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Amy Simons wins first-ever AEJMC Award for Excellence in Teaching
Professor Amy Simons, the course coordinator for J1400, spoke to doctoral student Pranaav Jadhav’s class on Feb. 10, 2026, in the Futures Lab. For their community issues assignment, the class is divided into three teams, and she met with each one to offer guidance on their stories. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. … Continued
Former Watchdog Writers Group fellow explores agriculture and food sustainability in new book
Author Michael Grunwald shared investigative research and reporting advice for journalists covering science and the environment By Maggie LeBeau To Michael Grunwald, an investigative journalist and author who has published three books, the process of writing a book is “hell.” But being with a cohort of authors in the Watchdog Writers Group, a nonprofit journalism … 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 strategic communication students find their New York winter wonderland
University of Missouri VML interns present to their client, OREO, during the J-School Global Programs New York Experience. By Jack Toal Mizzou Journalism students spent winter break gaining hands-on agency experience through a two-week professional program hosted by global agencies VML and Weber Shandwick in New York City. The program placed 30 students directly inside … Continued
Photojournalism scholarships help master’s students earn their degrees with hands-on projects
By Austin Fitzgerald Four master’s students at the Missouri School of Journalism will receive support in the Spring 2026 semester to help them complete photojournalism projects and theses to earn their degrees. Funds from the C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship will help cover costs for travel and production of their final works. Austin Johnson and … Continued
Students explore new technology by highlighting cancer research
Lainey Hogg (first row, second to left) and Isaac Lewis (second row, far right) gather with their teammates and other fellowship cohorts from different universities across the country. By Isabella Trost COLUMBIA, MO — For three years, the School of Journalism has worked with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to develop and understand ATSC … Continued
Students claim top honors in January Hearst competitions
By Austin Fitzgerald Two Missouri School of Journalism seniors earned top finishes in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ Television I – Features competition in January, giving Mizzou an early lead in the overall Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition. Students also finished in the top 10 and top 15 in other Hearst competitions this month, rounding out a strong … Continued
Inside the business of obituaries in weekly newspapers
Study shows that paid obits bring in little income but are nearly universal By Hannah Artman and Nick Mathews Hannah Artman is a post-doctoral research fellow in local news at the Missouri School of Journalism. Nick Mathews is an assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism who specializes in local news and the economics … Continued
Watchdog Writers Group fellow Alec MacGillis shares advice on investigative reporting and how to hold the powerful accountable
The ProPublica reporter discussed his long career in news and investigative reporting, how he builds narratives, finds sources, and draws connections between the different levels of society By Maggie LeBeau Early in his career, newspaper reporter Alec MacGillis took a 33% pay cut and left his job at The Washington Post to tell hard-hitting narrative … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism alum Aaron Ladd joins KOMU as new sports director
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 13, 2026) — Aaron Ladd, BJ ’18, has a talent for language, even if that talent earned him reproaches in grade school for “talking too much.” Take, for example, the way he describes his less-than-prodigious talents in sports as a youngster: “I always had the cleanest jersey after every … Continued