Faculty Members The Missouri School of Journalism welcomes nine new faculty members: Elizabeth Brixey, Scott Swafford, Brian Wallstin, Margaret Walter, Jennifer Reeves, Randy Reeves, Berkley Hudson and Earnest Perry. Four will join the staff of the Columbia Missourian, the community's daily morning newspaper. [More]
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August 2003
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Aug. 22, 2003: Missouri School of Journalism Presents 2003 Honor Medals The Missouri School of Journalism will present the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism on Friday, Sept. 5, in the Reynolds Alumni and Visitor Center on the Columbia campus. The Missouri School of Journalism has awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism annually since 1930. More than 425 distinguished journalists, advertising and public relations practitioners, business people, institutions and media organizations have been recipients of this prestigious award. [More]
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July 2003
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July 21, 2003: Life-Saving Information on Cancer Delivered in More Effective Manner Through New MU Program Every day, researchers throughout the world strive to find a cure for cancer. Although no cure exists, scientists find new ways to prevent and treat this disease. Experts think this life-saving information is not reaching the minority population in a quick and effective manner. The University of Missouri-Columbia will attempt to solve this problem through the new Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research (CECCR). [More]
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July 21, 2003: Argentine Journalist Named First Tina Hills Fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism Marina Walker, an award-winning journalist from Mendoza, Argentina, has been named the Missouri School of Journalism's first Tina Hills Fellow for Latin American Journalists. Walker, formerly of Los Andes and the Philadelphia Inquirer, will work as a part-time instructor at Adelante while completing coursework for a master's degree. Adelante is a monthly newsmagazine published by the school in both Spanish and English for the growing Spanish-speaking population of Central Missouri. [More] Español
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June 2003
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June 20, 2003: Journalism Professor Named to National Advisory Council Suzette Heiman, director of planning and communications and an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named to the first Best Practices in Corporate Communication advisory council of experts in the field of corporate communications. Comprised of senior executives from Fortune 500 companies, the group will be a sounding board for such issues as financial responsibility, corporate values, and measurement of the corporate communications function. [More]
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June 16, 2003: MU Journalism Student Wins $10,000 Top Ten Scholarship Journalism student Kimberly Monet Adams is a recipient of one of the $10,000 Top Ten Scholarships awarded by the Scripps Howard Foundation. The St. Louis native is a dual major in broadcast news journalism and political science. The Top Ten Scholarship is an award given to the 10 most outstanding journalism students in the nation. Students considered for the award have demonstrated an interest in journalism as well as high academic achievement, have strong recommendations and have submitted a personal essay. [More]
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June 6, 2003: Panel Discusses, Offers Tips Regarding Journalistic Accountability Journalists shaken by five weeks of scandal at The New York Times were reminded Thursday that living up to their own standards is the first line of defense. The panel, examining the fallout from the Jayson Blair misdeeds, and the resignation of the two top Times editors, was co-sponsored by the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism and by Investigative Reporters and Editors. It was held in conjunction with the annual IRE convention in Washington, D.C. [More]
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June 1, 2003: Graduate Students Win All ICA Political Communication Awards Four Missouri School of Journalism graduate students won all of the awards for top student papers in the Political Communication Division at the International Communication Association (ICA) convention in May. The division honors just four graduate students each year, meaning Missouri swept this year's awards. The four students were each awarded $225. [More]
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May 2003
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May 30, 2003: MU Students Study How to Market Marshall Hoping to draw in customers, in the case of local business owners, or high grades, for University of Missouri-Columbia marketing students, the two groups have brainstormed advertising ideas all week. The marketing class of four, including Mizzou undergraduate and graduate students, set up a mini advertising agency in Marshall for their weeklong course under professor Craig Ligibel. Ligibel said students in the one-credit intersession class immerse themselves in a small-town setting and work with clients who own small businesses. "It's a grounding in reality," he said. [More]
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May 20, 2003: School Secures Two New Grants for Health Communication Projects The Missouri School of Journalism is emerging as a national leader in health communications research. In April alone the School secured $850,000 in federal grant money to fund cancer communication research projects. Professor Glen Cameron, PhD, who holds the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research and teaches strategic communications, has been heading up the effort to increase Missouri's involvement in the field of health communications research. He and Melissa Poole, grants writer for the School, drafted detailed project proposals to win the funding. [More]
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May 15, 2003: MU Journalism Graduates 335 Students or 335 students at the Missouri School of Journalism, May means not only the end of another busy school year but the end of their time at MU and the beginning of a whole new chapter in their lives. On Saturday, May 17, the Hearnes Center Field House will be a sea of black caps and gowns and teary-eyed parents and the air will buzz with a whole spectrum of emotions from relief and excitement to nostalgia and apprehension. [More]
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May 13, 2003: School of Journalism Revises Admissions Procedures The Missouri School of Journalism today announced revised admissions procedures for undergraduate students entering the University in the Fall Semester 2004. Effective that semester, students accepted to MU will be admitted in three groups. [More]
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April 2003
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April 28, 2003: Missouri School of Journalism Student Receives 2003 MU Distinguished Dissertation Award For the first time in the history of the Journalism School, a doctoral student's dissertation has been recognized as the most accomplished of the year by a MU student. Seow Ting Lee, now an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, received the MU Distinguished Dissertation Award -- and a check for $1,000 -- from Graduate School Dean Suzanne Ortega, on April 3. [More]
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April 28, 2003: KOMU.com - Best in the Midwest KOMU's Web site has won the Edward R. Murrow Award for the best small-market TV Web site in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The award, which is given by the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), recognizes Web sites that offer timely news and original content while maximizing the use of on-line technology to inform and educate the public and stimulate debate of important issues. [More]
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April 25, 2003: Missouri School of Journalism Professor Receives Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence ong-time faculty member Professor Don Ranly has received one of 10 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence awarded each year to outstanding MU professors. He is the fourth Missouri School of Journalism professor to receive the award since its creation in 1991. The trustees of the William T. Kemper Foundation made a $500,000 gift to MU to establish an awards program that would recognize the importance of outstanding teaching to the success of the University. [More]
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April 14, 2003: Dallas-area Alumni Celebrate the Launch of Nokia Ads Developed by Mizzou Students Dallas-Fort Worth-area alumni and other guests gathered April 14 at La Cima Club, Irving, to celebrate the launch of two television ads developed by Missouri School of Journalism students for the Nokia 3650 phone. Debra Kennedy, Nokia, and Jack Smith, broadcast advertising course professor, discussed how two two-member teams designed 30-second TV commercials demonstrating the 3650's built-in camera capabilities. [More]
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April 13, 2003: Esther Thorson Receives Prestigious AAA Award Esther Thorson, PhD, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, has received an Outstanding Contribution to Research Award from the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) for her 20 years of contributions to the field of advertising research. She is the 11th person to win the award since it began being given in 1992 and the second woman to win it. [More]
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April 11, 2003: Will Work For Credit: MU Journalism Students Create Ads For National Television College students spend countless hours working on class projects, preparing themselves for future career opportunities. For a number of advertising students at the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, the chance to launch those careers and gain national exposure has arrived early. Last week, two Nokia ads, created by four MU students and produced into television spots, began airing across the country. [More]
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March 2003
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March 12, 2003: New Policy to Admit Some Students Directly from High School Announced The Missouri School of Journalism will admit some students directly from high school for the first time starting this spring. Students who identify themselves as journalism majors and are honors-eligible will be admitted directly to the School. The School also will admit, effective for the Fall 2003 semester, current pre-journalism students who are enrolled in the Honors College if they have maintained at least a 3.0 grade-point average at MU. [More]
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March 11, 2003: Student Awarded Prestigious AAF Internship Dionne Monet Lewis of Kansas City, a Missouri School of Journalism graduate student, will receive a 2003 AAF Vance L. Stickell Memorial Internship this summer. She is one of nine outstanding American Advertising Federation student members in the nation to be selected for this prestigious program. Program coordinator, John Murphy, said the Stickell Advisory Board was impressed with Lewis' credentials, in particular her leadership role as president of the School of Journalism's Ad Club. [More]
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March 3, 2003: Linda Eatherton of Ketchum Returns as a Professional in Residence inda Eatherton will share tips and insights from her 20-plus years in public relations with students, faculty and staff of the Missouri School of Journalism as part of the School's Professionals-in-Residence Program. She will present numerous lectures and information sharing sessions on campus and speak to the Mid-Missouri chapters of the Ad Federation and Public Relations Society of America March 5-7. [More]
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February 2003
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Feb. 24, 2003: Betty Houchin Winfield Awarded Prestigious Curators' Professorship Betty Houchin Winfield, PhD, a professor in the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the University's most prestigious designation, a Curators' Professorship, for her outstanding scholarly work in political communication. She is the first professor in the School of Journalism to be awarded this appointment. [More]
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Feb. 17, 2003: Knight Professional-in-Residence Editing Fellowship Announced You're a newsroom assigning editor or team leader who loves the work but longs for the time and chance to pursue new ideas. Maybe you want to take a creative risk or handle a big project a different way. Or you're a senior reporter who'd like to try your hand at editing without permanently surrendering your byline. Maybe you just want a change of venue and a new intellectual challenge to recharge your professional batteries. [More]
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Feb. 14, 2003: Upcoming Magazine Fair Unites Campus and Community The Missouri School of Journalism's annual Magazine Fair will reach a broader audience this year by expanding the number of events and opening them to the entire community. In a first-time ever collaboration with the Columbia Public Library, the two-day affair scheduled for Feb. 21 and 22 features exhibitions and presentations by magazine publishing professionals and local writers. [More]
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Feb. 12, 2003: Two Students Win Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarships Two master's degree students from the Missouri School of Journalism have been awarded scholarships worth $2,000 by the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Kristy Siegfried and Jason McLure were among 11 journalism students from around the country to be selected from over 200 entries. [More]
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Feb. 10, 2003: Partnership with Russia's Largest School of Journalism Announced Faculty from the world's first school of journalism and the world's largest school of journalism have announced plans to collaborate on a project to strengthen journalism education in Russia and the United States. The partnership of the Missouri School of Journalism and Moscow State University, popularly known as MGU, its initials in Russian, will concentrate on new curricula and laboratory media for MGU and enhanced education for Missouri. [More]
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January 2003
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Jan. 15, 2003: Nueva Beca para Periodistas Latinoamericanos Nos da gran placer anunciar que la Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Missouri está ofreciendo la beca Tina Hills para periodistas de Latinoamérica que tengan interés en obtener una maestría o un doctorado en la facultad de periodismo más antigua del mundo. Esta beca es parte de un programa para expandir las relaciones entre la facultad de periodismo y el mundo de negocios de Latinoamérica. [More]
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Jan. 9, 2003: Brian Steffens Named Executive Director of NNA Veteran newspaper manager Brian L. Steffens, 53, has been named executive director of the National Newspaper Assn., the nation's largest association of community newspapers. The Board met January 8 in Columbia. The appointment follows NNA's relocation and a year-long transition from suburban Washington, D.C. to the Missouri's School of Journalism. NNA represents more than 3,000 small daily and weekly newspapers. [More]
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Jan. 3, 2003: Brian S. Brooks Named New Associate Dean Brian S. Brooks has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration at the Missouri School of Journalism, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Robert Logan, PhD, who retired and is taking a position with the National Institutes for Health in Bethesda, Md. [More]
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