Master’s Student Zahra Rasool Launches News-Brief Startup ‘Gistory’

Platform Pins Original News Briefs to Map to Contextualize News Stories Around the World By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2015) — It was a frequent question from her mother that prompted Missouri School of Journalism master’s student Zahra Rasool to create a new site that would contextualize the news by combining the best … Continued

Convergence Class Readies Long-Length Video for Mobile Devices

The 30-Minute Documentary ‘Homecoming’ Can Be Viewed on Small Mobile Screens By Rebecca Dell Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 1, 2014) — The stories of the veterans in the documentary “Homecoming,” says Missouri School of Journalism senior Marissanne Lewis-Thompson, “take my breath away.” This fall, Lewis-Thompson is part of a convergence journalism capstone team at the School looking at … Continued

Missouri Journalism Alumni Criticize Obama Media Access and Urge Washington Reporters to Dig Deeper

Journalists and Former Officials Examine Media and Politics at 2014 Hurley Symposium By John O’Connor, BJ ’13, Master’s Student Photos by Alfredo Flores, BJ ’01 Washington, D.C. (Sept. 30, 2014) — Washington journalists at a Missouri School of Journalism symposium gave the Obama administration poor marks for transparency, while former government officials said the relentless … Continued

$10 Million Gift to Fund Faculty Fellowships at the School of Journalism

The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Reaches $100 Million in Giving to MU Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2014) — The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has pledged $10 million to the Missouri School of Journalism to enhance faculty salaries. This most recent gift makes the Reynolds Foundation the first $100 million donor to the University of Missouri, … Continued

Missouri Journalism Alumni to Examine Media and Politics in Washington at Sept. 23 Symposium

How Secrecy, Partisanship and Technology Affects the Ability of Citizens to Stay Informed Will Be Discussed Washington (Sept. 4, 2014) — Leaders in journalism, law and government will discuss how secrecy, partisanship and technology are affecting the ability of citizens to stay informed at “Power Capital: Missouri Alumni Examine Media and Politics in Washington.” The … Continued

4 Missouri Journalism Students Develop Free Game Day App for MU Football Fans

App Features Make the Most of What’s New in Mobile Technology Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 21, 2014) — Tiger football fans will be able to use a free game day app created by Missouri School of Journalism students at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field this fall. They worked with the Reynolds Journalism Institute and Mizzou Athletics to develop … Continued

Missouri Takes Mobile-First Training Approach

Over the last couple of years, the University of Missouri’s journalism school has upped efforts to wrap a mobile, or digital, first approach into the curriculum. “We are going at it hard because we think it’s an emerging model,” says Judd Slivka, an assistant professor of convergence journalism. “It’s causing us to rethink how we … Continued

Innovation SWAT Teams Must Be Integrated Quickly Into Newsrooms

By Jim Flink Published June 12, 2014, by PBS MediaShift; used by permission. “The more we venture into the unknown, the higher the risk, the greater the chance of failure. As in science, though, experiments are not really failures if you learn from them.” Searchlights and Sunglasses: Field Notes from the Digital Age of Journalism Risk and … Continued

How Students Used PublishThis to Curate RJI’s Mobile First Symposium

By Hannah Schmidt and Meredith Turk Published May 20, 2014, by PBS MediaShift; used by permission. At the Missouri School of Journalism, students are guinea pigs for new innovations, products and processes that are breaking ground in the news and digital spheres. Ten students in Jim Flink‘s Emerging Technologies class had firsthand experience using a curation … Continued

KBIA-FM Earns 3 Regional Murrow Awards for Excellence in Electronic Journalism

Station Received Top Honors in the Continuing Coverage, Feature Reporting and Website Categories Washington (April 24, 2014) — The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has recognized KBIA-FM in its 2014 regional winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards. The awards recognize the best electronic journalism produced by radio, television and online news organizations around … Continued