Mark Saxon joins Columbia Missourian as associate sports editor and faculty member

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 2, 2025) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced that Mark Saxon, a journalist with more than two decades of experience in sports reporting, is the new associate sports editor for the Columbia Missourian and an assistant professional practice professor. At the School of Journalism’s professional community newspaper, … Continued

Mark Horvit earns Scripps Howard Teacher of the Year Award, the latest recognition for a determined difference-maker

Horvit speaks to a data journalism session during the High School Summer Workshop Program in June 2023. By Austin FitzgeraldPhotos by Nate Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. — Mark Horvit, professor and chair of the journalism professions faculty group at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named Teacher of the Year in the prestigious Scripps Howard … Continued

Shelly Rodgers honored with esteemed Blum Research Award from AEJMC

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 10, 2025) — Shelly Rodgers, the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair at the Missouri School of Journalism, has earned the Eleanor Blum Distinguished Service to Research Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). The award, which will be presented at the 2025 AEJMC Conference in … Continued

Three industry titans to receive Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service from Missouri School of Journalism

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 2, 2025) — The Missouri School of Journalism has announced the winners of the 2025 Missouri Honor Medal, which recognizes extraordinary service in journalism and strategic communication. The honorees — selected by the faculty of the School of Journalism — are Jorge Ramos, former host of Univision’s flagship news … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism launches search for transformational Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 3, 2025) – The Missouri School of Journalism has launched a national search for the Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations. The focus of this endowed chair — unparalleled in higher education — will be to take a lead role in producing collaborative, sustainable business innovation and … Continued

Missouri School of Journalism students and staff win 11 Missouri Broadcasters Association awards

Left to right: Jacob Richey, Beth Finello, John Murphy, Jeimmie Nevalga, Evie Allen and Dominick Lee By Nate Brown Osage Beach, Mo. (June 2, 2025) — NPR-member station KBIA-FM and NBC affiliate KOMU-TV, both working labs for students at the Missouri School of Journalism, won a total of 11 awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association on May 31. The Missouri News … Continued

Family, heritage and service guide Cristina Rivera’s journey after Mizzou

By Caleb McDairmant Cristina Rivera, BJ ‘19, has built a career rooted in public service. Currently, she works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency, specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure programs. But before she was supporting rural communities in Puerto Rico and beyond, Rivera was a high school journalist from Edwardsville, Illinois, … Continued

Six Missouri School of Journalism students place in Hearst Journalism Awards, powering first-place finish in Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition

By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 22, 2025) — Six Missouri School of Journalism seniors have been honored by the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program, adding to the seven awards already earned in this year’s competition. These include two top-ten wins in the Hearst Journalism Awards’ Television News Competition: Siobhan Harms and Bethany Cates placed … Continued