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Ron Mott is an American television news correspondent. He formerly worked for NBC News, and was a regular contributor to Today, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC.
Pam Johnson was the first woman to serve as managing editor of The Arizona Republic, the 15th largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest newspaper in Arizona. She was also the first female managing editor of The Republic's sister newspaper, The Phoenix Gazette. In addition to her newspaper management career, Johnson worked at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in Florida and then as executive director of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, starting in 2004. Johnson, who died in January 2021, graduated from Missouri School of Journalism in 1969 with a bachelor's degree.
Mark Maassen is a business executive specializing in selling advertising for newspapers and a 1980 Bachelor of Journalism (BJ) graduate from the Missouri School of Journalism. He has been the Executive Director of the Missouri Press Association since 2015 after two years as Assistant Executive Director and 33 years in advertising and management with the Kansas City Star. He also served as president of the board of directors of the Missouri Press Association in 2013.
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- ↑ Mark Maassen (28 September 2022), Missouri Press Association, Inc. 2021 Form 990 (PDF), Internal Revenue Service, Wikidata Q125778574
- ↑ "Home". Missouri Press Association. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "Missouri Press Association | American journalism organization | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "Missouri Press Association (CA6189)" (PDF). files.shsmo.org. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ↑ Jessica Sherwin (29 June 2015). "Missouri Press Association names new executive director". Columbia Missourian . ISSN 0747-1874. Wikidata Q123912787.
- ↑ "Mark Maassen on newspapers in Missouri". KKFI . Presenter: Spencer Graves. 2 January 2024. Wikidata Q123964155.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Ryleigh Hindle (26 September 2023). "Columbia Missourian wins 81 Missouri Press Association Awards, the most ever for the Missouri School of Journalism's community newspaper". Missouri School of Journalism . Wikidata Q123910499.
- ↑ Missouri Press Association, Wikidata Q123910698
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