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From left: Luca Giordano, Connor Greene, Josie Childers, Rebecca Jackson, Mia Fleischer, Coby Spratte, Evan Kohn and Dane Vogel visit the Forbidden City, Beijing’s famous royal complex.

Missouri School of Journalism’s China Open program offers students unforgettable experience at global sporting event

From left: Luca Giordano, Connor Greene, Josie Childers, Rebecca Jackson, Mia Fleischer, Coby Spratte, Evan Kohn and Dane Vogel visit the Forbidden City, Beijing’s famous royal complex. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Reuben Stern COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 6, 2025) — Watching the best tennis players in the world go head-to-head; attending post-match press conferences and interviewing … Continued

Julia Rendleman, a photojournalist and assistant professor of journalism

Picturing Water: Photojournalist Julia Rendleman will share her work on water issues at Smith/Patterson Lecture

By Quinn Dang Julia Rendleman, a photojournalist and assistant professor of journalism based in southern Illinois, has more than 10 years of experience working on photo stories about water issues across America. She will share her work in a lecture titled “Picturing Water” at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Smith/Patterson Science Journalism lecture on Nov. … Continued

Jennilyn Wiley

Journalism Library welcomes Jennilyn Wiley as new head librarian

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 4, 2025) — Jennilyn Wiley, an experienced librarian with a varied background in business and accounting, is the new head librarian of the Missouri School of Journalism’s celebrated Journalism Library. As head librarian, Wiley will oversee an historic collection of books, periodicals, digital resources and other sources of information … Continued

Taylor Bowman [left] and Ishrat Madiha

RJI Innovation in Focus students begin nationwide media experiments

Taylor Bowman (left) and Ishrat Madiha By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 24, 2025) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students are starting their semesters with the Reynold Journalism Institute’s Innovation in Focus program, working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new strategies and techniques in journalism. The program revolves around a monthly newsletter … Continued

Paanii Annan, BJ ’14, brand director for Nike and Jordan Brand at advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy

‘Love Hurts’ and truth sells: Missouri School of Journalism alum offers students a peek into Nike’s advertising strategy

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 23, 2025) — This week, Missouri School of Journalism students got a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most coveted accounts in the advertising industry. Paanii Annan, BJ ’14, brand director for Nike and Jordan Brand at storied advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, met with strategic communication students in a variety … Continued

Najifa Farhat, KBIA health reporter

KBIA welcomes health reporter Najifa Farhat

Farhat will also begin teaching during the upcoming spring semester By Austin FitzgeraldPhoto by Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 8, 2025) — Multimedia journalist Najifa Farhat has joined KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism’s NPR-member radio station, as its newest health reporter. Her presence further strengthens a team that produces a variety of award-winning podcasts, … Continued

Jorge Ramos, Maria Ressa and John Saunders present master classes at the Missouri School of Journalism.

Honor Medal master classes give students hard-won lessons drawn from legendary careers

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 2, 2025) — On Sept. 30, three towering figures in journalism and strategic communication gathered at the Missouri School of Journalism to present master classes to students. Jorge Ramos, Maria Ressa and John Saunders would be honored with the 2025 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service later that evening, … Continued

Connor McHugh standing in front of The Melt Masters food truck

J-School student melts away the competition

By Isabella Trost When Connor McHugh sees a problem, he can’t help but to fix it. So, when this senior noticed a lack of variety on campus in terms of dining, he decided to do something about it by creating a place to serve food for students by students. McHugh’s journey creating his sandwich food … Continued