Story by Alex Seufert Edited by Dianna Cervetti & Erin Foster Don’t bother looking in those windows, the posters will block your view. Just take a step inside, and prepare yourself. That loud music you hear? Yes, it is some alternative band you’ve never heard of playing some song you’ve never heard of. It [...]
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Team 2 Film crew interviews students at Mizzou and Journalism Adviser, Michelle Corso
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Pulling into the long driveway, which gave way to a gravel parking lot, my senses prepared themselves for my favorite smell at a fair: onions and peppers on hot dogs. Once the smell hits you, and you get control of those intense, excitement nerves that carry over from your childhood, your eyes are practically blinded by [...]
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Damien Doxley mops a ragged red washcloth across his face for a moment’s reprieve from the devastating mid-July Columbia heat. Mere seconds later, the sweat beads up again and begins pouring down his face. His black tee is soaked through. He reaches for the washcloth again to dry his face. The damp cloth slides down [...]
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Learning to represent information in shorter form, other than in story form, has been a priority for many advisers. In this informational graphic, data from a survey conducted with Google Forms was visualized and manipulated in Adobe Illustrator and placed in an InDesign page. The pictorial representation of the answers to the survey can be [...]
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Opinion- Relevance is still relevant: a reflection on the National Churchill Museum
Posted on 28. Jul, 2011 by lopilato.
With the striking, centuries-old steeple of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin rising above, with the brick edifices of Westminster College behind, I step into The National Churchill museum to ensconce myself in 20th century British history and, naturally, to escape the unrelenting heat of Fulton, Missouri in July. The exhibits certainly entice. Where [...]
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ADAM I was DJ at a kids’ radio station when I was 12 years old. I’m the first in my family to graduate from college. I used to drive a Daewoo car. I am engaged. I’m not a big sports fan. I own a printing plate from the Chicago Tribune of the Obama election victory [...]
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The general consensus was that is was an exaggeration. Surely the staff of the institute wouldn’t adhere to a 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. schedule for more than a day or two. The schedule posted online was, after all, tentative. But as the days went on, the bus rides home were marked by audible groans [...]
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Nobody knows better than Roger Gafke that you can teach an old dog new tricks. Gafke is professor emeritus at the Missouri School of Journalism and director of program development for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. He’s been part of the University of Missouri journalism program for parts of six decades, even longer than [...]
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Michelle Coro gave a presentation on motivating student journalists on Monday, July 25th to the faculty advisers attending the ASNE Reynolds Journalism Institute’s summer program at the University of Missouri. Coro made the point that since journalism students face and endure the difficulty of making deadline as a staff, then awards and achievements should be [...]
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Reynolds Institute participants hit the street to see how the 2011 Missouri heat wave affects Columbia locals and businesses.
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By Peggy Machol-Bassett Every morning, for two weeks, promptly at 7:30, a hulking black bus rolled into the Holiday Inn Executive Center parking lot, sun scorching the asphalt pavement. As 33 journalism teachers lined up to climb aboard, lifelong resident and White Knight Coaches and Limousine driver Brian Hughes greeted us with an engaging smile. [...]
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Remember The Social Network and Pirates of Silicon Valley, movies with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Apple’s Steve Jobs? These films showed how a couple of genius college kids and young entrepreneurs developed a new way to share information and make life easier. Tyten Teegarden, who just graduated from the University of Missouri School of [...]
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Now What? I have all this info, but how do I incorporate it all and keep my head above water?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2011 by foster.
“Now What? I have all this info, but how do I incorporate it all and keep my head above water?” -Michelle Coro Top 10 Ideas on Bringing It All Together: 1. What are you looking for? Hone in on what you need in your classes. 2. What do you students need before they leave the [...]
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The “Who Cares” method of writing: Making news relevant to students
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American Hieroglyph - Annotated Scorecard
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Driving memories
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The Power of Ten - Building Storytellers
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Future of Broadcast News - A Tweet Forum
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Journalism Accelerator: Great Twitter chat! We have a similar conversation...
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Damien: This was the absolute best job I've ever had.......
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Peter Riegelman: I finally got around to reading this story. Brian...
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Annalisa: yay...
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Peggy Machol-Basset: Thanks, Jeff! Brian is a people person perfect for...
