OXFORD, Miss. – A campaign created by students in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi has won a top award from the Southern Public Relations Federation. The winning campaign, It Starts with (Me)ek, was created and implemented by a team of 31 students led by senior lecturer RobinRead the story …
UM Students Win Top Award from Southern Public Relations Federation
Lantern Award recognizes It Starts with (Me)ek campaign
October 4, 2017 by
Journalism School Acquires Online Training Center
UM will maintain NewsLab and add new material by faculty and students
September 29, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi soon will take over operation of the online journalism training center NewsLab. The website will be transferred officially to the journalism school on Oct. 2. The site was launched in 1998 with a grant from the Park Foundation. NewsLabRead the story …
Overby Center Fall Lineup Focuses on State’s History
Opening program Tuesday looks at journalists covering university's 1962 integration
September 25, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics begins its 11th year at the University of Mississippi with emphasis on the state’s 200th birthday and a program about the role of journalists during the crisis surrounding the integration of the school 55 years ago. The opening program, at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Sept.Read the story …
Journalism Professor Releases Book Detailing 1962 Integration
Kathleen Wickham examines the work of 12 different journalists in 'We Believed We Were Immortal'
September 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi journalism professor explores the careers of American journalists in her new nonfiction book “We Believed We Were Immortal: Twelve Reporters Who Covered the 1962 Integration Crisis at Ole Miss.” Kathleen Wickham’s book, published by Yoknapatawpha Press, details how each journalist covered a different part of the integration crisis,Read the story …
Journalism Dean Tapped for Press Association Hall of Fame
Will Norton joins Carolyn Wilson for this year's class of inductees
July 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Will Norton Jr., professor and dean of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, has been inducted into the Mississippi Press Association Hall of Fame. Joining Norton on the list of those who have made lasting contributions to journalism is Carolyn Wilson, longtime chief executive ofRead the story …
Journalism Students Win Awards in Three Separate Contests
The Daily Mississippian and NewsWatch Ole Miss take first place in regional competition
May 11, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi journalism students working in newspaper, television and radio won more than 50 awards in three separate regional contests this spring. The Daily Mississippian, led by Editor-in-Chief Clara Turnage and advised by Patricia Thompson, assistant dean for student media in the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, was namedRead the story …
Meek School of Journalism to Host Diversity Conference
Fox chief news anchor Shepard Smith among speakers for five-day series
April 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Just pause. Just pause before you assume you know me. Just pause before you stereotype me. That’s the message of an upcoming series of events April 19-25 called It Starts with (Me)ek, hosted by the University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Shepard Smith, a UM alumnus and chiefRead the story …
Dennis Moore Named as Silver Em Honoree
Annual award is most prestigious journalism honor given by UM
March 16, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dennis Moore, whose career in journalism has led him back to Jackson as co-editor of Mississippi Today, has been tapped as this year’s Samuel Talbert Silver Em recipient by the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi. The award, named for an early department chairman and leaderRead the story …
Overstreet-Miller Joins DeSoto Campus as IMC Instructor
New full-time faculty member brings extensive experience in public relations, marketing
February 12, 2017 by
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – The University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center-Southaven has hired a full-time faculty member to strengthen its integrated marketing communications program. Patricia Overstreet-Miller, who began working at the regional campus this spring as an IMC instructor, has an expansive career in communications, including public relations, marketing, advertising and lobbying. At the corporate level,Read the story …
Overby Center to Salute Mississippi’s 200th Anniversary
Programs examine state's history and look to the future
February 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In recognition of the 200th anniversary of Mississippi’s statehood, the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi will put special emphasis on Mississippi programs during the spring semester. “The people and events in Mississippi’s past provide an interesting glimpse into our state’s future,” explained Charles Overby, chairman of the center,Read the story …