Year: 2021
Zach Massey receives grant from Missouri School of Journalism to study cannabis warning labels
Massey’s research will help lawmakers and regulators determine how to proceed as the cannabis industry grows As cannabis continues to be legalized for medicinal or recreational use in states across the country, Zach Massey is at the forefront of some of the research that will underpin the drug’s regulation. Massey, an assistant professor of science … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism collaborates with AT&T, Trulaske College of Business, and schools and colleges across campus to put 5G into action
Missouri School of Journalism Strategic Communication student Tina Spreck tries out VR at the MU Institute for Innovation, Experiential Education & Entrepreneurship By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 18, 2021) — As part of an ongoing, multidisciplinary collaboration with AT&T to explore the use of 5G in college classrooms, students studying strategic communication at the … Continued
$1 million gift will support scholarship at MU School of Law and fellowship at Missouri School of Journalism
The gift from Stueve Siegel Hanson will create a new scholarship for Black law students and help fund training for international journalists The University of Missouri today announced a $1 million gift from Stueve Siegel Hanson. The Kansas City-based firm will establish the Stueve Siegel Hanson Law Scholarship to support Black students at the MU … Continued
Pete Bland named sports editor at Columbia Missourian
Bland brings decades of experience and intimate knowledge of the community to the role Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 29, 2021) — Pete Bland, a veteran reporter and editor with decades of experience in the industry, is now the sports editor for the Columbia Missourian, the Missouri School of Journalism’s digital-first community newsroom. As sports editor, Bland … Continued
Alison Young helping students at Missouri School of Journalism build careers in Washington, D.C.
The Missouri School of Journalism’s 2020 Washington program students after a seminar with Yamiche Alcindor By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 18, 2021) — As far back as she can remember, Alison Young has wondered, “why?” Why, for example, did her mother face so many roadblocks as a divorced, single mother of two? Why were … Continued
In new book, Berkley Hudson presents forgotten photographs of O.N. Pruitt
Portrait made on a 5×7 glass plate negative with two exposures in Pruitt’s studio, circa mid-1920s Master photographer from Mississippi documented Black and white lives during time of segregation and violence Berkley Hudson, an associate professor emeritus at the Missouri School of Journalism, has authored a new book presenting the photography of O.N Pruitt, a … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Monica Dunn awarded esteemed Kaplan Fellowship at ABC News
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 11, 2021) — Monica Dunn, a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named the 29th David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. Dunn will work at the ABC News Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C. in the spring while taking part in the School’s Washington program. For Dunn, who earned her bachelor’s … Continued
What people value in digital news
Missouri School of Journalism researchers hope their findings can help inform the journalism industry and improve the business and design choices surrounding digital news platforms Digital news subscriptions have doubled in the past four years, but half of those gains went to the New York Times and the Washington Post alone. To find out why, … Continued
Yong Volz receives esteemed Faculty Award from Mizzou Alumni Association
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 8, 2021) — Yong Volz, the Roger Gafke Distinguished Faculty Fellow and an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received a 2021 Faculty Award from the Mizzou Alumni Association. Volz and the rest of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Faculty-Alumni Awards will be presented with … Continued
Summer fellowships at Missouri School of Journalism offer students from HBCUs a taste of grad school experience
There are more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S. The School of Journalism is working with them to show students what graduate school is all about By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 5, 2021) — The Missouri School of Journalism is offering students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) the … Continued