Investigative Reporting
Professor David Herzog Publishes Book on Data Literacy
The Guide Is Geared Toward Those Without Advanced Knowledge of Data Analysis or Statistics By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 10. 2015) — A new book by associate Professor David Herzog – “Data Literacy: A User’s Guide” – has been published by SAGE Publications. The book is an introduction to the fundamentals of data analysis, showing readers how … Continued
Missouri Journalism Master’s Graduate Chris Hamby Earns Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
Two Alumni Share Washington Post-The Guardian U.S. Prize for Public Service By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 21, 2014) – An alumnus of the Missouri School of Journalism has been awarded a 2014 Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor given for U.S. journalism. Chris Hamby, MA ’10, received the medal in the investigative reporting … Continued
Students Add Interactive Mapping to Their Journalism Toolkit After Workshop Hosted by ONA Mizzou
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2014) — More than 50 students and faculty members packed a room in Walter Williams Hall on Jan. 30 to learn the basics of interactive mapping – a skill many wish they knew but thought was too time-consuming to learn. Journalists in markets large and small are increasingly required to understand … Continued
3 Missouri Journalism Alumni to Lead Upcoming Workshop on Data Journalism
‘Building a Web Scraper’ Will Help Students Learn How to Collect Data Sets from the Internet By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 30, 2013) – Three Missouri School of Journalism alumni – all experts in advanced data journalism – will help current students learn these skills at an Oct. 10-13 workshop on the University of … Continued
Missouri Journalism Alumna Elizabeth McGowan Wins Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
By Gwen Girsdansky Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (May 6, 2013) — A Missouri School of Journalism alumna was awarded a 2013 Pulitzer Prize, the highest award given in the journalism community. Elizabeth McGowan, BJ ’83, with her colleagues Lisa Song and David Hasemyer at InsideClimate News won the prize for national reporting. Their pieces examined … Continued
Greg Jaffe of The Washington Post Wins the 2012 Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism
The Award, Administered by the Missouri School of Journalism, Recognizes Writing That Illuminates Daily Lives of Ordinary People Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 15, 2013) — Greg Jaffe of The Washington Post is the recipient of the Missouri School of Journalism’s 2012 Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism for stories about the growing divide between the American … Continued
New York Times Reporter Ian Urbina to Team-Teach Course in Obtaining and Using Government Information
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 20, 2012) — Using an innovative teaching model, New York Times national investigative reporter Ian Urbina and Professor Charles Davis will team-teach a course in obtaining and using government information. Urbina will appear weekly via tele-presence and set the agenda, and Davis will operate the course as a “virtual office” in which … Continued
Journalism Students Produce 10-Part Series on Book Challenges in Missouri’s Public Schools
The “Unfit to Read” Project Provides Hands-on Experience with Sunshine Requests Columbia, Mo. (July 25, 2012) — Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in a Missouri School of Journalism course have produced a 10-part series about book challenges in the state’s public schools. The investigative report, recently published in the Columbia Missourian, includes three interactive graphics. … Continued
Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News Reporter Wins Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism
Julia O’Malley’s Series Chronicles a Woman’s Struggle to Overcome Heroin Addiction Columbia, Mo. (June 7, 2011) — An award-winning reporter and columnist at the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News is the 2011 winner of the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize in Journalism, an award administered by the Missouri School of Journalism. The annual award and $2,000 prize … Continued
Alumna Barbara Laker, BJ ’79, Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
By Lauren Walsh Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2010) — Missouri School of Journalism alumna Barbara Laker, BJ ’79, and her colleague Wendy Ruderman have won a 2010 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. The winning work, “Tainted Justice,” was a yearlong series by the Philadelphia Daily News that exposed the questionable tactics of a … Continued