News Releases
Veteran Journalists Talk Credibility and Community Reporting in Changing Political Climate
By Renee Hickman, Soo Rin Kim and Allison Pecorin Missouri Journalism Washington Program Students, Spring 2018 Washington (April 16, 2018) — Veteran journalists who cover Washington and the White House say President Donald Trump’s attacks on the news media have taken a toll and laid part of the blame for the decline in public trust … Continued
Two Recent Alumni Honored for Multimedia Coverage at Hearst Journalism Awards Program
From left: Jon Doty, BJ ’17, and Michael Cali, BJ ’17, both won Hearst awards – often referred to as “the Pulitzer of college journalism” – for work produced during their senior year. Jon Doty and Michael Cali Both Won for Projects Produced as Undergraduates By Jennifer Nelson Reynolds Journalism Institute Columbia, Mo. (April 13, … Continued
“Thanks for attending class today. Here’s your free laptop.”
By Nate Brown Reynolds Journalism Institute Columbia, Mo. (April 11, 2018) — Wednesday, April 11, was not the day to miss Professor Tom Warhover‘s Advanced News Reporting class. Today’s guest speaker was Greg Miller (BJ ’05), co-founder of Kinda Funny, who told students “how Mizzou made me.” Miller said he wanted to write about video … Continued
Journalists, Legal Experts Acknowledge Challenges of Truth, Trust and the First Amendment in Trump Era
Speakers and panelists at this year’s “Truth, Trust and the First Amendment in the Digital Age” (from left to right) included Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune; Barbara Cochran, Missouri School of Journalism; Chris Buskirk, American Greatness; Mary-Rose Papandrea, University of North Carolina School of Law; RonNell Anderson Jones, University of Utah College of Law; Floyd Abrams, … Continued
Advertising Industry Legend John Zweig to Give Solomon Lecture
Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2018) — WPP Chairman and CEO and former Procter and Gamble brand manager John Zweig will deliver the 2018 Raymond M. Solomon Memorial Lecture at the Fred Smith Forum in the Reynolds Journalism Institute on April 10 at 2 p.m. Zweig will discuss topics in the industry ranging from leadership, creativity … Continued
Strategic Communication Students Plan Spirit of ’76 Customer Appreciation Event
Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2018) — Students at the Missouri School of Journalism planned and will execute the Spirit of ’76 Fireworks customer appreciation event on April 7 at the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville. The event will showcase the newest firework lines available at Spirit of ’76 for the summer. Led by instructor … Continued
Danny Rosenberg Wins ADDY Award for Copywriting
Columbia, Mo. (April 3, 2018) — Strategic communication senior Danny Rosenberg recently won a Silver ADDY Award in the student category for copywriting from the Kansas City American Advertising Federation (AAF) for his advertising work with Slack, a professional communication platform, which he did as part of the Creative Portfolio class. “I was really excited … Continued
Down to the Last Detail: Strategic Communication Students Plan Community Event for Vox Magazine
A 14-member student team from instructor Lauren Eisleben’s event planning course took care of all details to host Columbia Grown, selling sponsorships, hiring a chef and collecting donated food from local farmers. By Jennifer Nelson Reynolds Journalism Institute UPDATED April 4, 2018: Due to a forecast of continued cold weather, this event has been moved indoors … Continued
Journalists, Legal Scholars to Deliberate ‘Truth, Trust and the First Amendment in the Digital Age’
The 2018 Missouri-Hurley and Price Sloan Symposium is scheduled for Friday, April 6, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. 2018 Missouri-Hurley and Price Sloan Symposium Comes at Critical Time for Constitutional Protection Washington (March 23, 2018) — The First Amendment, a pillar of our democracy, is facing challenges … Continued
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer to Present ‘The Human Toll of Toxic Pollution’
Larry C. Price Will Discuss Environmental and Health Reporting at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 26, in 204 Neff Hall By Gerard Edic Columbia, Mo. (March 23, 2018) — The Missouri School of Journalism will welcome two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Larry C. Price to campus April 26. The visit is part of the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Fellowship … Continued