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J-School Home ... news ... 2009 ... November 2009

News Releases: November 2009

November 2009

Nov. 2, 2009: Student Work Recognized in Statewide Competition The Columbia Missourian received 28 awards - including seven first-place winners - in the 2009 Missouri Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. The winners were announced during the recent 143rd MPA Convention in Kansas City. [More]

Nov. 13, 2009: MU Researchers Find Internet Search Process Affects Cognition, Emotion In a recent study, Missouri Journalism researchers, led by Assistant Professor Kevin Wise, found that readers were better able to understand, remember and emotionally respond to material found through "searching" compared to content found while "surfing." [More]

Nov. 16, 2009: Dean Mills Discusses the Future of Journalism during the Fudan University School of Journalism's 80th Anniversary Activities Dean Mills participated in the Deans Forum on "Journalism and Communication Education in the Media Age" and in other celebration activities on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of China's first school of journalism, the Fudan University School of Journalism in Shanghai. [More]

Nov. 16, 2009: Washington Program Students Gain Professional Experience, Networking Contacts Each semester, the Missouri School of Journalism sends both graduate and undergraduate students to Washington, D.C., to complete professional and other work projects. This fall, as always, the students are making their mark upon the District of Columbia and refining their journalism skills. [More]

Nov. 16, 2009: Recruiters from Top Media Companies Participate in Recent Career Fair The Missouri School of Journalism hosted its annual career fair, where representatives from top media outlets including Bloomberg, the Associated Press, CNN, and ABC News were present to interview and meet students. [More]

Nov. 19, 2009: Student-Developed iPhone News Application Ranked in Top Five on iTunes after Launch An iPhone application for Newsy.com, co-developed by Missouri School of Journalism student Tony Brown, became the fifth highest-rated news application on the iTunes store in the week following its launch. [More]

Nov. 19, 2009: Highlighting Racial Disparities Increases Coverage and Effectiveness of Health News, MU Researchers Find A new research study published in Public Relations Review has found that highlighting racial disparities in news releases increases coverage of health stories in black newspapers, which can improve health outcomes in populations at-risk for disparities. [More]


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