News Releases
School Welcomes 50 High-Achieving Walter Williams Scholars to Campus
Now in its 15th year, the Walter Williams Scholars program has helped 771 students capitalize on their potential to become “the best of the best” in journalism and strategic communication. (Not pictured: Joe Butler, Michael Fitzpatrick, Lianna Kowalke, Hannah Sherrow and Allie Widick.) In Addition to Academics, Incoming Freshmen Boast Impressive Achievements in Journalism, Leadership, … Continued
Mark Kim, BJ ’17, Talks Sports Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2018) — Mark Kim, who graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in May 2017, is already working at ESPN. However, Kim – who graduated with an emphasis in broadcast journalism – is using his Missouri Method training not in front of the camera, but rather works on ESPN’s social media team. … Continued
Jamie Grey Nominated for Emmy in the Crime/Single Story/Series Category
For her Emmy-nominated story for KOMU, former assistant professor Jamie Grey utilized multiple body camera videos and video depositions as well as shot portions of the story using just her iPad. Nomination Places J-School Instructor’s Work Head-to-Head with Major News Outlets in St. Louis, Kansas City Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 20, 2018) — Former assistant professor … Continued
New York Film Screening and Panel Discussion Focuses on the First Amendment and Freedom of the Press
The future of news and freedom of the press were the topics at a Missouri School of Journalism screening of the documentary “Fight for the First” July 26 at the Scandinavia House in New York City. By Madi Skahill and Savannah Walsh Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 15, 2018) — Alumni, current students and guests of the … Continued
Missouri Students Teach International Teens about MU Photojournalism Program
Mizzou students Jessi Dodge and Liv Paggiarino shared their passion for photojournalism with a group of international high school students as part of the Mizzou International Experience’s Career Exploration Summer Program. By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 7, 2018) — Two students got the opportunity to represent the Missouri School of Journalism’s photojournalism department by … Continued
Students Bring Home the Gold in Fox Sports University Competition
Columbia, Mo. (July 27, 2018) — Strategic communication student Shelby Connelly had hoped to work in the Fox Sports lab as part of the AdZou capstone since she was a sophomore. Little did she know that she would be one of seven students on Team Black and Goal during the 2018 spring semester who won … Continued
Business Journalism Chair Honored for His Commitment to International Education
Missouri Journalism alumni and Professor Randall Smith, BJ ’74, was recently honored with the 2018 C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship for his work creating education and training opportunities for students both in the U.S. and abroad. Randy Smith Cited for His Support of Training and Placement Opportunities for Students Around the World By Jennifer Nelson … Continued
Catching Up with Missouri Students During Their Summer 2018 Sports Journalism Internships
At top, Missouri senior Anne Rogers covers the Colorado Rockies for MLB.com. Bottom-left, Brooke Robinson, BJ ’18, at ESPN. Bottom-right, senior Robert Veno at ESPN SportsCenter. Columbia, Mo. (July 25, 2018) — We recently checked in on two Mizzou seniors and one brand-new alumna just to see how they were doing and to ask if their Missouri … Continued
Scholarship to Help Photojournalism Graduate Student Document Burmese People Resettled in U.S.
The J-School’s annual C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship will support graduate student Daniel Gin Sian Mung as he documents the lives of the Burmese Zomi community in Tulsa, Okla. Columbia, Mo. (July 25, 2018) — The United States has often become home to people displaced from their homelands by conflict. One community of people who … Continued
Top Awards and Numerous Paper Presentations Among Missouri’s Highlights at Upcoming Academic Conference
The annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention will be held in Washington, D.C., Aug. 6-9. Missouri Journalism Dean David Kurpius will host a reception for convention-goers from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8, in room W107, at the Renaissance Hotel Downtown. The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Convention … Continued