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Missouri Information Corps launches second edition
COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 10, 2021) — A team of Missouri School of Journalism students and recent graduates will spend the summer reporting on climate change and its impact on the state’s infrastructure, economy, agriculture, environment and business ecosystem. The announcement marks the second year of Missouri Information Corps, a public service project launched by the … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s legislative reporting program helps fill state news gaps for community news producers
Program provides students hands-on experience on covering legislative news. By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (May 20, 2021) — Each week as Gasconade County Republican Managing Editor Dave Marner starts production of the small weekly newspaper, he knows he has some solid state legislative news he can count on from the Missouri News Network, a program … Continued
Understanding how people make sense of the news they consume
University of Missouri researchers hope their findings can be translated into better user experiences for consuming news on digital news platforms How people consume news and take actions based on what they read, hear or see, is different than how human brains process other types of information on a daily basis, according to researchers at … Continued
Three Missouri School of Journalism students receive Donald W. Reynolds Scholarships in Business Journalism
By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (May 11, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism students Ian Laird, Isabella Ledonne and Emmy Lucas have each won a $2,500 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism. The scholarship is named for Donald W. Reynolds, a journalist, a businessman and entrepreneur, who left the Missouri School of Journalism to … Continued
Journalism: A ticket to see the world
Doctoral candidate Iuliia Alieva lets her interests guide her way around the globe, one report at a time. Columbia, Mo. (May 11, 2021) — As Iuliia Alieva, a doctoral graduate in the Missouri School of Journalism, approached her graduation in May, she didn’t have much time to reflect. Teaching, writing her dissertation, searching for jobs … Continued
Rashi Shrivastava receives $6,500 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting
Graduate student said Carol Loomis articles inspired her interest in magazine journalism and long-form writing By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (May 10, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Rashi Shrivastava of Pune, India, BJ ‘19, received a $6,500 Carol Loomis Scholarship for Business Reporting. Carol Loomis, BJ ‘51, started the annual scholarship that … Continued
Junior Skylar Laird receives the $2,000 Jerry Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism
Professor helps young journalist uncover interest in business reporting By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Skylar Laird is a 2021 recipient of the $2,000 Jerry Heaster Scholarship in Business Journalism. She is studying journalism with an emphasis in print and digital news reporting. Jerry Heaster was an … Continued
A glimpse into the ‘YAYA’ during the COVID-19 pandemic
Because of the pandemic, this year’s State of the YAYA Report, prepared by the University of Missouri School of Journalism’s professional advertising agency, will be like no other report before it. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than a year’s worth of unprecedented events in the lives of today’s 18- to 24-year-olds, disrupting their formative … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism junior Danielle DuClos awarded prestigious Kaplan Fellowship at ABC News
Hands-on training at Columbia Missourian provided DuClos skills and ‘confidence in herself’ to apply for fellowship By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (April 26, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Danielle DuClos of Anchorage, Alaska, will work at ABC News Washington Bureau in Washington, D.C., this fall as the 28th David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. Along … Continued
Recent graduate Ethan Stein finalist in 2020 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards for KOMU story
Published story prompted a city finance audit By Jennifer Nelson-Pallikkathayil Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2021) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate Ethan Stein, BJ ‘20, was named a finalist in the student (small) category of the 2020 Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards for his story “Water Rates and Forgotten Tax Dollars.” The student (small) category … Continued