Happy new year, Mizzou Mafia! The semester ahead promises new and enriching opportunities in the classroom and beyond, fostering growth and innovation within our community. We extend a warm welcome to our December graduates, who now join the esteemed ranks of J-School alumni around the world. We look forward to sharing more stories, achievements and memories with you throughout the semester. Thank you for being a part of our Missouri School of Journalism family.
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A new scholarship in honor of Lance Heflin, BJ ’77, will create exciting opportunities for students interested in investigative journalism. Heflin served as executive producer for “America’s Most Wanted” for 20 years, during which the show helped more than 30 abducted children return to their families. Heflin also earned four national Emmy Awards for his work on “48 Hours” and CBS Evening News.
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Nischelle Turner, BJ ’98, is the co-host of “Entertainment Tonight” and the first Black woman to host the program. With seven Emmy Awards, the accomplished journalist puts her Missouri roots front and center on her Instagram, where her bio reads “COMO 4life.” This awards season, follow her on Instagram for a front-row seat to her star-studded journey covering the world of entertainment.
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Show your pride for the J-School with our line of officially licensed merch.
All proceeds benefit the Journalism Scholarship Fund.
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Assistant Professor Nick Mathews is helping the School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute tackle the country’s rural news crisis. His new research looks at how important community content has migrated from the pages of community newspapers to Facebook. Mathews is also the author of an upcoming book about the eroding connection between communities and their newspapers.
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Thirty-seven strategic communication students worked with 18 student-athletes during the fall semester to develop social media branding plans and pitches that could help the student-athletes obtain NIL (name, image, likeness) branding deals. It’s just the latest example of how the School provides hands-on opportunities students can’t get anywhere else.
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Senior Ryan Wilson has been named one of the American Advertising Federation’s 50 Most Promising Multicultural Students. The prestigious honor grants her an all-expenses-paid trip to New York in February to network with some of the country’s biggest companies and agencies. She is the 12th School of Journalism student to earn this recognition since 2017.
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Want to come together with other alumni to make a positive impact on the University? Now is the time to join the Mizzou Alumni Association! Please visit mizzou.com/join to become a member today!
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