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Row 1 [L-R] Sophia Jackson, [third from left]Lexi Lloyd, Imani Nunn, Brianna Legette; Back row [L-R]: [Third from left] BJ Dumas, Ashley Jordan, Samantha Jackson, Bradyn Johnson, Teranza Meux, Jayden Suddeth, Kaleb Anderson

Mizzou NABJ Media Tour builds community and connections in Atlanta

Front row [L-R]: Sophia Jackson, [third from left] Lexi Lloyd, Imani Nunn, Brianna Legette; Back row [L-R]: [Third from left] BJ Dumas, Ashley Jordan, Samantha Jackson, Bradyn Johnson, Teranza Meux, Jayden Suddeth, Kaleb Anderson By Isabella Trost The Mizzou chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists strengthened community bonds while exploring various industry offices … Continued

Elizabeth Stephens

Elizabeth Stephens selected as 2026 Kiplinger Fellow

By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2026) — Associate Professor Elizabeth Stephens was selected as a 2026 Kiplinger Fellow through Ohio University’s annual Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism. Stephens, the executive editor of the Columbia Missourian — the Missouri School of Journalism’s community newspaper — will take part in the fellowship from May … 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

Journalism students Ayesha Khan (left) and Josie Menley create content for Mission-Driven Tech, a health care technology company founded by Eve McDavid, BJ ’08.

Mizzou students work to support company’s quest to modernize cervical cancer care

Journalism students Ayesha Khan (left) and Josie Menley create content for Mission-Driven Tech, a health care technology company founded by Eve McDavid, BJ ’08. Public Relations Student Society of America members conduct research and create content for alumna’s medical technology company By Cary Littlejohn Contact: Cary Littlejohn, carylittlejohn@missouri.eduPhoto courtesy of Emily Gerhart Sydney Brown didn’t just want to gain experience … Continued

Frank Corridori stands in front of Muralistic Princess, which hangs outside his office in the strategic communication suite. The artwork is one of 15 prints hanging throughout the suite.

Frank Corridori helps students design creative futures at Missouri School of Journalism

Frank Corridori stands in front of Muralistic Princess, which hangs outside his office in the strategic communication suite. The artwork is one of 15 prints hanging throughout the suite. By Austin Fitzgerald An exhibition of Professor Frank Corridori’s artwork currently adorns the walls of the strategic communication offices at the Missouri School of Journalism. In … Continued

Amy Simons with J-School students

Amy Simons wins first-ever AEJMC Award for Excellence in Teaching

Professor Amy Simons, the course coordinator for J1400, spoke to doctoral student Pranaav Jadhav’s class on Feb. 10, 2026, in the Futures Lab. For their community issues assignment, the class is divided into three teams, and she met with each one to offer guidance on their stories. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. … Continued

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Former Watchdog Writers Group fellow explores agriculture and food sustainability in new book

Author Michael Grunwald shared investigative research and reporting advice for journalists covering science and the environment By Maggie LeBeau To Michael Grunwald, an investigative journalist and author who has published three books, the process of writing a book is “hell.” But being with a cohort of authors in the Watchdog Writers Group, a nonprofit journalism … 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

University of Missouri VML interns present to their client, OREO, during the J-School Global Programs New York Experience.

Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students find their New York winter wonderland

University of Missouri VML interns present to their client, OREO, during the J-School Global Programs New York Experience. By Jack Toal Mizzou Journalism students spent winter break gaining hands-on agency experience through a two-week professional program hosted by global agencies VML and Weber Shandwick in New York City. The program placed 30 students directly inside … Continued