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Why alumni and friends of the Missouri School of Journalism gave on Founder’s Day
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 13, 2024) — The Missouri School of Journalism today celebrated Founder’s Day, the anniversary of the School’s founding in 1908 and part of a call to encourage alumni and friends to donate $19.08 in honor of the founding year. Gifts in honor of Founder’s Day are accepted throughout the … Continued
Cory MacNeil, recent Missouri School of Journalism graduate, wins prestigious O.O. McIntyre Fellowship
Cory MacNeil. Photo: Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 5, 2024) — Cory MacNeil, PhD ’24, has earned the coveted O.O. McIntyre Postgraduate Fellowship from the Missouri School of Journalism, which grants $12,000 to a recent graduate for a reporting project. MacNeil will develop a photo essay and column covering climate change’s local impacts in Missouri, … Continued
Jianfeng (Miles) Zhang
Jianfeng (Miles) Zhang is a doctoral student and graduate assistant specializing in science and environment communication at the Missouri School of Journalism. His research focuses on promoting public engagement with science and environmental issues through strategic message design. He uses quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore effective communication strategies to engage the public in … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s Watchdog Writers Group announces new fellows and student reporters
L-R: The WWG 2023-2024 class — Alisa Roth, Sarah Smarsh, Mya Frazier, Sophia Anderson, Anna Colleto, Caleb Gayle, Christopher Leonard Authors and students will produce books and articles on immigration, the meatpacking industry, racial segregation in Oklahoma and the ravages of shareholder capitalism on small-town America. The Missouri School of Journalism has selected its fifth … Continued
POY/CPOY Photo Festival to recognize winners, share poignant storytelling
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 3, 2024) — The Pictures of the Year (POY) and College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) Photo Festival, which will feature presentations from five celebrated photojournalists and awards for this year’s winners, will take place Friday, Sept. 6. The presentations will occur at the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Smith Forum … Continued
RJI student staffer helps public broadcasting network inform voters with interactive map
By Austin Fitzgerald This summer, Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Chioma Obianinwa worked with South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) to create an interactive map that allows readers to easily find information about candidates in state-level legislative races. Obianinwa completed the project as the student staffer for the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Innovation Team. The map … Continued
Rachael Norden
Hailing from the not-so distant land of the Sac-Osage Ozarks, Rachael Norden is a true renaissance woman of the road less traveled. Having foregone the traditional college experience, Rachael join the KBIA team in May 2023 and has spent the last decade forging her own path into a diverse and eclectic career with experiences ranging … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students and alums leading new generation of news product thinkers
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2024) — Missouri School of Journalism graduates have long been coveted in the industry for the cross-training and on-the-job-experience they accumulate before entering the job market. Now, an emerging pipeline of graduates to the Minnesota Star Tribune, the state’s largest newspaper, is demonstrating yet another selling point of … Continued
MOJO Ad unveils NASA as newest client for student-staffed ad agency at Missouri School of Journalism
Dylan Connell, BJ ’14, communications and public affairs manager at NASA J-School alum and NASA strategic communicator Dylan Connell introduced students to their new client this week By Nate Brown and Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown MOJO Ad, the Missouri School of Journalism’s student-staffed, professional services advertising agency, is reaching for the stars this semester: … Continued