News Releases
Fact-Checkers Believe Appetite for Accuracy Will Grow Despite a Lack of Trust in News
From left, Alexios Mantzarlis, Lori Robertson, Aaron Sharockman, Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Louis Jacobson. Photo: Breana Pitts. Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting: The 2017 Missouri-Hurley Symposium By Zack Newman and Sheila Wang Washington (March 20, 2017) — Journalists for the three leading fact-checking organizations said their role is to examine the … Continued
Master’s Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship for Cochlear Implant Users
Mary Jane Rogers Plans to Research Ways to Make Advertising More Inclusive By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (March 17, 2017) — Mary Jane Rogers, a master’s student at Missouri School of Journalism, is one of five people nationwide to receive the Graeme Clark Scholarship. The Cochlear Graeme Clark Scholarship is a unique award open to … Continued
Laura Bardot Selected as Columnist for Missouri Ruralist Magazine
Laura Bardot was selected as the 2017 College Farmer columnist for Missouri Ruralist magazine. She Will Provide a Personal Perspective on Issues Relating to Agriculture By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (March 17, 2017) — Laura Bardot, a science and agricultural journalism student at the University of Missouri, was selected as the 2017 College Farmer columnist … Continued
KOMU Student’s Story on School Choice Takes Her to Indiana for Research
Senior Abby Breidenbach traveled to Evansville, Indiana, to hear from people who live in a state where school choice is a reality; Indiana has one of the largest voucher programs in the country. Abby Breidenbach Shared How This National Issue Has Affected a State Where the Voucher Program Is Already in Place By Yue Tang … Continued
2 Journalism Students Rank in Top 4 in the National Hearst Radio Competition
Former KBIA-FM reporter and producer Ryan Levi, left, and current KBIA reporter and anchor Carter Woodiel placed second and fourth, respectively, in the radio broadcast features and news competition of the 2016-17 national Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Missouri Is in First Place in the Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition By Yue Tang San Francisco (March 14, 2017) — … Continued
From Denmark to Missouri: Doctoral Candidate Reflects on Studying Journalism Here
Columbia, Mo. (March 14, 2017) — Mikkel Soelberg Christensen still remembers the email he received from the Danish School of Journalism in the spring of 2009 inviting him to be an exchange student at the Missouri School of Journalism. Eight years later, he reflects on his experience in the March 13 Columbia Missourian “Dear Readers” … Continued
BBC Radio Visits with Dean Kurpius About Challenges Facing Journalists
Missouri School of Journalism Dean David Kurpius said well-trained journalists are the key to entering a new “Golden Age” of reporting during his remarks to the Missouri-Hurley Symposium, held March 9 at the National Press Club in Washington. Emerging Technologies, Social Media Give Citizens Access to Information Washington (March 13, 2017) — BBC newsreader Charissa Chadderton … Continued
Strategic Communication Professor Creates Board Game
Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication Associate Professor Mark Swanson loves board games, enough to create one of his own. In a March 8 article, Columbia Missourian reporter Thomas Oide shares Swanson’s journey in creating Feudum. It’s a Euro-style fantasy-world game that relies less on luck and more on strategy and has multiple paths to … Continued
2 Master’s Students Selected for Dow Jones News Fund Data Journalism Program
Master’s students Alexander Derosier and Iuliia Alieva, selected for Dow Jones News Fund summer internships, are among 18 students who will work as data journalists in newsrooms across the country. School, Investigative Reporters and Editors to Serve as National Training Site for Summer Interns By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (March. 9, 2017) — Two Missouri … Continued
First, Best, Next
The Missouri School of Journalism Strategic Plan The Missouri School of Journalism – the world’s first – initiated a new strategic plan to maintain its leadership in education and to better prepare its students for the challenges of a new era. The comprehensive long-term plan elevates an already strong curriculum in critical thinking, writing and … Continued