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Tracey Parker Schneider, BJ ’94
Tracey Parker Schneider earned an M.A. in English at Missouri State University in 2002 and a Ph.D. in English at the University of Arkansas in 2008. Her research and teaching interest is British literature, which she teaches as a senior lecturer at Auburn University. She also teaches technical and business writing.
Zach Vajda
Zach Vajda is a broadcast technician and graphic designer with a storied history in Mizzou’s competitive gaming scene and an insatiable love for soccer. He’s worked with ESPN and the Cowboy Channel at rodeos and college sports events around the United States as a producer, graphic designer-operator, and EIC. Locally, Vajda has been a performer … Continued
Meet the 2026 Missouri Honor Medalists
By Austin Fitzgerald Three major figures in journalism and strategic communication will receive the 2026 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of their extraordinary careers. This year’s medalists are: Jon Cook, Global CEO of VML and WPP Creative, a multinational network of advertising agencies; Alberto Ibargüen, longtime news executive and former president and … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism wins 2 national SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards after regional wins
By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 13, 2026) — The Society of Professional Journalists has honored Missouri School of Journalism students and its Missouri News Network newsrooms with two national Mark of Excellence awards, along with six regional wins and one national finalist. The awards cover content produced by Vox Magazine and KBIA, the School … Continued
Shawn Beal
Shawn Beal serves as a Systems Support Analyst Specialist for the Missouri School of Journalism. A natural “restorative learner,” Shawn thrives on moving past quick fixes to diagnose and solve the root causes of complex technology challenges. With over four years of dedicated IT support experience at the University of Missouri—spanning both DoIT and the … Continued
Master of Arts in Journalism (on-campus)
Flexible MA Timeline. Professional Focus.
FRONTLINE names 2026–27 Missouri School of Journalism reporting fellow
This month, the PBS investigative series FRONTLINE, produced at GBH in Boston, welcomes Aminah Jenkins as the 2026-27 reporting fellow from the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. Now in its fourth year, this year-long fellowship aims to expose new and emerging investigative journalists to FRONTLINE’s award-winning approach to documentary storytelling, immersing … Continued
Watchdog Writers Group
The Watchdog Writers Group (WWG) is a fellowship program and teaching lab based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The WWG has a dual mission: to financially support authors as they write a deeply reported nonfiction book in the public interest, while simultaneously training the next generation of young reporters. The WWG’s fellowship … Continued
Watchdog Writers Group
The Watchdog Writers Group (WWG) is a fellowship program and teaching lab based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The WWG has a dual mission: to financially support authors as they write a deeply reported nonfiction book in the public interest, while simultaneously training the next generation of young reporters. The WWG’s fellowship … Continued
Eden Dinneen
Eden Dinneen is the Innovation in Focus Editor on RJI’s Innovation Team. She produces the monthly web series and newsletter Innovation in Focus, which experiments with new ideas, tech and methods of storytelling for local and community-centered journalism. She also helps manage RJI’s Student Innovation Fellowship, which places Missouri School of Journalism Students in newsrooms to lead innovative … Continued