News Releases: September 2009

September 2009

Sept. 9, 2009: New Book on St. James, Mo., Features Photographs of Missouri School of Journalism Students and Missouri Photo Workshop Participants St. James: The People of Missouri's "Forest City of the Ozarks," a collaborative book project of Missouri School of Journalism students and professional photojournalists, will be released this week. [More]

Sept. 15, 2009: School Welcomes 58 Walter Williams Scholars, High-Achieving Students Who Have Earned at Least a 33 on the ACT The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed 58 Walter Williams Scholars during a special ceremony on Sept. 3 in the Fred W. Smith Forum at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. To be considered for the program, applicants must earn an ACT score of at least a 33 (1440 on the SAT). [More]

Sept. 22, 2009: Field Trip Teaches Students about Writing for a Non-Science Audience Moving from forests, to caves, to prairies and dairy farms, students in Professor Bill Allen's eight-week "Field Reporting on the Food System and Environment" agricultural journalism course hit the road during the weekend of Sept. 11-13, in a classroom on wheels. [More]

Sept. 23, 2009: Earnest Perry to Assume Presidency of the American Journalism Historians Association Missouri School of Journalism Professor Earnest Perry will begin his one-year term as president of the American Journalism Historians Association (AJHA) in October. [More]

Sept. 24, 2009: Interactive Panel to Discuss the Importance of Advertising Ethics A cadre of advertising industry leaders will lead a discussion on the importance of advertising ethics to the business of advertising and its professionals on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Fred W. Smith Forum at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. [More]

Sept. 29, 2009: Columbia Missourian Is Recognized for Excellence in Legal Journalism The Columbia Missourian was recognized on Friday with The Missouri Bar Excellence in Legal Journalism award. [More]

Sept. 30, 2009: Betty Winfield to Receive the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History Missouri School of Journalism Professor Betty Houchin Winfield will receive the American Journalism Historians Association's (AJHA) Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism History. [More]