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Missouri School of Journalism students Mikayla Higgins and Adam Goldstein edit an interview with a St. Louis resident who experienced flooding to create a social media post as part of the ‘When It Rains’ series.

Ag & Water Desk launches first collaborative project, ‘When It Rains’

Missouri School of Journalism students Mikayla Higgins and Adam Goldstein edit an interview with a St. Louis resident who experienced flooding to create a social media post as part of the ‘When It Rains’ series. After floods hammered St. Louis and eastern Kentucky this summer, the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk wanted to know: … Continued

Yong Volz

Yong Volz awarded 2022 O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence

By Austin Fitzgerald Yong Volz, associate professor and Roger Gafke Distinguished Faculty Fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the 2022 recipient of the School’s O.O. McIntyre Professorship in recognition of teaching excellence. Volz is the 35th recipient of the award, which has been given annually since 1987 and comes with a $10,000 stipend … Continued

Sebastián Martínez Valdivia

Murray Center for Documentary Journalism welcomes Sebastián Martínez Valdivia as supervising producer

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2022) — Sebastián Martínez Valdivia, who has worked as a health reporter and documentary filmmaker at KBIA-FM since 2018, has been named supervising producer and assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism. Martínez Valdivia joins Filmmaker-in-chief Robert Greene in co-leadership … Continued

J1400 news conference presentation

Missouri School of Journalism and MU News Bureau come together to give students real-world news conference experience

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 3, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism is partnering with the University of Missouri’s media relations office, the MU News Bureau, to hold professional news conferences for journalism students. Jointly coordinated by Professor Amy Simons and the News Bureau and generally occurring once a month when school is … Continued

Olivia Anderson won first place for her photograph of graduate student Patrick Luo holding a sign at the Mizzou Without Rape rally in October at Traditions Plaza.

Columbia Missourian wins 52 Missouri Press Association Awards

Olivia Anderson won first place for her photograph of graduate student Patrick Luo holding a sign at the Mizzou Without Rape rally in October at Traditions Plaza. The Columbia Missourian, the School’s digital-first community newsroom that covers news and sports, won 52 awards at the 2022 Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. It also won the Gold Cup … Continued

Neff Hall, Walter Williams Hall and the journalism arch at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri.

Missouri School of Journalism welcomes record number of Walter Williams Scholars to campus

The Walter Williams Scholars program represents the highest level of student distinction in the J-School Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed 105 exceptional students this fall as they begin their studies in journalism and strategic communication as Walter Williams Scholars. The talented students come from 20 states. For 19 … Continued

Robert Greene, left, filmmaker-in-chief at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, and Stacey Woelfel, director of the Murray Center.

Journalism students benefit from insider opportunities as Murray Center for Documentary Journalism gains prominence in industry

Robert Greene, left, filmmaker-in-chief at the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism,and Stacey Woelfel, director of the Murray Center. By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 15, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has been named one of the best film schools in the nation by Moviemaker … Continued