Special to SABEW
Columbia, Mo. (June 23, 2014) – The Missouri School of Journalism will award the prestigious Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism to a total of seven individuals and media organizations in print, digital and electronic journalism, photojournalism and advertising.
The 2014 medalists will be honored at a banquet on Tuesday, Oct. 28, on the University of Missouri campus. During the day they will present master classes on topics related to their areas of expertise to Missouri School of Journalism students and other guests.
Medalists are selected by the faculty of the School on the basis of lifetime or superior achievement in journalism. The Missouri School of Journalism has awarded the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism annually since 1930 to outstanding journalists, advertising and public relations practitioners, business people, institutions and media organizations from around the world.
Following are the 2014 medalists:
- Byron E. Calame, one of journalism’s most respected editors.
- Audie Cornish, co-host of the long-running, award-winning All Things Considered show on NPR.
- The Guardian, a 193-year-old newspaper with the third largest English-speaking newspaper website in the world.
- Steve Kopcha, one of advertising’s most notable creative leaders.
- The Staff of the Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper since 1995.
- Eugene Richards, an acclaimed documentary photographer, filmmaker and writer.
- WIRED, the outlet that illuminates how technology is changing peoples’ lives.
The Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism has been awarded annually since 1930, the medal recognizes lifetime or superior achievement.
