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J-School Home ... news ... 2009 ... May 2009

News Releases: May 2009

May 2009

May 4, 2009: Missouri School of Journalism Places Second Overall in 2008-2009 Hearst Competition, Wins $5,000 in Prizes The Missouri School of Journalism placed second overall in the 2008-2009 Hearst Journalism Awards Program, one of the most elite national collegiate journalism competitions. In total, five of the School's students placed in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the Hearst awards program, which is often called the "Pulitzers of College Journalism." [More]

May 5, 2009: KBIA, KOMU Faculty and Students Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards Faculty and students of two of the Missouri School of Journalism's news outlets recently won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, competing against professional news organizations throughout the area. KBIA, an NPR-member station, won five awards, including one in the category of overall excellence. [More]

May 6, 2009: Journalism Student Designers Win 34 Awards in National Contest Students from the Missouri School of Journalism recently won 34 awards at the 21th annual College News Design Contest, with the top prize, Daily Designer of the Year, going to master's student Kristin Kellogg. [More]

May 6, 2009: Four Missouri Photojournalism Students Win in the National Hearst Journalism Awards Program Four Missouri School of Journalism photojournalism students placed in the 2008-2009 Hearst Journalism Awards Program competition. Overall the School placed in the top five of the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition. [More]

May 7, 2009: Nina Johnson Named Recipient of the 2009 Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award Nina Johnson, the staff librarian for the Columbia Missourian, was named the 2009 recipient of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award during the recent recognition ceremony. Johnson received a $500 cash award and a plaque. [More]

May 7, 2009: Missouri Journalism Senior Competes on "Jeopardy!" Magazine journalism student Laura Myers won $10,000 and now advances to the semi-finals in the College Championship series of "Jeopardy!" The program will air at 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, on ABC. [More]

May 7, 2009: RJI Student iPhone Competition Winners Announced Missouri School of Journalism senior Anthony Brown was a member of the winning team of the RJI iPhone Student Competition. Team members receive a free trip to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in June. [More]

May 8, 2009: Missouri School of Journalism to Recognize 505 Graduates at Spring Commencement Ceremonies The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize its 505 May and August graduates during commencement ceremonies at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16, at Mizzou Arena. Family and friends of the graduates do not need tickets to attend. Seating will be open. [More]

May 13, 2009: Journalism Library to Be Rededicated on Friday, May 15 The 1:30 p.m. ceremony in Room 100-A of Reynolds Journalism Institute will honor Dean Frank Lee Martin, for whom the library is named. On hand will be Sam Montague, BJ '36, a Louisiana State student Martin admitted to the School to support freedom of the press. [More]

May 13, 2009: Sara Shahriari Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship Sara Shahriari, a graduate student in the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the 2009 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship award. Shahriari will use the award in the fall of 2009 to document the land reform process in Bolivia. [More]

Missouri Journalism Students with President Obama

May 13, 2009: Missouri Journalism Students Attend Prestigious White House Correspondents Dinner It was an unforgettable night for five Missouri School of Journalism graduate students who were recognized at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner for receiving the Association's scholarship. [More]

May 19, 2009: Missouri Faculty, Students Present 36 Papers at ICA Conference Missouri School of Journalism continues to be well represented in research on the national scene, as 36 papers written or co-authored by current students and faculty were accepted for the upcoming International Communication Association convention in Chicago. [More]

May 27, 2009: MU Researchers Offer Insights for Advancing Health Communication through Digital Media In a new book, Health Communication in the New Media Landscape, researchers Jerry C. Parker and Esther Thorson examine how the digital media revolution is affecting health and health care in the United States. [More]

May 29, 2009: Betty Houchin Winfield Wins $10,000 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence Professor Betty Houchin Winfield is the winner of the 2009 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for excellence in teaching, an annual award presented by the Missouri School of Journalism. [More]


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