School to Recognize 502 Candidates at May Graduation Ceremony

The alumna speaker for May 2017 commencement ceremonies will be Marina Walker Guevara, MA ’05. James Bender will serve as the student speaker with Hanna Knutson as the master of ceremonies. The Program Will Begin at 11 a.m., Sunday, May 14, at the Hearnes Center Columbia, Mo. (May 4, 2017) — The Missouri School of … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism Earns National Accreditation

Missouri is one of just a handful of schools that has been continuously accredited since the voluntary self-assessment and external review process began in the late 1940s. Only 113 journalism and mass communication programs in the U.S. are accredited. The Report Noted ‘the School Continues to Be One of the Best Programs in the Country’ … Continued

Mizzou Alumnus Vahe Gregorian, MA ’88, Talks Sports Journalism

Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2017) — Inside Sports recently interviewed Vahe Gregorian, MA ’88, who writes about and reports on all-things-sports for The Kansas City Star. Gregorian previously worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 25 years. In the photo, Gregorian, right, interviews former Kansas City Royal Frank White when he ran for the Jackson … Continued

KBIA-FM Wins 2 National Headliner Awards

At KBIA, students produce stories with audio, video and text for the station’s website while also producing traditional radio newscasts and long-form stories. The Contest Recognizes Journalist Merit in the Communications Industry By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2017) — KBIA-FM, Columbia’s listener-supported NPR-member station, won two 2017 National Headliner Awards. At KBIA, Missouri … Continued

Will Jarvis Chosen for American Society of Magazine Editors Internship Program

Junior Will Jarvis has been selected for the summer 2017 American Society of Magazine Editors internship program. He Will Work at Advertising Age in New York This Summer By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (May 3, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Will Jarvis has been selected for the summer 2017 American Society of Magazine … Continued

Graduate Student Sky Chadde Wins Don Romero Prize

Graduate student Sky Chadde, BJ ’14, is the winner of the 2017 Don Romero Prize for outstanding magazine writing. The Award Recognizes Outstanding Magazine Writing By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Sky Chadde, BJ ’14, is the winner of the 2017 Don Romero Prize for outstanding … Continued

Alumnus Publishes ‘Our Fathers: Making Black Men’

“Our Fathers: Making Black Men” by Lewis W. Diuguid, BJ ’77 Columbia, Mo. (April 27, 2017) — In “Our Fathers: Making Black Men,” Lewis W. Diuguid, BJ ’77, focuses on one block of St. Louis in the mid-20th century, where African-American businessmen living the American Dream also created a sense of community for boys in … Continued

Enterprising Journalist from India Celebrated as Inaugural Fellow

2017 Alfred Friendly Press Partners-Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Fellowship Columbia, Mo. (April 27, 2017) — Nine journalists from India, representing The Hindu; Hindustan Times; BBC News; India Asia News Service and others, recently gathered with special guests to celebrate the inaugural Alfred Friendly Press Partners-Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Fellowship. Alfred Friendly Press Partners … Continued

Students Create a New Intelligent Mobile Search Tool

Columbia, Mo. (April 27, 2017) — A team of sophomores in journalism and computer science took the grand prize in the 10th annual Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Competition with Informator, an intelligent mobile search tool that finds hidden relationships between key words and phrases. Informator helps journalists overcome the problem of too many news organizations … Continued