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MOJO Ad students unveil campaigns for Bath & Body Works
Bath and Body Works’s Chief Marketing Officer Jaime Sohosky takes notes during Team Aletheia’s presentation. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2025) — On Wednesday, Dec. 10, strategic communication students in MOJO Ad — the Missouri School of Journalism’s student-staffed agency — presented their advertising campaigns for Bath & Body Works, … Continued
Watchdog Writers Group Fellow Molly O’Toole on narrative storytelling
At a workshop for Missouri School of Journalism students, the fellow with the Watchdog Writers Group shared lessons from her career By Maggie LeBeau COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2025) — Molly O’Toole says immigration is “the best damn beat in journalism.” O’Toole, a Pulitzer Prize winner and fellow with the Watchdog Writers Group (WWG) — … Continued
Former Watchdog Writers Group fellow publishes book on drug rehab system
By Maggie LeBeau COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 10, 2025) — In August, former Watchdog Writers Group (WWG) fellow Shoshana Walter published her book, Rehab: An American Scandal, after spending more than six years examining drug rehab treatment programs across the country. The book follows four people, all with completely different backgrounds, as they experienced what Walter … Continued
Mizzou PRSSA Connects Students With Top Industry Professionals
Ava Symanski, Ashley Rodio, Sophia Martin, Kelly Ritter, Carter Waghorn, Ellie Halls, Emily Gerhart, Sydney Thorton, Carrie Sandler, Hannah Karius, Hanna Thompson, Mary Philip, Natelli Herrera, Elise Jessee and Peyton Smith By Jack Toal Columbia, Mo. (December 5, 2025) — The University of Missouri’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) concluded its fall agency … Continued
Kaiya Lynch becomes first University of Missouri student to win GKC-PRSA Inez Kaiser scholarship
By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 4, 2025) — Missouri School of Journalism senior and first-year accelerated M.A. student Kaiya Lynch was awarded the Greater Kansas City Public Relations Society of America 2025 Inez Y. Kaiser Memorial Scholarship Fund, becoming the first Mizzou student to earn the scholarship. Lynch was selected for the $5,000 scholarship … Continued
74 Graduates to be honored at Missouri School of Journalism ceremony Dec. 20
Pulitzer Prize-winning alumna Melissa Farlow to deliver commencement address Download the program for Commencement 2025 The Missouri School of Journalism will celebrate 74 graduates during its commencement ceremony at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, in Jesse Auditorium. Seating is open and tickets are not required. A livestream will be available on the Mizzou Graduation and … Continued
Nathan Lee, fresh off national Hearst win, named 34th Kaplan Fellow
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2025) — Nathan Lee, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named the 34th David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. In the spring, Lee will undertake a full-time, paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau, where he will rotate through several different roles and beats. He … Continued
Game on: Mizzou students redefine sports journalism through hands-on experiences
The Tiger Kickoff Show is recorded in the Reynolds Journalism Institute studio. From high school football sidelines to studio sets, the next generation of sports journalists is learning by doing — and proving why the Missouri School of Journalism remains the gold standard for experiential learning By Eric StannPhotos by Nate Brown, Eli Hess, Zander … Continued
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Middle schoolers get taste of Missouri Method at Stars and Stripes journalism bootcamp
Middle-school students with Sheila Porter [center], the museum’s education director. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2025) — The story goes like this: In the early days of the Civil War, Union soldiers set up camp in rural Bloomfield, Missouri, after clearing rebel forces from the area. Some of the soldiers found their way … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s China Open program offers students unforgettable experience at global sporting event
From left: Luca Giordano, Connor Greene, Josie Childers, Rebecca Jackson, Mia Fleischer, Coby Spratte, Evan Kohn and Dane Vogel visit the Forbidden City, Beijing’s famous royal complex. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Reuben Stern COLUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 6, 2025) — Watching the best tennis players in the world go head-to-head; attending post-match press conferences and interviewing … Continued