2023 Honor Medalists hold master classes for students at Missouri School of Journalism

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 21, 2023) — On Sept. 14, before receiving their prestigious Honor Medals for Distinguished Service in Journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism, this year’s honorees continued the tradition of delivering master classes to students based on their firsthand experiences in the industry. Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu, representing … Continued

New grant opens the floodgates for Ag & Water Desk

Prairie du Chien is a small river town in southern Wisconsin. Many small-town water systems are facing increasing challenges. Over the last two decades, water systems in the 10 states bordering the Mississippi River violated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations for drinking water more than 438,000 times, according to a story by the Ag & … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism promotes five, welcomes four new faculty members

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 17, 2023) — With the fall 2023 semester set to begin on Aug. 21, the Missouri School of Journalism today announced several faculty promotions and welcomes four new faculty members. Those promoted to professional faculty professor are Elizabeth Brixey, Holly Higginbotham, Heather Isherwood and Laura Johnston. Additionally, Kellie Stanfield … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism students win SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards and national finalist honors

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 16, 2023) — Published work from students at the Columbia Missourian, KBIA-FM and Vox Magazine was recognized with the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 7, which covers collegiate journalism in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Missouri School of Journalism students earned nine wins … Continued

KBIA wins three prestigious Gracie Awards

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 17, 2023) — KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism’s NPR affiliate radio station, has earned three Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media. The 48th annual Gracie Awards, which also recognize the likes of TODAY and 48 Hours for their achievements related to woman-centered media, honor both … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism wins Hearst Journalism Awards’ Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition for second consecutive year

By Austin Fitzgerald The Missouri School of Journalism has won the Hearst Journalism Awards’ Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition for the second consecutive year thanks to consistently strong showings from students. The 2022-2023 Television News Competition featured two School of Journalism students in the top five, with Julie Koharik winning First Place and Rachel Henderson earning Fifth … Continued

Coalition tactician

As a fledgling managing editor at The Maneater, Sydney Lewis often learned on the fly. Now the junior is connecting college newsrooms nationwide to build a novel network of support March 6, 2023Contact: Marcus Wilkins, wilkinsm@missouri.edu Sydney Lewis never doubted her determination. An academically accomplished daughter of parents who made careers at universities, Lewis entered the … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism students win 40 American Advertising Awards, will move on to regional competition

Team Olio. L-R: Top: Tess Murray, Nickolas Pappas, Kieran Malloy, Sydney Marino, Brad Turner, Jared Fisch;Bottom: Claudia LeSage, Rachel Schwartz, Trent Tarantino, Camile Baker, Katrina Troy By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 1, 2023) — Students at the University of Missouri have won a total of 40 awards in the American Advertising Federation’s 2022-23 American … Continued