Challenge Accepted! Expandable audio journalism lets listeners take control.

What if listeners could control the way an audio story plays out while listening to it? Four Missouri convergence journalism students explored various means for achieving an expandable audio experience with RJI Fellow Michael Epstein, writer/director with Walking Cinema in San Francisco. Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they … Continued

5 Missouri Journalism students win Dow Jones News Fund internships

Five Missouri School of Journalism students – Mariana Labbate, Camille McManus, Gaby Morera Di Núbila, Sam Nelson and Emily Wolf – are among 78 undergraduate and graduate students nationwide who have won prestigious Dow Jones News Fund internships. Students selected will receive remote, pre-internship training, $1,500 scholarship and membership in professional associations. Columbia, Mo. (May … Continued

NSAC team advances to national finals, one of eight teams to compete in Adobe challenge

Tori Aerni, Haley Brock, Mitchell Davis, Audrey Dickens, Holly Enowski, Gracie Fitzgerald, Tori Foushee, Kit Frazen, Gina Gerstenecker, Gabriela Jurkiewicz, John Kurpius, Natalie Macintosh, Bella Mangan, Matt McMullen, Claire Nichols, Sheridan Powell, Lauren Spear, Tori Travers and Reed Wilson Team shows resilience in face of COVID-19 challenges By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (May 19, 2020) … Continued

Five Missouri School of Journalism students named to Knight Nonprofit News Internship program for summer 2020

Missouri School of Journalism students Autumn Black, Alexia Diamond, Adam Jackson, Annie Le, and Sam Manas will spend their summer taking part in the Knight Nonprofit News Internship program at news outlets across the U.S. Subsidy makes internships more affordable for newsrooms when many are canceling internships because of COVID-19 By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. … Continued

Missouri Journalism students present 5G solutions to real-world problems for AT&T as part of a multidisciplinary initiative

By Zach Taylor Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2020) — On May 4, Missouri School of Journalism students, joined by peers from Business, Engineering and Department of Architectural Studies, virtually presented their 5G solutions to real-world problems in front of AT&T executives. These presentations were the product of a semester’s worth of hands-on learning, including a trip … Continued

Newsrooms gain support on innovative work during COVID-19 with RJI Student Innovation Fellowships

RJI Student Innovation Fellows for Suimmer 2020: Isabel Lohman, Knoxville News Sentinel; Fairriona Magee, Carolina Panorama; Tatyana Monnay, The Associated Press; Laura Murgatroyd, Columbia Missourian; Trent Tarantino, The Washington Post; Caroline Watkins, Chatham News + Record. By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2020) — The coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous challenges to newsroom of … Continued

AdZou teams present findings to clients over Zoom

Team Waterboys: Top row, from left: Chelsea Roemer, Erin Popielewski, Katherine Musacchio, Emma Fordyce. Bottom row: Ben Schlueter, Rachel Brunts James Yoon. Even though the final presentations were different, the work and dedication were the same as other semesters, just virtual. By Jerry Duggan Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2020) — Every semester has its ups … Continued

Checking in during COVID-19

As her time at Mizzou ends, one journalism student is helping provide community-specific information about COVID-19. By Brian Consiglio MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (May 15, 2020) — In high school, Zia Kelly never imagined studying at the University of Missouri, let alone reporting for her college town during a pandemic. “I was a Jayhawk … Continued