Founding President of ONA Mizzou to Participate in National Conference

Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 25, 2011) — A founding member of the Online News Association (ONA) at the Missouri School of Journalism will participate in the organization’s national conference in Boston in September. Laura Hibbard, ONA Mizzou’s first president, will provide a student perspective on the panel titled “ONA Local: An Open Source Approach to Community Building.” … Continued

Public Broadcasting Needs to Fill the Growing Gap in Serious Journalism

The 2011 Hurley Symposium Identifies Challenges in Meeting Citizens’ Information Needs Washington (April 28, 2011) — PBS Anchor Jim Lehrer told public broadcasters Tuesday they need to play a major role in filling a growing gap in serious journalism. He said that effort requires more funding and more cooperation within the public media community. “We … Continued

Challenges to Public Broadcasting to Be Discussed by Top Leaders and Journalists

Washington, D.C. (April 12, 2011) — Public broadcasting is facing the most serious threat to federal funding in its 44-year history. Top industry leaders and journalists will gather to discuss this issue at the 2011 Curtis B. Hurley Symposium on April 26 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Leading the dialogue will be the … Continued

Female Journalists Offer Global Perspective on Profession

By Katie Moritz Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2011) — When Lee Wilkins began reporting at the Columbia Missourian in 1969, she didn’t realize her request to work the Boone County politics beat was a revolutionary one. But in reality, until 1965, female reporters at the Missourian were only allowed to write for the “women’s … Continued

A Look Back in Time

New Photojournalism Exhibit Captures Challenges and Everyday Life of African Americans Over the Past 60 Years By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 14, 2011) — In recognition of Black History month, the Angus and Betty McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism presents Black in America: Three … Continued

Hearst, Reynolds Journalism Institute, Adobe, Google and Sprint Nextel Announce Student Mobile Media Design Competition

New York (Nov. 29, 2010) — Hearst Corporation Innovation Group announced that it is partnering with the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism, Adobe Systems Inc., Google and Sprint Nextel to hold a student competition aimed at creating new journalism-focused mobile apps using Google’s open-source Android mobile operating system. Journalism, business, and … Continued