University of Missouri’s Reynolds Journalism Institute Announces Spring 2018 Student Innovation Fellows

The RJI Spring 2018 Student Innovation Fellows are (clockwise from top-left): Soo Rin Kim, Lily Oppenheimer, AnnMarie Welser and Mica Soellner. Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 30, 2017) — Four Missouri School of Journalism students will bring their skills and passions to Washington, D.C., and New York City newsrooms as 2018 Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Student Innovation … Continued

Students Create a New Intelligent Mobile Search Tool

Columbia, Mo. (April 27, 2017) — A team of sophomores in journalism and computer science took the grand prize in the 10th annual Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Competition with Informator, an intelligent mobile search tool that finds hidden relationships between key words and phrases. Informator helps journalists overcome the problem of too many news organizations … Continued

Goldberg Lecturer to Examine Communications Between Patients and Their Doctors

Dr. Danielle Ofri will deliver the 2017 Helen Goldberg Memorial Lecture in Women’s Health at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, in the Fred W. Smith Forum, 200 Reynolds Journalism Institute, at the Missouri School of Journalism. The Wednesday, April 26, Presentation Is Free and Open to the Public Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2017) — New … Continued

Reynolds Journalism Institute Announces Leadership Changes to Help Manage Growth

Mike McKean Promoted to Associate Director; Ebony Reed Will Be Director of Innovation and the RJI Futures Lab Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2017) — As initiatives and collaborations continue to grow at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism, Executive Director Randy Picht announced a key promotion and a new addition … Continued

Finalists Selected to Develop Mobile Intelligence Apps for Journalism

The 10th Annual RJI Student Competition Focuses on Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies By Mike McKean Director of the Futures Lab Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 6, 2016) — Students taking part in the 2016-17 RJI Student Competition at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute are harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to develop mobile … Continued

Alfred Friendly Fellowship Program Formalizes Partnership with School

Memorandum Builds on Strong Foundation of Caring About International News Coverage Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 22, 2016) — Alfred Friendly Press Partners and the Missouri School of Journalism formalized a partnership that brings together the world’s first journalism school with a journalism fellowship program that’s trained more than 300 reporters, editors and broadcasters from 82 countries … Continued

An Interviewing Tool for the Apple Watch Wins RJI Student Competition

Team Recordly Will Present Its Plan to Executives at Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, California, on May 18 Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2016) — Nearly 100 students came to the first speed dating session. Sixteen teams submitted ideas. Ten teams made initial pitches. Five finalists received funds and mentoring to make those ideas a reality. Today, … Continued

Professor, 4 Alumni Among the New Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellows

Projects Strengthen Journalism’s Service to Citizens and Their Communities Columbia, Mo. (May 7, 2015) — Assistant Professor Harsh Taneja and four alumni – Tad Bartimus, BJ ’69; Brian Hensel, PhD ’05; Marie Tessier, MA ’88; Anne Thompson, MA ’91 – are among the fellows for the Class of 2015-16 at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. This … Continued

SoundStir Takes Top Honors in 2015 RJI Student Competition

Turnip Team Awarded for Technical Innovation Columbia, Mo. (April 23, 2015) — SoundStir, an Android app designed to be “the only mobile community for public radio listeners,” has won the grand prize in the eighth annual Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Competition. This year’s sponsor was the Public Media Platform (PMP), a digital repository of audio, video, … Continued