Documentary Journalism
The New Yorker Film Critic Reflects on School’s Documentary Journalism Program and True/False Film Festival
Columbia, Mo. (March 29, 2017) — The New Yorker magazine film critic Richard Brody highlights documentary journalism professor Robert Greene and the Based on a True Story program at the University of Missouri in his March 8 story about the 2017 True/False Film Festival. In the article, “Three Genre-Expanding Documentaries About Racist Crimes of the … Continued
Documentary Journalism Program Featured in Leading Trade Pub
Columbia, Mo. (March 24, 2017) — Documentary, the online publication of the International Documentary Association, featured the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism in a Feb. 28, 2017, article. “Documentary Film, Journalism Intersect in Groundbreaking Academic Program in Missouri” highlights how Jonathan Murray, an alumnus and the acknowledged father of reality television, found a … Continued
Documentary Journalism Student Wins International Video Contest
Junior Suzy Le Bel is a Dallas native studying documentary journalism at Mizzou. Suzy Le Bel’s Top Entry Focused on How the Campus Energy Plant Works By Yue Tang Miami (Feb. 13, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Suzy Le Bel won first place in the Campus Energy 2017 Student Video Contest sponsored by … Continued
5 Journalism Undergraduates Win Awards in Visual Art and Design Showcase
The Campus Activity Lets Students Display and Discuss Their Scholarly Work By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 9, 2017) — Five Missouri School of Journalism documentary journalism students won awards in the second Visual Art and Design Showcase. The Visual Art and Design Showcase is a venue for undergraduates to display and discuss their scholarly … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Exploring Other Lifestyles from Behind the Lens
By Meghan Gordon Columbia, MO. (Dec. 9, 2016) — Marisa Anz, a senior studying documentary journalism, meets with Associate Professor Stacey Woelfel to discuss her senior capstone project. Anz has been working on this project since pitching the concept last February. Her documentary focuses on the lives of women in the sex industry, specifically local … Continued
Professor Robert Greene Nominated for Prestigious Documentary Award
Filmmaker Receives Second Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Directing at 10th Annual Cinema Eye Honors By Jacqueline LeBlanc Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 16, 2016) — Robert Greene, noted documentary filmmaker and filmmaker-in-chief at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, was nominated for his second Outstanding Achievement in Directing award at the Cinema Eye Honors. … Continued
Graduate Student Wins Best Short Documentary Award at Film Festival
The 6-Minute Film About a Transgender Girl Has Been Shown at 5 Festivals Columbia, Mo. (May 26, 2016) — A documentary directed by Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Yuting Jiang won the Best Short Documentary award at the QFest NJ LGBT Film and Digital Media Festival in April. The film, “Mazy,” is about a … Continued
Filmmaker Spike Lee Teaches Master Class to Documentary Journalism Students
Among the Highlights Were Insights About His Career and Advice for Students’ Futures Columbia, Mo. (April 18, 2016) — Filmmaker Spike Lee gave advice to young journalists and filmmakers during a special master class for the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism. Lee was in Columbia on April … Continued
Welcome to the Documentary Journalism Program
Welcome to the Documentary Journalism Program How often do you get to learn from an award-winning filmmaker and spend a whole year making your own film? Every day, if you’re a student in the documentary journalism program at the Missouri School of Journalism. Twenty-three students enrolled in the first year of the new documentary journalism … Continued
Documentary Journalism Students Premiere Short Film at True/False Festival
‘Concerned Student 1950’ Provides a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Campus Protests During Fall 2015 By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism students Varun Bajaj, Adam Dietrich and Kellan Marvin premiered their short film “Concerned Student 1950” in front of an audience of True/False festival-goers in the Missouri Theatre. Original members … Continued