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News Releases: August 2005
August 2005
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Aug. 5, 2005: J-School Student Wins RTNDF President's Scholarship Hayley Salvo, a senior broadcast journalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, recently won the Radio-Television News Directors Foundation (RTNDF) President's Scholarship worth $2500. Salvo will study abroad in London this fall as a member of the Missouri London Program. [More]
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Aug. 8, 2005: Missouri Journalism Students and Faculty Present 32 Papers, Win Four Student Awards at 2005 AEJMC Convention Missouri School of Journalism faculty and graduate students presented 32 research papers at the 2005 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) convention Aug. 10-13 in San Antonio, Texas. Missouri doctoral students highlighted the convention, winning four "best student" paper awards. They won twice as many awards as any other school, led by doctoral student Scott Reinardy, who won the MacDougall Student Paper Award in the Newspaper Division. Four other doctoral students were honored for top finishes, including Zengjun Peng in the Mass Communication and Society Division; Jensen Moore and Keith Greenwood in the Advertising Division; and Fred Vultee in the Visual Communication Division. [More]
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Aug. 22, 2005: Study Finds MyMissourian, MU's Citizen Journalism Project, Is Paying Off "Citizen journalism," such as MU's MyMissourian.com project, is changing the face of how news is covered. Conventional media outlets, such as television stations and newspapers, increasingly are offering opportunities for viewers and readers to submit their own stories, pictures and experiences about major news events. [More]
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Aug. 22, 2005: Brooks Receives Career Achievement Award Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity has honored Associate Dean Brian S. Brooks with its Career Achievement Award. The award goes to one alumnus of the national social fraternity each year and recognizes significant achievement in the recipient's chosen profession. [More]
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Aug. 23, 2005: Brian Brooks Named to the 2005 Class of Apple Distinguished Educators Awarded by Apple Computer, Apple Distinguished Educators are among the first to make effective use of technology to support learning objectives in the classroom. They present their successes at key conferences and events, lead hands-on workshops and model effective administrative leadership and professionalism. [More]
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Aug. 23, 2005: Laura Pohl Receives U.S. Student Fulbright Award Laura Pohl, a master's student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received a Fulbright grant in Journalism, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. Pohl, a photojournalism student from Newport News, Va., will be photographing North Korean defectors adjusting to life in South Korea. [More]
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Aug. 23, 2005: Former Faculty Member Ruth D'Arcy Dies Former faculty member Ruth D'Arcy died July 25 at the age of 84. She joined the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism in 1974, where for nine years she taught and directed the Penney-Missouri Awards program. Before joining the School, D'Arcy worked for 32 years in features at The Detroit (Mich.) News as writer, columnist, Women's Editor and Lifestyle Editor. [More]
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Aug. 30, 2005: New Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute to Focus on the Future of Journalism On Sept. 1, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute will hold its groundbreaking ceremony at 2 p.m. near the Institute's new home on the northeast corner of Francis Quadrangle on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The Reynolds Journalism Institute is a new center that will be a nucleus of collaborative innovation, research and demonstration of new technologies and processes that improve journalism. [More]
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Aug. 30, 2005: Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Names Three to Its Executive Staff The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism recently named three to its executive staff. Executive Director Pam Johnson announced the three new members: Roger Gafke, Director of Program Development; Esther Thorson, Director of Research; and Roger Fidler, Director of Technology Initiatives. The Institute focuses on advanced studies of journalism and its role in democratic societies. [More]
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Aug. 31, 2005: Six Students, Vox Magazine Win AEJMC Recognition Vox magazine and six Missouri School of Journalism students have won recognition by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in the Student Magazine Contest in the areas of profile writing, investigation and analysis and design. [More]
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