Faculty
Missouri School of Journalism Professor Amy Simons wins AEJMC Baskett Mosse Award
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 7, 2023) — Professor Amy Simons is the winner of the 2023 Baskett Mosse Award for Faculty Development, an honor bestowed by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in recognition of an outstanding young or mid-career faculty member. The award comes with $1,000 in funding for … Continued
Johnston and McCollum honored with O.O. McIntyre and Amy Lenk Awards from Missouri School of Journalism
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 5, 2023) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced the winners of its annual awards for teaching and staff excellence. Associate Professor Laura Johnston received the O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence, while Kimberly McCollum received the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award. The awards were presented during the … Continued
Capizzo and Hinnant earn Page Grants for research on ethical communication strategies
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 1, 2023) — Assistant Professor Luke Capizzo and Associate Professor Amanda Hinnant at the Missouri School of Journalism have each received 2023 Arthur W. Page Legacy Scholar Grants from the Arthur W. Page Center. The $5,000 grants support scholars “making important contributions to the knowledge, practice or public understanding … Continued
Professors Rodgers and Zhou named ICA Fellows
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 30, 2023) — Professors Shelly Rodgers and Shuhua Zhou, a pair of award-winning researchers and teachers at the Missouri School of Journalism, have been named Fellows of the International Communication Association (ICA). The prestigious honor recognizes distinguished scholarly contributions to communication as well as other “socially or professionally significant” … Continued
Two Missouri School of Journalism researchers earn spots in university-wide Arts and Humanities Research Fellows Program
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 10, 2023) — Assistant Professor Luke Capizzo and Associate Professor Cristina Mislán of the Missouri School of Journalism have been accepted into the 2023-2025 cohort of the Arts and Humanities Research and Creative Works Fellows Program. Administered by the University of Missouri’s Office of the Provost, the program provides … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Professor Alison Young releases ‘Pandora’s Gamble’
Young’s first book brings together her professional experience as an investigative journalist and her Missouri Method approach to teaching By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 28, 2023) — Alison Young, the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism, has released a new book — her first — about … Continued
Keith Greenwood and Kellie Stanfield win university-wide Provost Awards
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 19, 2023) — Two faculty members at the Missouri School of Journalism have received Provost Awards recognizing their contributions to the university. Associate Professor Keith Greenwood received the Provost Award for University Citizenship in Faculty Service, while Assistant Professor Kellie Stanfield earned the Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award. … Continued
Unearthing the stories beneath the images
Left to right: Megan Sundberg, Clayton Steward, Marisa Whitaker, Mallory Becker, Greenwood, Caroline McCone, Cleo Norman and Lisa Krantz. Keith Greenwood’s work at the Missouri School of Journalism is still breaking new ground By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 23, 2023) — Keith Greenwood wasn’t supposed to have a career in the field of photojournalism. … Continued
Two new researchers to lead impact-driven research at Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute
By Austin Fitzgerald The Missouri School of Journalism is set to welcome two new research faculty and alums who will work with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) to translate academic work into direct benefits for newsrooms around the country. Joy Jenkins and Nick Mathews will arrive at the School in the fall as … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism partners with MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics to revolutionize research on news deserts
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 8, 2023) — An ongoing research project conducted in partnership between the Missouri School of Journalism and the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics has received a $25,000 grant to support a more accurate method of analyzing news deserts, which arise when communities lose access to local news. … Continued