School Announces New, Unique Approach to Tackling Industry Diversity Levels

Immersive Student Development, Diversity and Recruitment Program Creates a Pipeline to Prepare Diverse New Talent Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 25, 2016) — The University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, Office of the Provost and the Mizzou Advantage initiative announce today a new, immersive education-industry recruiting and training effort designed to increase the representation of underserved communities … Continued

Newspapers, Digital Subscription Services Can Optimize Profits with New Model

By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 18, 2016) — For decades, newspapers have relied on print advertising as their primary source of revenue. However, as newspaper readers continue to read more of their news online rather than in print, advertising revenue is dwindling for many newspapers. Now, researchers from the University of … Continued

Meet New J-Students: Meredith Wright

By Savannah Borgsmiller Incoming J-School student Meredith Wright was awarded a $1,000 Dow Jones News Fund Scholarship this past spring for her journalistic excellence covering Suicide Awareness Week at Kirkwood High School in St. Louis. Wright won the Dow Jones scholarship after covering a talk by Gary Behrman, a representative from the Communities Healing Adolescent … Continued

Paula Hunt Selected for Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2016-17 Academic Year

The Program Provides Teaching and Development Opportunities for Recent Doctoral Graduates Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 17, 2016) — Paula Hunt, MA ’10, PhD ’16, is the recipient of a Preparing Future Faculty Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2016-17 academic year at the University of Missouri. The program, sponsored by the graduate school, provides teaching and professional development … Continued

Vox, Magazine Students Win 9 Awards in National Contest

Work Stood Out Amid 218 Entries in Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Student Magazine Contest Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 17, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism magazine students and Vox Magazine won nine awards in the annual Student Magazine Contest sponsored by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The total … Continued

Four Things I’ve Learned as a Content Creator

Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 5, 2016) — This summer, I have been working with VML to create and publish content on behalf of the Missouri School of Journalism for the Advanced Social Media Strategies class. This experience has been a roller coaster of ups and downs, but has been extremely valuable. Here are four things I’ve … Continued

Insights on Internships: Classes That Helped

With the fall 2016 semester coming up, are you having trouble finding the perfect class that will help you get your dream internship? We talked to some Missouri School of Journalism students who worked as interns across the country and asked them, “What class best prepared you for your internship?” Here are the classes that … Continued

Missouri Method: What’s New at Vox Magazine

Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 2, 2016) — Aspiring movie critic Max Havey can tell you in 60 seconds if a new movie is worth seeing. The Snapchat video reviews this master’s student does for Vox Magazine spotlights mainstream blockbusters along with films from Ragtag Cinema, Columbia’s prime venue for independent documentaries. Havey is at a movie … Continued

Research: How National Media Define US Citizenship

Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 1, 2016) — Research at the Missouri School of Journalism focuses on solving problems and understanding different situations that are currently affecting our world. Assistant Professor Cristina Mislan will present a paper she co-authored with graduate student Alejandro Morales at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference Aug. 4-7 … Continued

Research: Defining ‘Extreme’ and ‘Offensive’ Content

Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 1, 2016) — The practice of journalism can sometimes become difficult in our current day and age, especially with the complexity of legal terms such as “freedom of expression” and the difference between extreme and offensive content. These complexities are the things that Missouri School of Journalism Assistant Professor Brett Johnson hopes … Continued