Cory MacNeil, recent Missouri School of Journalism graduate, wins prestigious O.O. McIntyre Fellowship

Cory MacNeil. Photo: Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 5, 2024) — Cory MacNeil, PhD ’24, has earned the coveted O.O. McIntyre Postgraduate Fellowship from the Missouri School of Journalism, which grants $12,000 to a recent graduate for a reporting project. MacNeil will develop a photo essay and column covering climate change’s local impacts in Missouri, … Continued

POY/CPOY Photo Festival to recognize winners, share poignant storytelling

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 3, 2024) — The Pictures of the Year (POY) and College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) Photo Festival, which will feature presentations from five celebrated photojournalists and awards for this year’s winners, will take place Friday, Sept. 6. The presentations will occur at the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Smith Forum … Continued

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

Owen Ziliak, BJ ’24, wins second place at Hearst National Photojournalism Championship

Owen Ziliak photographs a beehive at the REAP Climate Center in Alameda, California, during his Hearst National Photojournalism Championship assignment. By Nate Brown Columbia, Mo. (June 17, 2024) — Recent Missouri School of Journalism graduate Owen Ziliak has won second place in the 2023-2024 Hearst National Photojournalism Championship, which was held June 1-6 in San … Continued

Journalism, law, the military and mental health converge at symposium co-hosted by Reynolds Journalism Institute

Marcus Yam “Searching for Truth: When Media and Military Come Together” was co-hosted by RJI and the Mizzou School of Law’s Veterans Clinic By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 25, 2024) — On Friday, April 19, experts in journalism, whistleblower laws and war crimes gathered at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) … Continued

Scholarship helps Missouri School of Journalism graduate student document stories of people living with dementia and their caregivers in rural America

Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2024) — William Clayton Steward, a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism studying photojournalism, knows caring for a loved one with dementia is challenging. Access to vital care is generally more challenging in farming communities and small towns, leaving caregivers to do their best with what they have available. … Continued

Unearthing the stories beneath the images

Left to right: Megan Sundberg, Clayton Steward, Marisa Whitaker, Mallory Becker, Greenwood, Caroline McCone, Cleo Norman and Lisa Krantz. Keith Greenwood’s work at the Missouri School of Journalism is still breaking new ground By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 23, 2023) — Keith Greenwood wasn’t supposed to have a career in the field of photojournalism. … Continued

50-year retrospective of Nat Geo photographer’s work on display at Missouri School of Journalism’s McDougall Center

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 2, 2023) — “Story Driven: The Photography of Jim Richardson,” an exhibit featuring the work of veteran National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson, is on display at the McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism. The exhibit will remain on display on the bottom floor of … Continued