Boitshepo Balozwi is a first-year doctoral student and graduate assistant at the University of Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on Strategic Communication in particular Health Communication. She has an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) acquired via a Fulbright Scholarship in 2018, and an undergraduate degree from the Queensland University … Continued

LISA KRANTZ is a PhD candidate and teaching fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism with an emphasis in media sociology and visual journalism. Her research concerns the intersection of journalism and trauma, specifically the impact that coverage of traumatic events has on people in front of the camera, behind it and viewers. Stemming from her … Continued

Asma Khanom is a third-year doctoral student, Graduate Instructor (on record), and research assistant at the School of Journalism, University of Missouri.  Asma’s research agenda focuses on disruption and innovation in the ever-changing news and information landscape. Within this overall agenda, her studies intersect journalism, technology, ethics, and democracy. She studies local news dynamics, innovative … Continued