Research
Former White House Officials: Trump, Conventional Press Corps Face New Media Environment
From left, Mike McCurry, Barbara Cochran and Ed Rogers. Photo: Breanna Pitts. Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting: The 2017 Missouri-Hurley Symposium By Adam Aton and Jieyang Zheng Washington (March 20, 2017) — Two former White House officials, a Democrat and a Republican, believe the Trump administration has been hampered in getting … Continued
Fact-Checkers Believe Appetite for Accuracy Will Grow Despite a Lack of Trust in News
From left, Alexios Mantzarlis, Lori Robertson, Aaron Sharockman, Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Louis Jacobson. Photo: Breana Pitts. Fact-Checking, Fake News and the Future of Political Reporting: The 2017 Missouri-Hurley Symposium By Zack Newman and Sheila Wang Washington (March 20, 2017) — Journalists for the three leading fact-checking organizations said their role is to examine the … Continued
Journalism Professor Launches Exhibition of Historic Mississippi Photographs
This Is the First Major Showing of the Work of O.N. Pruitt to the Public After 30 Years of Archiving and Research Columbia, Missouri (March 3, 2017) — Berkley Hudson, an associate professor of magazine journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, launched an exhibit of historic Mississippi photographs on March 1. The exhibit features … Continued
New Study Identifies ‘Disconnect’ Between Media and Public
MU Study Finds Journalists Often Have a More ‘Elitist’ View of Democracy Than Many Americans By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 8, 2017) — Recently, mainstream media have faced heavy criticism from all sides of the political spectrum regarding coverage of the presidential election and other political issues. Now, researchers at the … Continued
New Partnership to Strengthen Science, Health, Environmental Journalism Announced
The School Will Join Forces with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in a Multi-Year Program Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 5, 2017) — The Missouri School of Journalism will join forces with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to enhance the School’s emphasis on science, health and environmental journalism in a multi-year program. The Smith/Patterson Science … Continued
Professor, Doctoral Student Win National Recognition for Media History Research
The Scholars Were Recognized at the American Journalism Historians Association National Convention St. Petersburg, Fla. (Nov. 28, 2016) — A Missouri School of Journalism professor and a doctoral student are among the winning scholars who presented at the American Journalism Historians Association national convention in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total of six category wins and … Continued
New Benchmark Established with Publishing of Virtual Reality Feature
In a Columbia Missourian Oct. 26 article, Emily Shepherd wrote about a Harry Potter-themed astronomy lesson; the article included 360-degree photo coverage. The Technology Identifies the Need for New Workflows to Getting the Content Online Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 1, 2016) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s virtual reality program hit a benchmark recently by publishing … Continued
Associate Dean, Alumnae Selected for SEC Academic Leadership Development Program
Alumnae Janice Hume (top-left) and Andrea Miller, and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Earnest Perry are three of 52 faculty and administrators selected from the 14 universities of the Southeastern Conference to participate in the 2016-17 SEC Academic Leadership Development Program. The Professional Growth Initiative Seeks to Identify, Prepare and Advance Academic Leaders for Roles … Continued
6 Missouri Graduate Students Receive Scholarships for Digital News Preservation Event
Missouri Journalism graduate students chosen to participate in the “Dodging the Memory Hole: Saving Online News” forum on Oct. 13 and 14 at UCLA are (top row from left): Terry Britt, Jiwon Choi, Matt Hellman, Carolina Vargas, Tamar Wilner and Elizabeth Zirk; (bottom row) Ed McCain. The Goal of the Conference Is to Craft a National Agenda … Continued
Newspapers, Digital Subscription Services Can Optimize Profits with New Model
By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 18, 2016) — For decades, newspapers have relied on print advertising as their primary source of revenue. However, as newspaper readers continue to read more of their news online rather than in print, advertising revenue is dwindling for many newspapers. Now, researchers from the University of … Continued