News Releases
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Producing a Morning Show Means Adopting a Nocturnal Lifestyle
By Jillian Mullin Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 16, 2016) — While other University of Missouri students are tucking in for the night at 11 p.m., sophomore radio-television producing student Mike Carlson rolls into KOMU-TV to work on the station’s morning show as a student producer. Carlson individually sought out opportunities at KOMU and has been working … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Preparing for the Newscast
By JoEllen Grohs Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 15, 2016) — Radio-television journalism senior Lauren Barnas finishes her makeup and practices her script before going live on KOMU-TV for an October newscast. Barnas anchors and films stories for the Target 8 investigative team. The team is part of an advanced broadcast reporting class taught by Assistant Professor … Continued
DC Philanthropists Fund Missouri Journalism Fellowship for Indian Reporter
The Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Fellowship will help an enterprising young reporter from India learn how to hold accountable the country’s people in power. Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 14, 2016) — The Frank Islam and Debbie Driesman Foundation has made a significant donation to Alfred Friendly Press Partners. The monies will fund a fellowship in … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Copy Editor, The Story’s First Reader
By Madeline Jones Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 14, 2016) — Elizabeth Cassidy, a print and digital news senior, combs through the article “Fixating on Bill Clinton’s Past” as part of her work on the interactive copy editing desk at the Columbia Missourian. This community newspaper has been Cassidy’s home for two of the past three semesters. … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Student Enjoys Mojo Experience and Team Bond
By Renee Sospenzi Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 13, 2016) — Strategic communication senior Clayton Conness reviews a marketing insights report created by MOJO Ad, a student-staffed professional ad agency. As the account executive on his team, Conness writes creative briefs, monitors budgeting and ensures the team’s creative work aligns with their overall campaign strategy. Through research, … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Big Opportunities in Beijing
By Margaret Teson Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2016) — Senior Jacqueline LeBlanc interviews Karolina Pliskova, the world’s sixth-ranked women’s tennis player, at the National Tennis Center in Beijing. LeBlanc traveled to Beijing with five other students to cover the 2016 China Open, an international tennis tournament that attracts the world’s best players. LeBlanc conducted one-on-one … Continued
Humans of Strat Comm: Faith Vickery
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2016) — Being open-minded has led senior Faith Vickery to a lot of her college adventures and career successes. During Faith’s sophomore year at Mizzou, she learned about UNICEF, an organization that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing nations. She also learned that there was no … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Exploring Other Lifestyles from Behind the Lens
By Meghan Gordon Columbia, MO. (Dec. 9, 2016) — Marisa Anz, a senior studying documentary journalism, meets with Associate Professor Stacey Woelfel to discuss her senior capstone project. Anz has been working on this project since pitching the concept last February. Her documentary focuses on the lives of women in the sex industry, specifically local … Continued
Missouri Journalism Reception Planned in Houston on Thursday, Jan. 19
The Event Will Begin at 6 p.m. at Former President George H.W. Bush’s Office Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 8, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism alumni, prospective students and friends are invited to join Dean David Kurpius for a reception from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, at former President George H.W. Bush’s office, 10,000 … Continued
Fall 2016 @Mizzou: Convergence Students Learn How to Produce Multimedia Stories
By Alex Gnibus Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 8, 2016) — Hannah Sandfeld, a junior studying convergence TV reporting, tracks down sources for her multimedia package on a proposal to increase taxes on tobacco products in Missouri. Every other week in her Convergence Reporting class, Sandfeld and her teammates execute a complete package from start to finish, … Continued