Degree: Print and Digital News
Eric Metcalf
What do you do? I write health-related features for WebMD and a variety of custom publications; write scripts for an online “medical minute” video series; author and contribute to health books (my most recent book, which I co-authored, is The New Prescription: How to Get the Best Health Care in a Broken System, which was … Continued
Brandt Merritt
What do you do? I develop and edit content for both print and online publications for Southeastern University, as well as oversee all official social media accounts for the university. The content can vary from a degree program description, to a blurb for a promotional postcard, to a feature story on a faculty member. As … Continued
Richard Liefer
Learning the Nuts and Bolts Fresh off a 140-acre family farm in Red Bud, Ill., Richard Liefer arrived at Mizzou on a wave of baby boomers in 1964. Freshman enrollment soared, and campus dorms were so full, he was crowded into a two-person room with two other roommates. Mizzou was bigger and busier than his … Continued
Frosty Landon
A Lifelong Fight for Open Government Roanoke, Va. (March 15, 2007) — The personalized “Open Gov” license plate on Forrest “Frosty” Landon’s Volvo station wagon is the first tip-off to his lifelong passion. For more than 50 years, Landon has worked alongside – and faced off with – lawmakers at all levels regarding policies governing … Continued
Michele Kenner
What do you do? I design both covers and inside pages for the main and Metro sections. I occasionally design the Business section. I also fill in on the National Desk. Best professional lesson learned at the J-School? Journalism ethics. Every day at the Journal Sentinel, we struggle with ethical questions that came up both … Continued
Kim Kavin
What do you do in your current job? I do freelance writing, editing, photography, and online content. I work for a dozen or so magazines and websites, I ghost-blog, I build my own websites that generate income, and I write books. Most of my work is in the area of boats and travel, but I … Continued
Saleha Husain
What do you do? I am a freelance writer and my passion is translating printed work in any of the two languages – Urdu or English. Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. Having achieved degrees in journalism Urdu and later in journalism English, I was associate professor of journalism and mass communication at the … Continued
Richard D. Hadley
What do you do now? I helped launch and now write for a newsletter of an SSA component agency, a position I came to after decades as reporter, editor and publisher for a series of private sector, independent news organizations. How did the news-editorial sequence prepare you for what you do now? I think the … Continued
Toby Gerber
What do you do? Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, a large international law firm, practicing out of its Dallas office. How did you get your job? Following graduation from Mizzou, I attended Georgetown University Law Center. Passed the bar and began practicing in Dallas, eventually joining Fulbright as a partner. What is the best professional … Continued
Bucky Fox
What do you do? I’m an editor at Investor’s Business Daily in Los Angeles, Calif. Also, I’ve written three baseball books and run BuckyFox.com. How did you get your job? Applied online in 1999, passed the copy editing test and headed to California. What is the best professional lesson you learned at the J-School? Communicate … Continued