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Statehouse reporting conference attendees

Statehouse Reporting Conference brings journalism faculty from all over country to Missouri School of Journalism

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 30, 2023) — In late September, about 30 journalism faculty from universities around the country gathered at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute to share their knowledge and experiences with statehouse reporting. At a time when coverage of state capitols increasingly falls on the shoulders of nonprofit … Continued

A photo taken in 1960 of deteriorating steel drums containing radioactive residues near Coldwater Creek, by the Mallinckrodt-St. Louis Sites Task Force Working Group | State Historical Society of Missouri, Kay Drey Mallinckrodt Collection, 1943-2006

IRE-Mizzou Watchdog Seminar: Uncovering radioactive pollution in St. Louis

A photo taken in 1960 of deteriorating steel drums containing radioactive residues near Coldwater Creek, by the Mallinckrodt-St. Louis Sites Task Force Working Group | State Historical Society of Missouri, Kay Drey Mallinckrodt Collection, 1943-2006 The Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism presents a behind-the-scenes look at an explosive investigative reporting project … Continued

Duy Linh Tu and Sebastian Tuinder

Duy Linh Tu and Sebastian Tuinder, environmental reporting duo, to deliver Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 20, 2023) — Duy Linh Tu and Sebastian Tuinder, multimedia journalists who have covered science and the climate for national news publications, will deliver the Missouri School of Journalism’s Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 5, in Smith Forum. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m., with free … Continued

Line drawing of Journalism arch with text, "#greatsince1908."

Founder’s Day celebrates 115 years of Missouri Method

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 20, 2023) — 115 years after the Missouri School of Journalism’s creation in 1908, the School once again held its annual Founder’s Day on Sept. 14, encouraging alumni and friends to donate $19.08 in honor of the founding year. First held in 2019, Founder’s Day officially occurs on Sept. … Continued

Missour Honor Medal | Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Linda Rutherford

Missouri Honor Medal recipients to hold master classes on September 14

The recipients of the 2023 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism will speak about their areas of expertise in a daylong series of master classes on Thursday, Sept. 14. The presentations are free and open to the public. The scheduled times and locations for the master classes are: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Drew Sullivan and Paul … Continued

L-R: [First] Harrington, Jada Glass, Ron Kelley and Amari Foster

NABJ-MU wins Student Chapter of the Year Award from National Association of Black Journalists

L-R: Carrington Peavy, Bethany Cates, Ron Kelley and Amari Foster By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 15, 2023) — NABJ-MU, the Missouri School of Journalism’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, won the NABJ Student Chapter of the Year Award during the organization’s annual national convention in Birmingham, Alabama, this month. “Over time, … Continued

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Journalism Bootcamp

From Columbia to Colombia: Missouri School of Journalism students complete ‘bootcamp’ on international journalism in Washington, D.C.

L-R: MaKayla Hart, Lillian Metzmeier, Emma Murphy, Kristina Abovyan, Briana Heaney, Hailey Peck, Amelia Hurley, Samantha Dietel, Eli Hoff, Abigail Lee, Michelle Renee Quinn By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 25, 2023) — In May, 11 Missouri School of Journalism students traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Center for Strategic and International … Continued