Author: Lamar
Missouri School of Journalism’s Martha Steffens wins prestigious Governor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 29, 2025) — Martha Steffens, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor recognizes one faculty member from each campus in the University of Missouri System for outstanding teaching and support of student achievement. Steffens will accept the … Continued
NextGen TV innovation brings emergency alerts to underserved community
Kavya Ramesh [L] and Praise Aruwajoye [C] speak with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez [R] during the NAB PILOT demonstration of ATSC 3.0 technology at the NAB Show in Las Vegas in April. By Caleb McDairmant University of Missouri students received a front-row seat to the future of broadcasting this year through the PILOT NextGen TV … Continued
Tap Day 2025: School of Journalism students inducted into Mizzou’s secret societies
On Friday, April 25, members of the Mizzou community gathered in Jesse Auditorium on the University of Missouri campus for one of the university’s oldest traditions — Tap Day. The ceremony recognizes students, faculty and staff selected for membership in the University of Missouri’s six secret honorary societies. This year, eleven School of Journalism students … Continued
Elizabeth Brixey wins esteemed Covington Award for Mentoring
(L-R)Elizabeth Brixey, Yasmeen Saadi By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 23, 2025) — Elizabeth Brixey, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has earned the 2025 Ann K. Covington Award for Mentoring. Named for a retired Missouri Supreme Court justice known for her tutelage of students, the university-wide award recognizes excellent student mentorship. Brixey … Continued
Amanda Hinnant wins Mizzou’s Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
The award is only the latest honor in Hinnant’s nearly two-decade career at the Missouri School of Journalism By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 18, 2025) — Amanda Hinnant, professor and Wallace Turner Memorial Faculty Fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism, accepted the prestigious MU Graduate Faculty Mentor Award last night in a reception … Continued
Students unite journalism, theatre and history to revive voices of the past
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 16, 2025) — With the help of a $15,000 grant from the Missouri Humanities Council, an interdisciplinary team of journalism and theatre students will work with oral histories about life in Columbia, Missouri, during the 1930s and 1940s. The Missouri School of Journalism’s Janet Saidi, an assistant professor and … Continued
Full circle: Mizzou alumni Devan Foos inspires the next generation of storytellers
By Maggie Pelter Devan Foos, BJ ‘17, has built a career rooted in passion and purpose. Now a journalism teacher at Platte County High School and a freelance writer, she was recently named this year’s Rising Star by the Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association — an award that highlights her commitment to education and the meaningful … Continued
The surprising truth about ‘pink slime’ journalism
Pink slime news is low quality — but not because of political bias, according to research from the Missouri School of Journalism COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 15, 2025) – You’ve probably seen one before: a news website filled with an overwhelming amount of aggregated content from all over the internet, with just enough local stories thrown … Continued
Vince Beiser to deliver Smith/Patterson Lecture on digging into environmental issues with no easy answers
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 15, 2025) — Vince Beiser, a veteran journalist and author of “Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future,” will deliver the Missouri School of Journalism’s Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture on Thursday, April 17. The lecture — which is free and open to the public … Continued
Ag & Water Desk launches landmark collaborative wetlands reporting project, ‘Down the Drain’
Contact: Sara Shipley Hiles, Ag & Water Desk executive director, 573-825-1967 Wetlands are places where land and water meet. Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater, improve drinking water quality and serve as homes for millions of birds and other animals. But this special ecosystem is facing growing threats from development, pollution, climate change, … Continued