Author: Lamar
Missouri School of Journalism wins Hearst Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition
Columbia, Mo. (April 18, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism has won the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition, accumulating the most points across three competitions spanning television and audio formats. The news came as two additional students at the School of Journalism earned Hearst honors. Senior Bradley Davis won first place in … Continued
Linda Villarosa, award-winning health journalist, to deliver Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (April 11, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism will host award-winning journalist Linda Villarosa as this spring’s Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture speaker at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Villarosa will deliver an historical perspective on racial disparities in health care, a subject she has covered extensively in her writing. … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s Lee and Porter accepted into MU research development programs
At different points in their careers, Sungkyoung Lee and Jeannette Porter are seizing the opportunity to take their research to the next level By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (March 25, 2022) – Two Missouri School of Journalism professors have received research development fellowships from the Mizzou Office of the Provost and the Office of Research … Continued
MU endowed chair wins SEC award
Shuhua Zhou receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of his 22 years of work in the SEC The Southeastern Conference announced today that Shuhua Zhou, the University of Missouri Leonard H. Goldenson Endowed Chair in Radio and Television, is the winner of the SEC’s 2022 Faculty Achievement Award. This recognition is given to one … Continued
Shelter in Place exhibit at Missouri School of Journalism’s McDougall Center presents international perspective on pandemic era, with a local touch
Keith Greenwood (right) and David Rees at the Shelter in Place exhibit. Photo: Nate Brown New exhibit runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on weekdays until April 8 By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (March 23, 2022) — Shelter in Place, the new photo exhibit now on public display at the McDougall Center for Photojournalism … Continued
Elizabeth Brixey awarded Kemper Fellowship
Elizabeth “Liz” Brixey’s impact on the lives of undergraduate students at the Missouri School of Journalism is tough to measure because her influence is so individual and ongoing — hallmarks of an educator at heart. An associate professor and faculty editor at the Columbia Missourian since 2003, Brixey is best known for her holistic approach … Continued
Nolan Xiong finds new purpose as journalism student, RJI student innovation staffer
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (March 17 2022) — Nolan Xiong didn’t plan to go to school for journalism. In fact, after leaving Spokane Community College in Spokane, Washington, and heading to Minneapolis, he wasn’t sure he wanted to go back to school at all. But when George Floyd was murdered in May 2020 and … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students to gain audience engagement experience through Knight Nonprofit News summer internships
By Austin Fitzgerald Columbia, Mo. (March 22, 2022) — Four students at the Missouri School of Journalism are interning at nonprofit newsrooms this summer through the Knight Nonprofit News internship program. Now in its fourth year, the program matches students with Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) member newsrooms around the country, where they gain experience … Continued
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk selects expert journalists and senior advisors
COLUMBIA, MO (March 16, 2022) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk has recruited seven outstanding environmental journalists to mentor and advise its network of reporters covering agriculture, water, climate change and other environmental issues across the Mississippi River Basin. “These experienced journalists will be a great asset as … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism alumna makes health communication stick with work at Johnson & Johnson
By Gabi Bain Missouri School of Journalism alumna Casey Adams Jones, MA ’17, is putting the skills she honed at the School to work in the service of diversity and inclusion in the health care industry. As communications lead for U.S. Self Care at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, she’s proving that strategic communication is … Continued