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Muhammad Osama Farooq, Mariia Novoselia, Elizaveta Orlova, Laiba Khan Zai

RJI Student Innovation Fellows unveil tools and strategies for community newsrooms in public webinar

By Austin FitzgeraldContact: Kat Duncan, duncank@rjionline.org COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 17, 2026) — This summer, four international master’s students at the Missouri School of Journalism each spent 12 weeks stationed in a community newsroom, where they helped bring to life everything from new audience engagement strategies to data visualizations and automated information tracking. As the newest … Continued

Amy Simons, Vy Luong, AEJMC 2025 New Orleans

AEJMC 2026: Missouri School of Journalism takes center stage in New Orleans

From newsroom crisis management and the ethical boundaries of AI to the future of local journalism, scholars from the Missouri School of Journalism are set to lead the global conversation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 5–8. Faculty, students and alumni will present … Continued

By Eric Stann At this year’s Wienie 500, Mizzou alumna Camila Fowler finished in first place, driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile named the “New York Dog.” It’s the second year in a row that a Mizzou alum has claimed the top spot.

Mizzou helps alumna relish her Wienermobile experience

By Eric Stann At this year’s Wienie 500, Mizzou alumna Camila Fowler finished in first place, driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile named the “New York Dog.” It’s the second year in a row that a Mizzou alum has claimed the top spot. Spending a year driving the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile gave one alumna a powerful … Continued

Annie George, Ellie Compton, Abigail Klinkerman

3 Missouri School of Journalism students take Top 10 Hearst placements

By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 28, 2026) — Three students placed first, third and seventh across recent Hearst competitions, spotlighting undergraduate community reporting from the Missouri School of Journalism in the national awards program. With the monthly competitions now complete, the School of Journalism finished in second place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition and … Continued

BOATS: Based on a True Story

Based on a True Story documentary film conference begins March 4

By Austin Fitzgerald Based on a True Story (BOATS), a three-day slate of documentary films, master classes, workshops and panel discussions leading into the True/False Film Fest, returns March 4-6. Hosted by the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, the events will be free and open to the public and … Continued

Brianna Davis (left) with St. Louis American Digital Director Dawn Suggs.

Potter Digital Ambassadors program expands to five states, helps community news orgs advance digital strategies

Brianna Davis (right) with St. Louis American Digital Director Dawn Suggs. By Austin Fitzgerald As it has each year for nearly a decade, the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Potter Digital Ambassadors program sent journalism students to community news organizations all over Missouri in January. There, they worked to create or expand on each newsroom’s digital strategies … Continued

he students prepare to order at Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous, a famous Memphis barbecue restaurant known for its unique dry-rub ribs.

Food for thought: Missouri School of Journalism students search for soul of food culture with podcast series, ‘Who Owns the Flavor?’

The students prepare to order at Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous, a famous Memphis barbecue restaurant known for its unique dry-rub ribs. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2026) — Seniors in Professor Ron Stodghill’s capstone Journalism Reporting Projects course lived the lives of travel writers last fall, embarking on a tour of New Orleans, Memphis … Continued