Missouri Method
5 Students Cover Politics, Science of Hunger at World Food Prize Meeting
The Experience Included Interviews with Global Leaders and Government Officials Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 24, 2014) — Students from the Missouri School of Journalism and College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources teamed up Oct. 7-10 to cover the politics, science and human aspects behind global hunger at the annual World Food Prize/Borlaug Dialogues in Des … Continued
Fox Sports Midwest Airs TV Commercial Idea Created by AdZou Students
The ‘We Are Team STL’ Spot Features Cardinal, Blues and Rams Players, Announcers By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2014) — Television advertisements featuring the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues and Rams developed by strategic communication students will premiere on Fox Sports Midwest on Friday, Sept. 19. Missouri School of Journalism students Paige Ebert, Kelly … Continued
Missouri Journalism Freshman Is a Self-Published Author and Founder of 2 Nonprofits
Riley de León Hopes to Start His Own Magazine Brand or Be Motivational Speaker By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 16, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism freshman Riley de León begins his own story in his self-published book “Life’s Not Always Written in Times New Roman: The Untold Stories of People Like You.” “Saturday, … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students, Faculty, Staff Earn More than 500 Awards and Honors in 2013-14 Academic Year
The Recognitions Celebrate Excellence in Research, Multimedia, Writing and More Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 8, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism students, faculty and staff earned more than 500 top awards, honors and other recognitions during the 2013-14 academic year. Among the listings are national Hearst Journalism Awards winners, a National Edward R. Murrow Award and … Continued
CollegeMagazine.com Ranks the Missouri School of Journalism No. 1
Real-Media News Outlets, 30-Plus Interest Areas and Extensive Alumni Network Are Cited as Key Strengths Columbia, Mo. (July 29, 2014) — CollegeMagazine.com has named the Missouri School of Journalism the No. 1 journalism school in the U.S. Ross Tetzloff, a sophomore English major at Boston College, oversaw the 2014 rankings report. He said the first … Continued
Cleaner, Brighter, Easier to Navigate: Vox Magazine Website Redesign Culminates 3 Years of Work
Project Allows Students to Learn New Technologies and How to Better Engage Readers By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (July 29, 2014) — On the new homepage of VoxMagazine.com, you might decide to click one of the photos, taking you to a story about snarky T-shirt slogans. As you scroll down the page, lined with clean … Continued
Missouri Takes Mobile-First Training Approach
Over the last couple of years, the University of Missouri’s journalism school has upped efforts to wrap a mobile, or digital, first approach into the curriculum. “We are going at it hard because we think it’s an emerging model,” says Judd Slivka, an assistant professor of convergence journalism. “It’s causing us to rethink how we … Continued
99 Percent of Recent Missouri Journalism Graduates Have Paid Employment or Are in Graduate School
2013 Missouri Journalism Alumni Are Working in 35 States and 7 Countries Columbia, Mo. (July 22, 2014) — Almost all – 99 percent – of 2013 bachelor degree graduates responding to a survey said they have paid employment or are enrolled in a graduate program, according to a new placement survey conducted by the Missouri … Continued
Innovation SWAT Teams Must Be Integrated Quickly Into Newsrooms
By Jim Flink Published June 12, 2014, by PBS MediaShift; used by permission. “The more we venture into the unknown, the higher the risk, the greater the chance of failure. As in science, though, experiments are not really failures if you learn from them.” Searchlights and Sunglasses: Field Notes from the Digital Age of Journalism Risk and … Continued
Student Journalists Don Lab Coats to Learn Intricacies of Scientific Experiments
A Better Understanding of the Research Process Might Result in Better News Stories About Scientific Findings Columbia, Mo. (June 2, 2014) — For six students at the Missouri School of Journalism, working in a science lab felt about as foreign as landing on Mars. Instead, writing, editing and staying up-to-date with current events were their … Continued