Reynolds Journalism Institute
Missouri School of Journalism scholarship to honor media leader and innovator Pam Johnson, BJ ’69
RJI founding executive director served as champion of female and minority journalists In recognition of her leadership in the media industry and her role in securing its future as the founding executive director of the Reynolds Journalism Institute, family, friends and former colleagues are organizing a campaign to create a scholarship in honor of Pam … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism production studio at RJI receives facelift
By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 5, 2020) — The production studio at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism has received a facelift. Thanks to the upgrades, staff will now be able to deliver a product more in line with what audiences are accustomed to seeing online and on … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s Watchdog Writers Group announces first fellows and student reporters
Authors and students will produce books and articles on criminal justice reform, the farm crisis gripping rural America, and the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement. Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 27, 2020) — The Missouri School of Journalism has selected the first two authors to receive its Watchdog Writers Group fellowship, a $50,000 annual stipend … Continued
RJI Student Innovation Fellowship program helps Missouri School of Journalism graduate land audience strategy job at The Times in U.K.
Alumna Laura Murgatroyd, BA ’20, credits the hands-on Missouri Method of journalism training for he landing an audience strategy job at The Times and the Sunday Times in the United Kingdom. School emphasizes hands-on learning method Columbia, Mo. (August 19, 2020) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate Laura Murgatroyd, BA ’20, said recent hands-on training … Continued
11th Hour Project awards $1.1 million, 3-year grant to the Journalism School’s fellowship program Watchdog Writers Group
A grant of $1.1. million from The 11th Hour Project is the second received by the Missouri-based Watchdog Writers Group and will support the WWG’s investigative reporting fellowship and training lab. Funding will support authors and students to produce high impact investigative print reporting projects. Columbia, Mo. (June 25, 2020) — Watchdog Writers Group, a … Continued
Challenge Accepted! How to optimize digital election coverage for engagement? Make it digestible.
Missouri students Greta Serrin, Fiona Murphy, Tina Tan and Reagan Loftus worked with The Columbia Missourian to remind younger voters that engaging with local initiatives on the ballot is a public service to our democracy. Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they face. By Fiona Murphy, Greta Serrin, Tina … Continued
Challenge Accepted! Expandable audio journalism lets listeners take control.
What if listeners could control the way an audio story plays out while listening to it? Four Missouri convergence journalism students explored various means for achieving an expandable audio experience with RJI Fellow Michael Epstein, writer/director with Walking Cinema in San Francisco. Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they … Continued
Newsrooms gain support on innovative work during COVID-19 with RJI Student Innovation Fellowships
RJI Student Innovation Fellows for Suimmer 2020: Isabel Lohman, Knoxville News Sentinel; Fairriona Magee, Carolina Panorama; Tatyana Monnay, The Associated Press; Laura Murgatroyd, Columbia Missourian; Trent Tarantino, The Washington Post; Caroline Watkins, Chatham News + Record. By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2020) — The coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous challenges to newsroom of … Continued
Challenge Accepted! How can a Phoenix TV station better engage with 18- to 24-year-olds?
Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they face. By Annie Le, Kyle McCubbin, Sidney Steele and Jacqueline Lemp Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2020) — Dear News Editors, Doesn’t every news organization want to engage a younger audience? For our capstone class, we had the privilege of working with journalism … Continued
Challenge Accepted! How to host a Zoom party for your audience.
Convergence journalism students Grace Huguelet, Anna Sirianni, Chloe Thornberry and Rachel Zalucki worked with podcast producers Endless Thread to help them host a more engaging, interactive Zoom meeting. Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they face. By Grace Huguelet, Anna Sirianni, Chloe Thornberry and Rachel Zalucki Columbia, Mo. (May … Continued