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Screenshot of South Dakota Public Broadcasting interactive map

RJI student staffer helps public broadcasting network inform voters with interactive map

By Austin Fitzgerald This summer, Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Chioma Obianinwa worked with South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) to create an interactive map that allows readers to easily find information about candidates in state-level legislative races. Obianinwa completed the project as the student staffer for the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Innovation Team. The map … Continued

Emily Hood, Sydney Lewis, Chase Davis

Missouri School of Journalism students and alums leading new generation of news product thinkers

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2024) — Missouri School of Journalism graduates have long been coveted in the industry for the cross-training and on-the-job-experience they accumulate before entering the job market. Now, an emerging pipeline of graduates to the Minnesota Star Tribune, the state’s largest newspaper, is demonstrating yet another selling point of … Continued

Dylan Connell, BJ ’14, communications and public affairs manager at NASA

MOJO Ad unveils NASA as newest client for student-staffed ad agency at Missouri School of Journalism

Dylan Connell, BJ ’14, communications and public affairs manager at NASA J-School alum and NASA strategic communicator Dylan Connell introduced students to their new client this week By Nate Brown and Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown MOJO Ad, the Missouri School of Journalism’s student-staffed, professional services advertising agency, is reaching for the stars this semester: … Continued

Jann Carl

Jann Carl, accomplished journalist and former ‘Entertainment Tonight’ anchor, joins Missouri School of Journalism faculty

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2024) — Jann Carl, BJ ’82, a master storyteller with more than a decade of award-winning experience in local broadcast news and 14 years at the height of entertainment news as an anchor of “Entertainment Tonight,” is joining the Missouri School of Journalism as an assistant professional practice … Continued

A collage of images from past CPOY competitions behind a "CPOY" title.

CPOY teams up with Reuters to give top college photographer once-in-a-lifetime internship

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 12, 2024) – The Missouri School of Journalism’s College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) competition announces a partnership with Reuters to award a 12-week paid internship to the winner of its premier Portfolio category. “Reuters recognizes the essential role that emerging photographers play in the future of photojournalism and … Continued

Jada Glass, Scout Hudson, Skye Lucas, Audrey Novinger, Colin Rhoads

RJI Student Innovation Fellows wrap up projects, share results with the industry

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 9, 2024) — Five students at the Missouri School of Journalism have completed their Student Innovation Fellowships with the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), marking the end of a summer of hands-on experimentation in five community newsrooms around the country. But while the students’ work has ended, their projects are … Continued

Jon Stemmle receives his award from April Fiesler Avery, president of MEMO

Missouri School of Journalism’s Jon Stemmle wins Post-Secondary Professional of the Year Award

Jon Stemmle receives his award from April Fiesler Avery, president of MEMO. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 5, 2024) — Jon Stemmle, a strategic communication professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the Post-Secondary Professional of the Year Award from the Marketing Educators of Missouri (MEMO), previously known as the Marketing Cooperative … Continued

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

Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students, alumni win awards, present work at annual AEJMC conference

Missouri School of Journalism faculty, students and alumni will present 68 peer-reviewed research papers at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference in Philadelphia, Penn., August 8-11.  In addition, 78 Missouri journalism scholars will serve as moderators, discussants, and panelists during the four-day conference. Among the top awards for journalism faculty, … Continued