News Releases
Stronger than Fiction Film Festival to showcase 13 student documentary films on May 11
By Austin Fitzgerald The Stronger than Fiction Film Festival, now in its eighth year, will be held on Saturday, May 11, at the Missouri Theatre. The festival will present 13 short documentary films created by students at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. Admission is free and open to the public. … Continued
Jonathan Murray, ‘father of reality television,’ still finding new ways to tell stories half a century into illustrious career
By Austin Fitzgerald When MTV’s “The Real World” featured Pedro Zamora in its third season, the result was a watershed moment. As an openly gay man who was also HIV positive, his presence brought attention to seminal cultural issues, and former president Bill Clinton credited Zamora with putting “a human face” on the AIDS epidemic. … Continued
J-School commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10, at Mizzou Arena
Download the program for Commencement 2024 The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize May and August graduates at its 7 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10, at Mizzou Arena on the University of Missouri campus. Seating is open and no tickets are required. Guests can enter the arena for seating at 6:30 p.m. Graduate degrees will be awarded … Continued
11 J-School students tapped into 5 secret societies on Tap Day
Eleven Missouri School of Journalism students were tapped into five secret honorary societies during the 97th annual Tap Day. Tap Day is an annual spring event that recognizes students who excel in academics and campus involvement as inductees into the University of Missouri’s secret honorary societies. Many of the societies also induct staff and faculty as … Continued
Journalism, law, the military and mental health converge at symposium co-hosted by Reynolds Journalism Institute
Marcus Yam “Searching for Truth: When Media and Military Come Together” was co-hosted by RJI and the Mizzou School of Law’s Veterans Clinic By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 25, 2024) — On Friday, April 19, experts in journalism, whistleblower laws and war crimes gathered at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) … Continued
Science and data journalist Maria Parazo Rose to deliver Smith/Patterson Lecture
Maria Parazo Rose gives a presentation at NICAR24, an annual data journalism conference, this past March in Baltimore. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 24, 2024) — The Missouri School of Journalism will welcome Maria Parazo Rose, a journalist and spatial data analyst at Grist, for the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture on Thursday, April 25. … Continued
New reporters with Report for America to expand Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
Based in local newsrooms across the nation’s largest watershed, the new cohort will work alongside the award-winning journalism collaborative’s founding members to produce regional environmental coverage that is free for any news outlet to republish. Report for America, a national journalism service program, announced the selection of a new cohort of journalists who will join … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students win honors for videography, artistic expression during Show Me Research Week
Poster for Emily Wilson’s video “We Are Not Just a Day.” By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 22, 2024) — Missouri School of Journalism students had a major presence in the university-wide Show Me Research Week, which ran from April 8-12. Seven students were named as finalists in the Visual Arts and Design Showcase (VADS) … Continued
Three students at Missouri School of Journalism score top 10 finishes in Hearst Journalism Awards
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 18, 2024) — Three students at the Missouri School of Journalism have earned top ten finishes in recent Hearst Journalism Awards competitions, adding to a growing number of honors from the prestigious program to Mizzou journalism students. In the Television News Competition, senior John Murphy earned third place — … Continued
KBIA wins three Gracie Awards for second straight year
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 16, 2024) — KBIA-FM, the NPR-member station at the Missouri School of Journalism, has earned three Gracie Awards for its reporting. The prestigious awards from the Alliance for Women in Media match KBIA’s performance from last year, when the station also took home three honors. “It’s great to see … Continued