Mark Horvit
Faculty Group Chair, Journalism Professions
Journalism Professions
Professor316-E Lee Hills Hall
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, Mo. 65211
MARK HORVIT is a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, where he teaches investigative reporting, and is director of the school’s State Government Reporting Program. He is also chair of the Journalism Professions faculty.
Horvit previously served as executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting (NICAR), where he conducted training in investigative reporting and data journalism throughout the world. Horvit worked as a reporter and editor for 20 years before joining IRE.
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2024
- Aug 23, 2024 Missouri School of Journalism students and alums leading new generation of news product thinkers
- Apr 24, 2024 Science and data journalist Maria Parazo Rose to deliver Smith/Patterson Lecture
- Jan 31, 2024 Missouri School of Journalism announces Lance Heflin Multimedia Investigative Journalism Scholarship
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2023
- Oct 30, 2023 Statehouse Reporting Conference brings journalism faculty from all over country to Missouri School of Journalism
- Jul 25, 2023 From Columbia to Colombia: Missouri School of Journalism students complete ‘bootcamp’ on international journalism in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 28, 2023 Missouri School of Journalism students win prestigious honors in 2022-2023 Hearst competitions
- Jun 16, 2023 Missouri School of Journalism students win SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards and national finalist honors
- May 02, 2023 Nine Missouri School of Journalism students, one professor inducted into secret societies during annual Tap Day
- Apr 19, 2023 KBIA wins three prestigious Gracie Awards
- Mar 16, 2023 Kristen Davis and Ellie Newberry-Wortham join Missouri School of Journalism in crucial administrative roles
- Jan 17, 2023 Two Missouri School of Journalism students receive Hurley Scholarships to support participation in Washington Program
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2022
- Dec 19, 2022 Two journalism students win prestigious Hearst Awards, move Missouri School of Journalism to first place in Intercollegiate Writing Competition
- Dec 01, 2022 Global fellowship program brings Filipina media professional to Missouri School of Journalism to promote news literacy
- Oct 31, 2022 Columbia Missourian wins LION Local Journalism Award for Best Collaboration
- Jul 21, 2022 KOMU receives $10,000 grant to report on solutions to issues facing rural Missouri towns
- Jul 07, 2022 Newsrooms come together to tackle problem of digital news preservation
- May 03, 2022 Mark Horvit wins 2022 Provost’s Award for University Citizenship in Faculty Leadership
- Mar 23, 2022 Elizabeth Brixey awarded Kemper Fellowship
- Jan 18, 2022 Missouri School of Journalism’s Washington Program awards first Hurley Scholarship to Keara Shannon
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2021
- Dec 20, 2021 Elizabeth Conner Stephens named executive editor of Columbia Missourian and Missouri Community Newspaper Management Chair
- Nov 29, 2021 Pete Bland named sports editor at Columbia Missourian
- Oct 25, 2021 Journalism students encouraged to conduct undergraduate research, explore new opportunities
- Oct 19, 2021 A glimpse into the future of media: Missouri School of Journalism brings news outlets together into ‘one newsroom’
- May 20, 2021 Missouri School of Journalism’s legislative reporting program helps fill state news gaps for community news producers
- Mar 24, 2021 Missouri School of Journalism graduate places 10th in Hearst Explanatory Reporting contest
- Feb 04, 2021 School of Journalism curriculum overhaul continues apace despite COVID
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2020
- Nov 23, 2020 Missouri School of Journalism's 'Missouri Method' going strong during 2020 general election
- Nov 13, 2020 Journalism Associate Professor Amy Simons awarded a Reynolds Faculty Fellowship
- Jun 25, 2020 11th Hour Project awards $1.1 million, 3-year grant to the Journalism School's fellowship program Watchdog Writers Group
- May 12, 2020 KBIA-FM wins 8 regional Edward R. Murrow awards
- Feb 19, 2020 Five Journalism faculty awarded Reynolds Faculty Fellowships
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2019
- Aug 07, 2019 Keegan Pope Wins the 2019 Don Romero Prize for Magazine Writing
- Apr 30, 2019 KBIA-FM, KOMU-TV Win 8 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
- Feb 25, 2019 Journalism students gain hands-on experience while providing statehouse coverage to news outlets across the state
- Jan 28, 2019 NewsPro names Associate Professor Mark Horvit a 2019 Noteworthy Journalism Educator
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2018
- Oct 30, 2018 Tessa Weinberg Named the 26th David Kaplan Fellow, Will Work at ABC News Washington Bureau
- Jun 29, 2018 Workshop Equips High Schoolers with Investigative Reporting Skills
- Jun 08, 2018 After Missouri Governor Resigns, Missourian Reporters Tell Underclassmen How They Covered One of the Biggest Stories of the Year
- 2017
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2016
- Nov 08, 2016 Retired Magazine Professor Jan Colbert Dies
- Aug 03, 2016 Insights on Internships: Classes That Helped
- Jul 12, 2016 Insights on Internships: 5 Questions with Riley Beggin
- May 16, 2016 8 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones News Fund Editing Internships
- Mar 24, 2016 Mark Horvit to Lead School's State Government Reporting Program
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- 2008
Updated: May 19, 2023