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How Mizzou is helping mentor the next generation of sports broadcasters
Mizzou students interested in play-by-play announcing gather to learn more about the profession. This semester, John Anderson is sharing his industry insights, connections and experience in play-by-play announcing and sports broadcasting with Missouri School of Journalism students By Eric Stann Contact: Eric StannPhotos courtesy of John Anderson Later this week, the sounds of March Madness … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism student wins Top Student Paper at AEJMC Southeast Colloquium for third year in a row
Anna Sago (left) and Jared Schroeder Associate Professor Jared Schroeder also won the conference’s Top Faculty Paper award in the law and policy division By Austin Fitzgerald For the third straight year, a Missouri School of Journalism student has won the Top Student Paper award in the law and policy division at the AEJMC Southeast … Continued
How news audiences really perceive bias
Nick Mathews finds that bridging the gap between news media and the public is not as simple as tiptoeing around political flashpoints By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 3, 2026) — It’s an inescapable fact: public trust in news media remains at a historic low point, driven in large part by perceptions that news organizations … Continued
Elizabeth Stephens selected as 2026 Kiplinger Fellow
By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2026) — Associate Professor Elizabeth Stephens was selected as a 2026 Kiplinger Fellow through Ohio University’s annual Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism. Stephens, the executive editor of the Columbia Missourian — the Missouri School of Journalism’s community newspaper — will take part in the fellowship from May … Continued
Frank Corridori helps students design creative futures at Missouri School of Journalism
Frank Corridori stands in front of Muralistic Princess, which hangs outside his office in the strategic communication suite. The artwork is one of 15 prints hanging throughout the suite. By Austin Fitzgerald An exhibition of Professor Frank Corridori’s artwork currently adorns the walls of the strategic communication offices at the Missouri School of Journalism. In … Continued
Amy Simons wins first-ever AEJMC Award for Excellence in Teaching
Professor Amy Simons, the course coordinator for J1400, spoke to doctoral student Pranaav Jadhav’s class on Feb. 10, 2026, in the Futures Lab. For their community issues assignment, the class is divided into three teams, and she met with each one to offer guidance on their stories. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. … Continued
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Middle schoolers get taste of Missouri Method at Stars and Stripes journalism bootcamp
Middle-school students with Sheila Porter [center], the museum’s education director. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2025) — The story goes like this: In the early days of the Civil War, Union soldiers set up camp in rural Bloomfield, Missouri, after clearing rebel forces from the area. Some of the soldiers found their way … Continued
Karen Brophy joins Missouri School of Journalism as Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2025) — The Missouri School of Journalism announced today that Karen Brophy, a news product management and digital strategy leader for over 20 years, is the new Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations. In this role, Brophy will serve as the Chief Digital Officer of the … Continued
Shuttered opinion pages. Obscene letters to the editor. Researchers at Missouri School of Journalism ask: What does it all mean?
Nick Mathews By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2025) — The relationship between news and opinion has never been a more hot-button issue. From national news powerhouses to smaller community newspapers, news organizations are re-evaluating how — and if — they publish opinion content. Tracking this trend is a team of researchers led by … Continued
Janet Saidi releases biography of Jane Austen, marking influential author’s 250th birthday
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 22, 2025) — Dec. 16, 2025, will mark the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, a towering figure in literary history and the author of such immensely popular novels as “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility.” Just in time for the occasion, the Missouri School of Journalism’s Janet Saidi … Continued