Print & Graphics Editor, Futures Lab
Reynolds Journalism Institute

001-B RJI Building
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, MO 65211-1200

• Phone: 573-884-9144
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REUBEN STERN is the print and graphics editor in the Futures Lab of the Reynolds Journalism Institute. He also assists with teaching courses in the convergence journalism area.

Stern was formerly the managing editor for the Columbia Missourian, where he oversaw the day-to-day news operations for the community newspaper staffed by student reporters, copy editors, designers, photographers and professional faculty editors.

Stern returned to his alma mater in 2002 as Missourian graphics editor and assistant professor. The next year he was promoted to senior news editor.

Before coming back to MU, Stern worked as a news artist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; editor and art director of The Budapest Sun, an English-language newspaper in Hungary; and design editor at the Los Angeles Daily News. He also spent several years working as a freelance editor and graphic designer.