OXFORD, Miss. – William Raspberry won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary and collected many other accolades during his long career at The Washington Post, but he never forgot his Mississippi roots. Six weeks after his death in July, Raspberry will be the latest journalist to be celebrated posthumously in a program at the University ofRead the story …
Overby Center Tribute Honors Okolona Native, Washington Post Columnist William Raspberry
August 24, 2012 by
New Integrated Marketing Head Hopes to Help Students Realize Possibilities of Field
August 15, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As new director of the integrated marketing communications program at the University of Mississippi’s journalism school, Scott Fiene hopes to help students get passionate about the field and learn to use all the discipline’s tools. With more than two decades of corporate public relations and marketing communications experience, Fiene has plenty ofRead the story …
School of Journalism Awarded PRSA Silver Anvil Award of Excellence
June 21, 2012 by
… “Diversity Rocks!” earns national recognition for innovation and creativity The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi received a Silver Anvil Award of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America during a recent ceremony in New York City. The Award of Excellence, which recognizes outstanding strategic public relationsRead the story …
UM Students Take Top Newscast Award at Broadcasting Ceremony
May 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several students, faculty and alumni of the University of Mississippi took home top awards in radio and television news reporting from the recent 2012 Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters Awards ceremony. The staff of NewsWatch at the UM Student Media Center won Best Newscast for their 2011 election day coverage, and Stephen Quinn,Read the story …
Students Inducted Into Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honorary
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Twenty-three University of Mississippi students have been inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. Jeanni Atkins, Kappa Tau Alpha adviser, said she was honored to induct the “very talented and high achieving journalism students.”
Journalism Faculty, Staff and Students Win Top PRAM Awards
April 24, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven students from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media recently won top awards at the annual Public Relations Association of Mississippi conference in Columbus, and their instructor won the top two honors in the show. “I was so proud of these students because this was a professionalRead the story …
Spencer Tillman to Speak at Overby Center
April 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Spencer Tillman, one of the best-known football analysts in America, will talk Friday (April 20) at the University of Mississippi about a career that has taken him from the playing field to network television. Tillman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism while a star athlete at the University of Oklahoma, willRead the story …
Spencer Tillman to Speak at Overby Center
April 17, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Spencer Tillman, one of the best-known football analysts in America, will talk Friday (April 20) at the University of Mississippi about a career that has taken him from the playing field to network television. Tillman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism while a star athlete at the University of Oklahoma, willRead the story …
Prominent UM Alumni Lobbyists to Speak at Overby
April 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three of Washington’s most prominent lobbyists will discuss how things get done in the nation’s capital Thursday (April 19) during a program at the University of Mississippi.
Scholastic Director Wins Award
March 13, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss – A University of Mississippi instructor has been selected to receive the James Federick Paschal Award for outstanding service to a state scholastic press association. Beth Fitts, director of the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association and instructor in the university’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, will receive the award March 16 atRead the story …