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As we welcome our May 2023 J-School graduates to the Mizzou Mafia, we are also excited to present you with this inaugural edition of "Between the Lions," your go-to resource for all things J-School. Every other month, we’ll share stories about our current students and faculty, as well as the incredible work you are doing thanks to your J-School education.
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Thank you for joining us as we create connections and community with alumni around the world. Remember, your J-School degree doesn't mark the end of your journey, it marks the beginning.
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Dr. Samir Husni, Ph.D. ’83, a.k.a Mr. Magazine, has made an incredible gift to the J-School and MU Libraries: his personal collection of 150,000+ magazines. The collection contains perhaps every first edition of any magazine launched in the last 45 years. The magazines will be an extraordinary resource for media scholars and researchers from every discipline, both on and off campus.
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After nine years of study while working full time as the J-School’s social media manager, Nate Brown, BJ ’23, graduated in May, fulfilling his late mother’s dream and a promise to his late father that he would finish journalism school. Follow Nate’s Instagram to view his photography, which features many of the places, people and events that make up Mizzou.
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J-School merch is now available! |
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Show your love for the J-School with our new line of branded merch. All proceeds will benefit the Journalism Scholarship Fund.
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Damon Kiesow, our Knight Chair in Journalism Innovation, is offering his expertise as a mentor in the News Product Alliance’s (NPA) Mentor Network. The program connects experts in technology and journalism with "emerging product thinkers" to build skills that support ethical and sustainable digital media businesses.
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| Missouri Method in Action
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KBIA-FM, our NPR-member public radio station, received a $10,000 grant from the Missouri Humanities Council to develop the “Canned Peaches” podcast, which explores the global interconnectedness of the agriculture industry that brings food to Midwestern plates. The project will be a collaboration between our other media outlets, Vox Magazine and the Missouri News Network, as well as project partner Harvest Public Media.
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David Kurpius, dean of the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the prestigious Scripps Howard-AEJMC Administrator of the Year Award. This prestigious national honor recognizes a single journalism and communication administrator who has demonstrated excellent leadership. Kurpius joined the School in 2015, pairing a focus on strategic innovation and growth with the School’s famed Missouri Method of hands-on learning.
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