Missouri Method
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Copy Editor, The Story’s First Reader
By Madeline Jones Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 14, 2016) — Elizabeth Cassidy, a print and digital news senior, combs through the article “Fixating on Bill Clinton’s Past” as part of her work on the interactive copy editing desk at the Columbia Missourian. This community newspaper has been Cassidy’s home for two of the past three semesters. … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Big Opportunities in Beijing
By Margaret Teson Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2016) — Senior Jacqueline LeBlanc interviews Karolina Pliskova, the world’s sixth-ranked women’s tennis player, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing. LeBlanc traveled to Beijing with five other students to cover the 2016 China Open, an international tennis tournament that attracts the world’s best players. LeBlanc conducted one-on-one … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Exploring Other Lifestyles from Behind the Lens
By Meghan Gordon Columbia, MO. (Dec. 9, 2016) — Marisa Anz, a senior studying documentary journalism, meets with Associate Professor Stacey Woelfel to discuss her senior capstone project. Anz has been working on this project since pitching the concept last February. Her documentary focuses on the lives of women in the sex industry, specifically local … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Convergence Students Learn How to Produce Multimedia Stories
By Alex Gnibus Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 8, 2016) — Hannah Sandfeld, a junior studying convergence TV reporting, tracks down sources for her multimedia package on a proposal to increase taxes on tobacco products in Missouri. Every other week in her Convergence Reporting class, Sandfeld and her teammates execute a complete package from start to finish, … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Magazine Program Gives Students Creative Freedom
By Elizabeth Johnson Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 7, 2016) — John Bat, a senior magazine journalism student, reviews a story that will appear in the weekly edition of Vox Magazine. Bat is responsible for editing and producing stories written by students in intermediate and advanced writing classes. He works with other Vox student editors Monday and … Continued
New Leadership Giving Program Encourages Alumni Support, Engagement
The 1908 Society Will Help Prepare Students for an Increasingly Dynamic Industry Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 1, 2016) — The Missouri School of Journalism has launched a new leadership giving program that encourages unrestricted annual investment to support the School’s strategic priorities. The 1908 Society, named for the year the School was founded, is a network … Continued
Update on J-School Strategic Planning
Dear Colleagues: This is your latest update on the NEXT strategic planning process for the J-School. Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 16, 2016) — Your NEXT planning team met just two days after the momentous U.S. election and accordingly spent some time diving into the implications of the election for the profession of journalism and the planning … Continued
MU J-Student Studies in Media Capital of the World
By Emily Peters, Anna Pardee and Allena Lawrence Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 15, 2020) — Strategic communication senior Natalie Dupin is learning what it’s like to work behind the scenes at one of the top syndicated TV shows this semester. Each day she makes her way to the ABC Television Center East on the Upper West … Continued
Leaders’ Day Prepares High School Journalists for Editorial Excellence
Faculty Shared Best Practices in Political, Trauma and Cross-Cultural Reporting By Maris Smith Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2016) — High school students and advisers from across the state gathered at the University of Missouri to engage in conversations about political, trauma and cross-cultural reporting during the second annual Missouri Journalism Education Association Leaders’ Day on … Continued
Meet New J-Students: Micki Hirschhorn
By Katie Pylipow Micki Hirschhorn has a strong passion for journalism. That passion has already led her to co-anchor the broadcast news program at her high school, be a senior writing editor of her school’s newspaper and help conceptualize and bring to fruition two award-winning documentaries. And now, she says, that passion has led her to the … Continued