News Releases
Missouri School of Journalism NABJ-MU Student Chapter Visits Leading Washington D.C. Media Outlets
Twenty-eight NABJ-MU members had the opportunity to visit different media agencies such as The Washington Post, NBC, Ogilvy Washington, USA Today, and Newsy, among others. Trip Offered Networking, Educational and Professional Development Opportunities By Gabrielle Hays Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2018) — Leading into the month of February, the MU Chapter of the National Association … Continued
Judd Slivka Named New RJI Director of Aerial Journalism
Program to Address Emergent Aerial Technologies, Opportunities and Challenges Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 2, 2018) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has created a new program that will explore drones and other journalism opportunities in the sky. Judd Slivka, assistant professor of convergence journalism, has been named its first director of … Continued
Senior Tashan Reed selected for National Sports Journalism Institute
Senior Tashan Reed will intern with The Commercial Appeal in Memphis. He will serve an 8-week paid summer internship at Commercial Appeal By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (Jan 24, 2018) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Tashan Reed is one of 14 students from across the country to be chosen for the 2018 Sports Journalism … Continued
Four Journalism Faculty Awarded Reynolds Faculty Fellowships
Clockwise, from top-left: Jamie Flink, Jennifer Rowe, Tim Vos and Yong Volz. Annual Endowment Will Be Used for Salary Supplement and Support for Teaching and Research Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 19, 2018) — Four University of Missouri Journalism faculty have been selected to receive a Reynolds Faculty Fellowship award. These unique fellowships provide support for scholarship … Continued
Senior Kyle LaHucik Receives $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism
Magazine journalism senior Kyle LaHucik is the 2017 recipient of the $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism. LaHucik Will Spend Spring Term Reporting on European Business, Trade and the EU at MLex in Brussels Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 22, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Kyle LaHucik is the 2017 recipient of the … Continued
Master’s Student Carolina Vargas Receives $5,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting
Master’s student Carolina Vargas is the recipient of the $5,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting for 2017. Vargas Interned for Bloomberg BNA While Studying Business Reporting Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2017) — Carolina Vargas is the recipient of the $5,000 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting for 2017. Vargas is a second-year master’s student … Continued
Lily O’Neill Receives the $2,000 Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism
Scholarship winner Lily O’Neill is currently a junior studying journalism with an emphasis in magazine writing and a minor in Spanish. Magazine Writing Junior Plans to Study Abroad, Intern at Missouri Business Alert Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 20, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Lily O’Neill is the 2017 recipient of the $2,000 Jerry Heaster … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students to Gain Hands-On Experience Covering Dec. 27 Bowl Game
At top, the KOMU-TV team. Left to right: senior Joey Schneider; Randy Reeves, KOMU news director; seniors Ben Burke, Chelsea Haynes, Justin Kollar and Matt Vereen. Bottom-left, the team from the Columbia Missourian. Left to right: juniors Peter Baugh, Tyler Kraft and Anne Rogers. Inset at lower-right: Emil Lippe, senior. By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. … Continued
Rachel Blount, MA ’86, Talks Sports Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2017) — Rachel Blount, MA ’86, knew she wanted to go into journalism, but felt unprepared with her American Studies undergraduate degree from Notre Dame. Notre Dame didn’t have a journalism program in 1984, so Blount didn’t have any practical journalism experience. She knew she needed to continue her education before … Continued
MOJO Ad Hosts Resume and Portfolio Best Practices Prep Session
By Elizabeth Berg, Emily Pagano and Keena Patel MOJO Ad Public Relations Account Executives Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2017) — MOJO Ad hosted a Resume and Portfolio Best Practices event at the Missouri School of Journalism for students to gain insights from industry professionals into what makes a resume and portfolio stand out. The event, … Continued