Congrats to Sydney Olsen, BJ '18, the city of Columbia's engagement and public communications manager, who'll leave the position in March to become director of marketing and public relations at Central Bank of Boone County. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Study: While 88% of surveyed weekly newspapers charge a fee, 80% reported that this accounts for less than 5% of their total revenue. Read the full analysis: rjionline.org/news/inside-.... #MizzouMade
Congratulations to Angela Greiling Keane, BJ ‘98, who's been named senior politics editor for CNBC.com. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Congrats to seniors Lainey Hogg, Isaac Lewis and Kaiya Lynch, who've been named to AAF's Most Promising Students Class of 2026. They'll soon join 22 other students in NYC to learn and network with some of the top agencies, brands and media companies in the U.S. Learn more: aaf.org/Public/Publi....
Congrats to J-School Tigers Charlotte Cicero and Maggie LeBeau, who are both recipients of the Presidents Scholarship from the RTDNA Foundation. Cicero is an anchor-reporter at KOMU-TV; LeBeau is an anchor-reporter at @kbianews.bsky.social. Read on: www.rtdna.org/news/rtdna-f.... #MissouriMethod
The Murray Center for Documentary Journalism has launched the first-of-its-kind Method M Film Fund, which offers grants of as much as $100,000 to Murray Center alumni working in top-line roles on documentary film productions. Applications close on Jan. 21. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Professor Emeritus Stacey Woelfel provides historical context on how the Tony Kiritsis kidnapping case reshaped live broadcast coverage of terrorist and hostage situations. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Meet Aaron Ladd, BJ '18, KOMU-TV's new sports director. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade #SportsJournalism
Seniors Charlotte Cicero and Abigail Klinkerman won top honors in the Hearst Journalism Awards' TV Features competition. Both are reporters for KOMU-TV, the J-School’s NBC-affiliate TV station. Watch their entries: www.hearstawards.org/competitions.... #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Congrats to Chad Day, BJ '09, who's been named director of elections operations for The Associated Press. Currently AP's chief elections analyst, Day's career includes stints at The Wall Street Journal, where he won a Pulitzer Prize, and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 class of fellows at the J-School's @rjionline.bsky.social. Questions about the program or application process? RJI will conduct a Q&A info session on Jan. 8 on Zoom. Register now for the Q&A: lnkd.in/gP6qnKns.
Assistant Professor Janet Saidi's "Jane Austen: The Original Romance Novelist" is featured in People magazine's selection of 10 adaptations and tributes to Austen, who was born 250 years ago this month. Saidi is the long-form audio producer at @kbianews.bsky.social. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Year in review: The J-School welcomed new faculty and staff, received a landmark donation and bolstered community and statehouse journalism. Faculty and students alike were recognized with awards for outstanding contributions to research, strategic communication and journalism. #MissouriMethod
Congratulations to the fall class of 2025! Here are the degree candidates for Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts and Bachelor of Journalism. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
To watch the replay of Saturday's J-School commencement ceremony, visit vimeo.com/1132198590?f.... #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
WWG Fellow Molly O'Toole shares lessons from her career with J-School students. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade journalism.missouri.edu/2025/12/watc...
Mizzou PRSSA's fall agency trip included visits to REED Public Relations, Nashville Predators, VML Nashville and MP&F Strategic Communications. The trip concluded with a networking happy hour hosted by Nashville Mizzou Alumni Chapter, allowing students to connect with MU graduates. #MissouriMethod
"The beauty of Stylebot is that it isn’t making any editorial decisions," writes Professor Laura Johnston. "It’s just telling us that there might be issues ahead. It’s up to editors to review what gets flagged or highlighted and then make the call." #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
The alumni speaker is Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Melissa Farlow, MA '94. Maleigha Billings will be the master of ceremonies; Jake Aron will present the Thoughts of the Class. #MizzouMade
Mizzou’s on-campus Master’s in Journalism has been redesigned from 37 to 30 credit hours, offering a more efficient and flexible curriculum. Deadline to apply is Jan. 1, 2026. To learn more and to apply, visit gradschool.missouri.edu/degreecatego.... #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
Congrats to Hanna Battah, BJ '15, who today was named correspondent and overnight anchor of World News Now and Good Morning America First Look. Battah joins ABC News from Fox 4 News in Dallas, where she was a news anchor for nearly eight years. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade 📷: ABC News/Heidi Gutman
A photo exhibit of jazz musicians by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Dan White, BJ ’80, is on display through Dec. 30 at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade #Photojournalism
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Happy Thanksgiving, J-School Family! Pictured: Historic Columns on Francis Quadrangle cast shadows toward the Missouri School of Journalism. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
ASH Scholar. VML intern. Undergrad researcher. Gregory Scholar. Tour guide. “The opportunities at Mizzou are endless,” said senior Kaiya Lynch. “Coming in, I didn’t think I’d be a tour guide or a researcher, and now both have really shaped my college experience.” #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
(2/2) She's working on campus this year to build online resources for soliciting philanthropic arts funding, as well as launch a nonprofit to expand funding for arts journalism projects. Read on: rjionline.org/person/rebec....
(1/2) RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel shared the beta version of her Arts Journalism Initiative with Missouri School of Journalism faculty last week at RJI.
J-School winter commencement begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in Jesse Auditorium. Tickets are not required. Parking is available in the Turner Avenue garage. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade showme.missouri.edu/2025/what-to...
Senior Lilley Halloran, a morning news anchor at @kbianews.bsky.social, is featured in the Nov. 12, 2025, episode of “Tiny Matters,” an award-winning science podcast produced by the American Chemical Society. Listen to "What's eating the Titanic?": www.acs.org/pressroom/ti.... #MissouriMethod
Congrats to senior Nathan Lee, who's been named the 34th David Kaplan Memorial Fellow. He'll spend next spring at the ABC News Washington Bureau, where he'll rotate through several different roles and beats. He'll also receive a $10,000 stipend. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
From high school football sidelines to TV studio sets, the next generation of sports journalists is learning by doing — and proving why the Missouri School of Journalism remains the gold standard for experiential learning. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade #SportsJournalism #BenArnetsLegacy
J-School Tigers recently spent two weeks in Beijing at the China Open tennis tournament, interviewing the athletes one-on-one, attending post-match press conferences and filing stories on deadline. Read below about their experiences in China. #MissouriMethod #MizzouMade
