News Releases
Missouri School of Journalism faculty named MIPA 2021 Taft award winners
Columbia, Mo. (March 25, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism Professor Suzette Heiman and Associate Professor Ron Kelley have been named the 2021 Taft Award winners by the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA). They will be recognized as the Taft Award winners during the annual Journalism Day on Wednesday, March 31. The Taft Award is named … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism graduate places 10th in Hearst Explanatory Reporting contest
Story taught Colby perseverance as she waited for public records Columbia, Mo. (March 24, 2021) – Missouri School of Journalism graduate Claire Colby, ‘BJ ’20, who studied investigative journalism and political science, placed 10th in the explanatory reporting category of the 61st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards program. Her entry, “CAFO regulations: Low … Continued
Association for Women in Sports Media names two Missouri School of Journalism students as ‘AWSM Scholar’
Emily Leiker and Christina Long are two of eight students chosen nationwide; receive scholarship and paid summer internship. Columbia, Mo. (March 11, 2021) – Two Missouri School of Journalism students have been named as a 2021 AWSM Scholar by the Association for Women in Sports Media. Emily Leiker and Christina Long will each receive a … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism junior honored with Hearst Journalism Award recognition for multimedia innovative storytelling
Student handles emotional interviews while gaining hands-on training at Missourian Columbia, Mo. (March 15, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Margo Wagner received 12th place for Multimedia Innovative Storytelling in the 2020-21 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Her entry “Phone calls from the final election stretch,” was one of 49 entries in this category submitted … Continued
School of Journalism to recognize students in-person at May 16 graduation ceremony
Two ceremonies will take place to keep graduates and guests safe. Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2021) — The Missouri School of Journalism will recognize its May and August 2021 graduates in two ceremonies on Sunday, May 16. Both ceremonies will take place at Mizzou Arena. Students whose last name begins with A – L will … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s 2021 Smith/Patterson Fellowship will provide two $2,500 domestic grants
Armaja LaRue-Hill, 2020 Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Fellow, plans to document the lack of emergency medical services in Nigeria. Her travel had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Still a student at the J-School, she is working with Pulitzer to travel as soon as it’s safe. For 2021, the program will award two $2,500 fellowships … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism to host NPR health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee, MA ’07
Chatterjee to give spring Smith/Patterson science journalism lecture, will talk about how she approaches reporting on mental health issues. Columbia, Mo. (Marcxh 9, 2021) — Rhitu Chatterjee, MA ’07, a health correspondent with NPR, will talk to students and faculty about how she covers mental health issues and why compassion and data are equally important tools in … Continued
The ADDY Awards offer Missouri School of Journalism students a gold and silver lining to the pandemic
Strategic Communication students took home four times as many local ADDY Awards as they did last year. Each winner advances to the District 9 competition. By Zach Taylor Columbia, Mo. (March 8, 2021) — The coronavirus pandemic has made this school year hard for Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students and faculty. But there is … Continued
Eleven Journalism students selected for Mizzou ‘39
Seniors are recognized for their leadership, service and academic achievements. Columbia, Mo. (March 4, 2021) — Eleven Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 39 selected for Mizzou ’39. The award, given by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board, recognizes 39 outstanding seniors across all majors for their leadership, service and academic achievement throughout their time … Continued
Recent Journalism School graduate Lauren Bishop earns byline on published research paper
Mentor said ‘her ideas and feedback strengthened the research’ By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (March 1, 2021) — High performing Missouri School of Journalism undergraduates have the opportunity to contribute to journalism research projects as MU Discovery Fellows. Associate Professor Ryan Thomas recently published research about fake news that Lauren Bishop, BJ ‘20, helped co-author … Continued