News Releases
Nolan Xiong finds new purpose as journalism student, RJI student innovation staffer
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (March 17 2022) — Nolan Xiong didn’t plan to go to school for journalism. In fact, after leaving Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington, and heading to Minneapolis, he wasn’t sure he wanted to go back to school at all. But when George Floyd was murdered in May 2020 and … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students to gain audience engagement experience through Knight Nonprofit News summer internships
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2022) — Four students at the Missouri School of Journalism are interning at nonprofit newsrooms this summer through the Knight Nonprofit News internship program. Now in its fourth year, the program matches students with Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) member newsrooms around the country, where they gain experience … Continued
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk selects expert journalists and senior advisors
COLUMBIA, MO (March 16, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk has recruited seven outstanding environmental journalists to mentor and advise its network of reporters covering agriculture, water, climate change and other environmental issues across the Mississippi River Basin. “These experienced journalists will be a great asset as … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism alumna makes health communication stick with work at Johnson & Johnson
By Gabi Bain Missouri School of Journalism alumna Casey Adams Jones, MA ’17, is putting the skills she honed at the School to work in the health care industry. As communications lead for U.S. Self Care at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, she’s proving that strategic communication is about more than driving publicity — it … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism alum creates website of resources for strategic communicators
By Abby Werner Renee Schilb, BJ ‘16, MA ‘17, wants to make the world of marketing and advertising more accessible. To do this, she recently built and launched a website called The Advertising Guidebook, that is full of resources related to strategy, creative and more. “One of my goals was to even the playing field … Continued
Strategic Communication alum continues Mizzou legacy as an Oscar Mayer Hotdogger
By Abby Werner For most people, the idea of driving a giant hot dog-shaped car around for a year doesn’t sound like a real job. But for Missouri School of Journalism students, it’s a viable career opportunity. Every year the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile recruits at the University of Missouri, hoping to find its next class … Continued
Connor Giffin recognized for skillful feature writing in Hearst competition
Columbia, Mo. (March 3, 2022) — Connor Giffin, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been honored by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program for his feature writing, finishing in the Top 20 in the prestigious, nationwide Hearst Feature Writing competition. Giffin was recognized for a story he wrote for the Columbia Missourian about … Continued
Kathryn Merck wins Hearst honor for pair of KOMU-TV stories
The prestigious honor comes with a $2,000 scholarship and the chance for further recognition By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2022) — Kathryn Merck, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, placed second in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ TV Features competition. Recognized for two stories she created for KOMU-TV, the School of Journalism’s … Continued
Doctoral student wins American Academy of Advertising’s Dunn Award
By Abby Werner Doctoral student Evgeniia Belobrovkina has been awarded the American Academy of Advertising’s Dunn Award for her research proposal on perceptions of public service announcements (PSAs) against domestic violence by Muslim and non-Muslim women in the United States. “I am very honored and happy to receive the Dunn Award from such an impactful … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s Ryan Thomas studies journalism’s one constant: change
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 24, 2022) — Ryan Thomas’ research at the Missouri School of Journalism revolves around how the industry deals with changes, from economic pressures to the constant adaptations required in the digital era. And there is no one more suited to study change than Thomas, who has seen his fair … Continued