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News Releases: November 2005
November 2005
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Nov. 2, 2005: Walter Williams Scholar Blogs for AOL's Red Service David Ubben, a Missouri School of Journalism freshman and a Walter Williams Scholar, dreams of becoming a great sports writer. In the meantime, he is a well-known blogger on the AOL® Red™ service for teens. Ubben is one of only six students in the United States to be featured on this first-of-its-kind reality series. Titled "Project: Freshman," the service includes videos, confessionals and daily blogs of the cast members at college. [More]
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Nov. 8, 2005: Paul Steiger to Receive Missouri Honor Medal on Nov. 14 Paul Steiger, managing editor of The Wall Street Journal and vice president of Dow Jones & Company, will receive the third Missouri Honor Medal presented this year on Monday, Nov. 14, at the Missouri School of Journalism. Steiger will teach a Master Class in Newspaper Editing from 11-11:50 a.m. in 278 Gannett. The medal will be awarded during a presentation at a luncheon following the class in the Reynolds Alumni Center on the University of Missouri campus. [More]
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Nov. 8, 2005: Journalism Students' Work Published in St. Louis Post-Dispatch A 23-year-old murder case, inconsistent witness testimony and a three-year feud between the daughters of the victim and the convicted murderer - those were the facts presented to the first-ever criminal justice writing/reporting class at the Missouri School of Journalism in the spring of 2005. While it may seem unusual for a metropolitan newspaper to print student-assisted work, it doesn't surprise the cooperating editors at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. [More]
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Nov. 9, 2005: Broadcast News Student Crowned MU Homecoming Queen Alisha Johnson, a senior broadcast news student from Memphis, Tenn., was crowned the 2005 University of Missouri Homecoming Queen in a half-time ceremony at Faurot Field. An active student leader, Johnson participates in the National Association of Black Journalists, the Legion of Black Collegians, Summer Welcome, United Ambassadors and others. Johnson also produces three newscasts a week at KOMU TV-8, the only University-owned commercial television station that uses its newsroom as a working laboratory for students. [More]
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Nov. 29, 2005: KOMU-TV Receives Emmy for Overall News Excellence The Mid-America Chapter of the National Television Arts and Sciences recently awarded a 2005 Emmy for Overall News Excellence to KOMU, the only university-owned commercial television station in the United States that uses its newsroom as a working lab for students. Jennifer Reeves and Randy Reeves, both assistant professors at the Missouri School of Journalism, accepted the award for the station at the awards ceremony in St. Louis. [More]
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