Grad Studies
Twelve Missouri School of Journalism students and alumni chosen as 2023-24 Report for America corps members
By Nate Brown (Columbia, Mo., April 27, 2023) — Four members of the Class of 2023 and eight alumni will join the 2023-24 class of Report for America, which sends journalists to news outlets across the country to report on under covered issues and communities. This year’s reporting corps of more than 200 journalists and photojournalists … Continued
School of Journalism to recognize 487 candidates at May graduation ceremony
The program will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 14, at Mizzou Arena The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize 487 May and August graduates at its 9 a.m. commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 14, at Mizzou Arena on the University of Missouri campus. Seating is open, and no tickets are required. Guests can enter the arena for … Continued
News media’s racial reckoning
George Floyd aftermath changed the question from what can be said, to what must be said By Emeri Burks Emeri Burks conducted in-depth interviews with 12 journalists as part of her work to earn a master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism. Burks is currently an independent journalist publishing under the label EB Words (ebwords.org) … Continued
Doctoral fellowships at Missouri School of Journalism open doors to high-impact research
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 8, 2022) — As part of the Missouri School of Journalism’s dedication to accessible and affordable education, a number of doctoral fellowships are available for those looking for a high-impact opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree that takes education beyond the classroom. With full tuition waivers, health insurance and … Continued
Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Missouri School of Journalism alum, to receive Black Alumni Emerging Trailblazer Award
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 19, 2022) — On Friday, Rokeshia Renné Ashley, Ph.D. ’18, will return to the campus and community that played host to two of the most important milestones in her life: her doctorate from the Missouri School of Journalism and the birth of her daughter, Emery Ashley. Those two events … Continued
Watchdog Writers Group announces new fellows and student reporters
Authors and students will produce books and articles on the industrial and cultural degradation of the American prairie; the rising incarceration rate among women; and the FBI’s infiltration of Black Lives Matter protests in the Midwest.
Missouri School of Journalism welcomes Afghan journalist to campus with fellowship from Lee Hills Chair
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (August 23, 2022) — Zabihullah Ghazi, an award-winning Afghan journalist who has produced stories about his home country for Voice of America (VOA) and the New York Times for more than half a decade, has come to Columbia, Missouri, to study at the Missouri School of Journalism. In the wake … Continued
Kelly Dereuck wins $7,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting
The scholarship isn’t the first time Dereuck has benefited from Loomis’ legacy By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (July 6, 2022) — Kelly Dereuck, a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the $7,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting. The scholarship, named for the School of Journalism alum, Missouri Honor Medal … Continued
RJI student innovation staffers work with community newsrooms to stay on cutting edge of technology and content
Columbia, Mo. (June 29, 2022) — During the spring semester, four students at the University of Missouri worked at the Reynolds Journalism Institute as student innovation staffers. Annie Jennemann and Regan Mertz, both graduate students at the Missouri School of Journalism, worked under the tutelage of Kat Duncan, RJI’s director of innovation, while undergraduates Gabriella … Continued
Three Missouri School of Journalism doctoral students win coveted scholarship from American Academy of Advertising
Columbia, Mo. (June 28, 2022) — Evgeniia Belobrovkina, Ting-Hao Tsou, and Weilu Zhang have been awarded the American Academy of Advertising’s (AAA) Graduate Student Conference Scholarship. The award allowed the three Missouri School of Journalism doctoral students to travel to St. Petersburg, Florida, in March to present their research in person at the annual AAA … Continued