How news audiences really perceive bias

Nick Mathews finds that bridging the gap between news media and the public is not as simple as tiptoeing around political flashpoints By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 3, 2026) — It’s an inescapable fact: public trust in news media remains at a historic low point, driven in large part by perceptions that news organizations … Continued

Food for thought: Missouri School of Journalism students search for soul of food culture with podcast series, ‘Who Owns the Flavor?’

The students prepare to order at Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous, a famous Memphis barbecue restaurant known for its unique dry-rub ribs. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2026) — Seniors in Professor Ron Stodghill’s capstone Journalism Reporting Projects course lived the lives of travel writers last fall, embarking on a tour of New Orleans, Memphis … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism announces Lance Heflin Multimedia Investigative Journalism Scholarship

Photo courtesy Jan Evans COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 31, 2024) — The Missouri School of Journalism today launched the Lance Heflin Multimedia Investigative Journalism Scholarship, which will support students who are interested in pursuing investigative journalism.   The scholarship honors the late Lance Heflin, BJ ’77, a founding producer of the newsmagazine program “48 Hours” who … Continued

Mya Frazier giving voice to stranded, neglected victims of America’s credit system

2021 Watchdog Writers Group Fellow talks about her book-in-progress and the benefits of a good support system By Austin Fitzgerald Mya Frazier wants to know whether people can start over in America. Her reporting for New York Times Magazine has examined what happens to the people who fall through the cracks in society — the … Continued

Journalism seniors receive honors from 2020–21 Hearst award for Multimedia Narrative Storytelling

Often called the “Pulitzers of college journalism” — the awards program consists of 14 competitions held throughout the school year: five writing, two photojournalism, one radio, two television and four multimedia. By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 16, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Jacob Moscovitch won fourth place for multimedia narrative storytelling in … Continued

Missouri Journalism students win awards, scholarships in all five categories of the 2019-2020 Hearst Journalism Awards Program

Seventeen University of Missouri students, including a project team of 14, won awards and more than $10,000 in scholarships during the 2019-2020 Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which culminated recently with the 60th annual Hearst National Championships. Called the “Pulitzers of college journalism” – the Hearst awards consists of 14 competitions held throughout the school year. … Continued

Amy Brachmann

Amy Brachmann, BJ ’10, MA ’11, was a week away from deadline when she realized that the story she was working on needed to change direction. As an associate editor at ESPN The Magazine, lots of stories came across Brachmann’s desk. But this one, a feature on Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler, posed a … Continued