Events
2024 Missouri Honor Medalists to deliver master classes at Missouri School of Journalism
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 18, 2024) — The 2024 recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal will deliver master classes to students and the public at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Smith Forum on Monday, Sept. 23, before receiving their medals later that night. The master classes are free and open to all. Pioneering … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students, alumni win awards, present work at annual AEJMC conference
Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni will present 68 peer-reviewed research papers at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Philadelphia, Penn., August 8-11. In addition, 78 Missouri journalism scholars will serve as moderators, discussants, and panelists during the four-day conference. Among the top awards for journalism faculty, … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism announces three winners of 2024 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service
COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 11, 2024) — The Missouri School of Journalism today announced the winners of the 2024 Missouri Honor Medal, which recognizes extraordinary service in journalism and strategic communication. Former Radiolab co-hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich will accept the medal on behalf of the innovative public radio program, while Renetta McCann and Donald … Continued
Stronger than Fiction Film Festival to showcase 13 student documentary films on May 11
By Austin Fitzgerald The Stronger than Fiction Film Festival, now in its eighth year, will be held on Saturday, May 11, at the Missouri Theatre. The festival will present 13 short documentary films created by students at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. Admission is free and open to the public. … Continued
J-School commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10, at Mizzou Arena
Download the program for Commencement 2024 The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize May and August graduates at its 7 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10, at Mizzou Arena on the University of Missouri campus. Seating is open and no tickets are required. Guests can enter the arena for seating at 6:30 p.m. Graduate degrees will be awarded … Continued
11 J-School students tapped into 5 secret societies on Tap Day
Eleven Missouri School of Journalism students were tapped into five secret honorary societies during the 97th annual Tap Day. Tap Day is an annual spring event that recognizes students who excel in academics and campus involvement as inductees into the University of Missouri’s secret honorary societies. Many of the societies also induct staff and faculty as … Continued
Journalism, law, the military and mental health converge at symposium co-hosted by Reynolds Journalism Institute
Marcus Yam “Searching for Truth: When Media and Military Come Together” was co-hosted by RJI and the Mizzou School of Law’s Veterans Clinic By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 25, 2024) — On Friday, April 19, experts in journalism, whistleblower laws and war crimes gathered at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) … Continued
Science and data journalist Maria Parazo Rose to deliver Smith/Patterson Lecture
Maria Parazo Rose gives a presentation at NICAR24, an annual data journalism conference, this past March in Baltimore. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 24, 2024) — The Missouri School of Journalism will welcome Maria Parazo Rose, a journalist and spatial data analyst at Grist, for the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture on Thursday, April 25. … Continued
Washington Post’s Travis Lyles inaugurates Audience Speaker Series at Missouri School of Journalism
Senior Emily Hood, right, moderates a discussion with Travis Lyles, deputy director of social at The Washington Post, April 10, 2024, in RJI Smith Forum. Lyles’ visit kicked off the new Audience Speaker series. Photo: Nate Brown By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 12, 2024) — Travis Lyles, the deputy director of social for the … Continued
Symposium to bring experts in journalism, law and the military together at Reynolds Journalism Institute this April
By Austin Fitzgerald The Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the MU School of Law Veterans Clinic are teaming up to host the 2024 Veterans Clinic Symposium, which will take place on Friday, April 19 at RJI’s Smith Forum. Registration for the symposium is free, and those unable to attend in person … Continued