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50-year retrospective of Nat Geo photographer’s work on display at Missouri School of Journalism’s McDougall Center
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 2, 2023) — “Story Driven: The Photography of Jim Richardson,” an exhibit featuring the work of veteran National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson, is on display at the McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism. The exhibit will remain on display on the bottom floor of … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students win 40 American Advertising Awards, will move on to regional competition
Team Olio. L-R: Top: Tess Murray, Nickolas Pappas, Kieran Malloy, Sydney Marino, Brad Turner, Jared Fisch;Bottom: Claudia LeSage, Rachel Schwartz, Trent Tarantino, Camile Baker, Katrina Troy By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 1, 2023) — Students at the University of Missouri have won a total of 40 awards in the American Advertising Federation’s 2022-23 American … Continued
NABJ Media Tour connects journalism and strategic communication students with high-powered media professionals in Washington, D.C.
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 27, 2023) — In late January, 30 members of the Mizzou student chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists embarked on a tour of Washington, D.C.’s powerhouse media organizations for the annual NABJ-MU Media Tour. NABJ-MU’s first in-person media tour since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed … Continued
Before True/False Film Fest, ‘Based on a True Story’ conference brings filmmakers to Missouri School of Journalism for hands-on conference
Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism Filmmaker in Chief Robert Greene moderates a panel during the Based on a True Story Conference in Smith Forum at the Reynolds Journalism Institute on March 5, 2020. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 23, 2023) — Based on a True Story (BOATS), an annual three-day conference featuring … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism student earns top 5 finish in Hearst Audio Competition
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 21) — Senior Briana Heaney has won fifth place in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Audio Competition, earning her $1,000 and an automatic berth in Hearst’s National Audio Championship in San Francisco. “It’s fantastic to continue to see our audio journalism program represented on the national stage through excellent … Continued
Digital ambassadors
MU senior Sofi Zeman served as a Potter Digital Ambassador at The Northeast News in Kansas City. Photo: The Northeast News Contact: Sara Diedrich, 573-882-3243, diedrichs@misssouri.edu Don’t tell publisher Mike Bushnell and his award-winning staff at Kansas City’s Northeast News that readers don’t crave community journalism. The bustling multimedia weekly is proof they do. The … Continued
Registration open for High School Summer Workshop Program at Missouri School of Journalism
The deadline to register is May 26 for sessions in late June COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 21, 2023) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s High School Summer Workshop Program is now open for registration. Available to high school students nationwide, the week-long program on Mizzou’s campus offers aspiring journalists and strategic communicators the opportunity to get … Continued
Two new researchers to lead impact-driven research at Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute
By Austin Fitzgerald The Missouri School of Journalism is set to welcome two new research faculty and alums who will work with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) to translate academic work into direct benefits for newsrooms around the country. Joy Jenkins and Nick Mathews will arrive at the School in the fall as … Continued
NY Campaign program challenges strategic communication students to pitch marketing campaigns at major New York City ad agency
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 16, 2023) — Twenty-one strategic communication students from the Missouri School of Journalism traveled over Winter Break to New York City, where they created and pitched marketing campaigns for a real client of global agency VMLY&R. The program was a new venture for the School of Journalism’s New York … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism partners with MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics to revolutionize research on news deserts
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 8, 2023) — An ongoing research project conducted in partnership between the Missouri School of Journalism and the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics has received a $25,000 grant to support a more accurate method of analyzing news deserts, which arise when communities lose access to local news. … Continued