Grants
Knight Foundation Awards $2.28 Million Grant to School and Committee of Concerned Journalists
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2005) — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded a $2.28 million grant to the Committee of Concerned Journalists and the Missouri School of Journalism. The three-year grant will support the CCJ’s Traveling Curriculum and constitutes the Committee’s first step to joining the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. The Reynolds Journalism Institute … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Receives $1.7 Million Grant to Establish New Home, Expand Scope for NFOIC
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 6, 2005) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Freedom of Information Center is receiving a $1.7 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to establish a new home for the National Freedom of Information Coalition and expand its ability to support state groups. The grant will ensure that nonprofit freedom-of-information groups are represented in … Continued
Journalism-Law Research Study Receives $49,000 Grant
Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2004) — A joint journalism and law research study on domestic violence recently received a $49,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety to continue its work. The original research study began in 2002 and looked at law enforcement responses to cases of domestic violence in Missouri. The study was … Continued
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grant Largest Ever for University of Missouri
$31 Million Grant to Establish Journalism Institute Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 9, 2004) — The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced today the awarding of $31 million to the Missouri School of Journalism for the creation of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, a center that will focus on advanced studies of journalism and its role in democratic societies. … Continued
School Secures Two New Grants for Health Communication Projects
Columbia, Mo. (May 20, 2003) — The Missouri School of Journalism is emerging as a national leader in health communications research. In April alone the School secured $850,000 in federal grant money to fund cancer communication research projects. Professor Glen Cameron, PhD, who holds the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research and teaches strategic … Continued
Knight Professional-in-Residence Editing Fellowship Announced
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 17, 2003) — You’re a newsroom assigning editor or team leader who loves the work but longs for the time and chance to pursue new ideas. Maybe you want to take a creative risk or handle a big project a different way. Or you’re a senior reporter who’d like to try your … Continued