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Journalism alumnus honored as a 2020 Volunteer Leader by the Mizzou Alumni Association
Recent alumnus Caleb Phillips, BJ ’13, MBA ’15, was among those honored with the Mizzou G.O.L.D. award, which honors graduates of the last ten years who have donated laudable time and talents on behalf of their alma mater. The Mizzou G.O.L.D. Award recognizes graduates of the last ten years. Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 25, 2020) — … Continued
The Missouri School of Journalism and Vox Magazine students win 6 awards, 3 honorable mentions in national contest
Missouri students received hands-on training – and won six awards and three honorable mentions from AEJMC along the way – while producing and designing the winning content for Vox Magazine, a cross-platform city magazine providing insight on local news and culture. Students gain hands-on experience as they learn how to write long-form journalism, observe the … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism alum is living her dream working as a junior strategist for a full-service ad agency
In December of her senior year at Mizzou, Alicia White was named one of AAF’s “Most Promising Multicultural Students” and was sent to New York City for a week, where Beauty@Gotham is headquartered. By Zach Taylor Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 21, 2020) — Alicia White, BJ ’19, is an agent for change within the beauty industry. … Continued
COVID-19 is changing how much news people consume. But it’s not changing whether they trust it.
By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 16, 2020) — A team of Missouri School of Journalism students and recent graduates this summer wanted to know how people were reacting to the news they were seeing about COVID-19. So the group picked a representative town and asked. The answers weren’t promising. Although 87 percent of the … Continued
The Missouri School of Journalism celebrates 112 years of excellence with newly-formed endowment to support the Missouri Method
From now through September 30, J-School alumni are encouraged to celebrate their Missouri Method experience and support future generations of students with a gift of $19.08 to the School in honor of its founding year. Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 14, 2020) — Today, the Missouri School of Journalism is celebrating Founder’s Day and 112 years of … Continued
RJI Student Innovation Fellowship program helps Missouri School of Journalism graduate land audience strategy job at The Times in U.K.
Alumna Laura Murgatroyd, BA ’20, credits the hands-on Missouri Method of journalism training for he landing an audience strategy job at The Times and the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom. School emphasizes hands-on learning method Columbia, Mo. (August 19, 2020) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate Laura Murgatroyd, BA ’20, said recent hands-on training … Continued
Recent Journalism School alumna’s documentary named a semi-finalist in Student Academy Awards
Selected from a pool of 1,468 entries, Missouri alumna Sarah Sabatke, BJ ’18, MA ’20, received a semi-finalist recognition in the 47th annual Student Academy Awards. Sabatke pushes through challenges created by COVID-19, grief from the death of faculty mentor Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 18, 2020) — The documentary “Thoughts and Prayers,” produced by Missouri School … Continued
Kauffman Foundation awards fifth year of support to Missouri Business Alert
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation grant to Missouri Business Alert, a digital business journalism newsroom, will allow for an increase in coverage of news and entrepreneurship in Missouri. Grant will increase entrepreneurship reporting, event offerings and programming for students Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 5, 2020) — The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has extended another year of … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism alum Bryndon Minter leverages his Missouri Method skills to produce viral video in under 24 hours
University of Missouri alumnus Bryndon Minter connected with NFL wide receiver Michael Thomas via Instagram, which ultimately led to the “I Am George Floyd” video being scripted, filmed, edited and released in less than 24 hours. By Zach Taylor Columbia, Mo. (August 3, 2020) — On June 4, NFL players including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback … Continued
Broadcasting alumni find success landing jobs despite pandemic, economic crisis
Despite a global COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic crisis, more than two dozen recent graduates from the Missouri School of Journalism have landed broadcasting jobs at TV stations across the country. J-School hands-on training prepared alumni for interviews, jobs Columbia, Mo. (July 31, 2020) — Teams of recruiters from 10 major TV companies actively … Continued