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The UM/Belize Beat
More than 60 University of Mississippi students have taken part in service-learning projects in Belize over the past couple of years. This year, five journalism majors were part of a group of 24 students who traveled to Belize for Winter Intersession… [more]
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Questions for ESPN’s Jemele Hill
Jemele Hill, right, visited the Meek School of Journalism under the auspices of the UM Association of Black Journalists of which Instructor Deidra Jackson, left, is chapter advisor. Hill took questions and counseled students to drill on the fundamentals… [more]
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Newsroom goal? All screens, all the time
Read the full piece on Dean Norton's blog.… [more]
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Freedom Forum trustees meet at Overby Center
Trustees of the Freedom Forum and the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute held three days of meetings at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics both to conduct business and congratulate Overby Center namesake Charles Overby upon his retirement. Events… [more]
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Important announcement for candidates of graduation
Dear Graduating Senior: 1. DECEMBER 2011 GRADUATES - DIPLOMA APPLICATIONS You should have already filed your degree application in the Dean’s Office. A diploma application is a separate form and is required for all graduates. … [more]
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Visiting from Austria
Konrad Mitschka, vice president for public values and marketing for ORF Media, spoke on the role of media and public value under the auspices of Magazine Innovation Center. From left are Dr. Samir Husni, professor and director of the Magazine Innovation… [more]
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Getting more from your journalism degree
Contributed by Ashley Barnett Unlike some majors, journalism is hard to learn from behind a school desk. It’s not a subject that can be taught entirely with books or through tests. Instead internships, freelance jobs or campus media offer… [more]
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Photo Gallery: Neshoba County Fair – July 28, 2011
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Updated 6/22/11: Alumni celebrate 100 years of The Daily Mississippian
On the weekend of June 17-18, over 200 Ole Miss alumni gathered at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of The Daily Mississippian (formerly called The Mississippian). Below are some pictures from the event. … [more]
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Shepard Smith class energizes journalism students
Fox News anchor and Ole Miss alumnus Shepard Smith was only on campus for one day before his class of eleven students took over the Daily Mississippian website. Smith came to teach a summer intersession class in the Meek School of Journalism and New… [more]
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Meek School scores top honors in RFK Journalism Awards
4/20/2011 Prestigious award honorees range from Dan Rather and James Gandolfini to outstanding college and high school students WASHINGTON – The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights is proud to announce the winners of the… [more]
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From Dean Norton’s Blog: Congrats to the School of Engineering!
The faculty and students of the Meek school offer their congratulations to the School of Engineering whose faculty are and have been good stewards of the potential of their students.
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4-1-11: Journalism week concludes with opinion writing seminar
A capstone event of Journalism Week at the University of Mississippi's Meek School of Journalism and New Media was an Opinion-Writing Clinic for Overby Fellow Curtis Wilkie's Opinion Writing class. Speakers were award-winning Mississippi columnists and editorial writers Ray Mosby of the Deer Creek Pilot in Rolling Fork and Sid Salter of Mississippi State University.
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Around the World
Ole Miss Alumni Judi (Mitchell) Harris (B.A.E. '67; M.A.E. '69) and Wayne Harris (B.B.A. '66; J.D. '69) in Neko Bay, Antarctica with a copy of The Daily Mississippian.
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Ole Miss students honored by SPJ
University of Misissippi students won nine awards - including four first-place awards - in the annual Mark of Excellence regional contest, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. "The Roads of Broken Dreams" was named Best Student… [more]
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The UM/Belize Beat
More than 60 University of Mississippi students have taken part in service-learning projects in Belize over the past couple of years. This year, five journalism majors were part of a group of 24 students who traveled to Belize for Winter Intersession courses. They spent most of their time in San Mateo, a small community on [...]
Recent grad promoted at Nightly Business Report
Sylvia Chapman Hall, has been named associate producer of a daily national broadcast on PBS, “The Nightly Business Report.” Ms. Hall is working as producer for the Washington, D.C., bureau and reports on-air when needed. She graduated from the Honors College at Ole Miss with a degree from the Croft Institute in International Studies and [...]

UM Student and Journalism Faculty Member Recognized for Diversity Efforts
Oxford, Miss. – For the second time in a month, an Ole Miss Journalism faculty member has been honored for her commitment to diversity, along with a student who is working to promote racial dialogue at the university. Robin Street, lecturer in journalism who specializes in teaching public relations classes, received the faculty Diversity Award [...]

J-School senior is homecoming queen
Maggie Day, an Honors College senior majoring in journalism and Arabic, was tapped by the student body as the 84th homecoming queen for Ole Miss. She visited Farley Hall and the Overby Center before kickoff of the homecoming game with her family, including her mother, Deana Day, of Fayetteville, Ark.



