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News Releases: March 2009
March 2009
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March 4, 2009: Missouri Journalism Student Documents Wrongful Conviction In fall 2006 Ben Poston enrolled in an intermediate writing class, hoping to learn how to be a better writer. His assignment, a potential wrongful conviction case, continued well beyond the course, the completion of his master's project and graduation. In February 2009, more than two years after the start of his work, Josh Kezer was exonerated. In his own words, Poston shares his experience. [More]
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March 6, 2009: Magazine Club Visits 16 Magazines in New York Twenty members of the Magazine Club at the Missouri School of Journalism, along with magazine journalism professors Steve Weinberg and Michael Grinfeld, traveled to New York on a recent trip to visit the offices of 16 magazines. [More]
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March 17, 2009: Life Stories: Paul Fisher, Alumnus, Former Professor and Director of the Freedom of Information Center Paul Fisher, BJ '46, MA '47, PhD '50, died March 17, 2009, in Columbia, Mo. He taught journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism and became director of the Freedom of Information Center shortly after its founding in 1958, serving in this capacity until 1989. [More]
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March 20, 2009: MU Cross-Cultural Journalism Course Available in Kansas City via Internet Video The Missouri School of Journalism expands its course offerings to the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Journalism professors at the School coordinate curriculum and transmit the class discussions across the state via the Internet. About 170 students attend the class at the Columbia campus, while 22 students attend the class at UMKC. [More]
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