Drones, Episode Two: J-School Featured on Nightly News

In case you missed it, Nightly News aired a story on the Missouri School of Journalism’s Drone program March 9. We thought it was pretty good timing, too.

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Here is How Mizzou Compares to Other SEC Schools: By the Numbers

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, Mizzou is now in the SEC. While our athletic records may have taken a hit with the move, it’s done nothing to deter our academics (insert tasteless kU joke here).

With that, we thought it would be fun to compare our enrollment and graduation numbers to the other members of the Southeastern Conference. Continue reading

ICYMI: The Best Mizzou Brag Blog Has Surfaced

On Feb. 5, David Huebner, the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (we have one of those?), wrote a blog post for his series on great American universities.

And this particular post was about a Midwestern gem: the University of Missouri.

The 11th installment of his series included a very detailed description of Mizzou and all of the wonderful things within Columbia, per his educational adviser Drew Dumas, a Missouri School of Journalism alum. Continue reading

Has the J-School Improved Its Career Services? Not Really.

If you’re in the Missouri School of Journalism, you’ve no doubt heard about the low employment rates and starting salaries after graduation. You may have also noticed that the school doesn’t provide much in the way of career guidance.

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J-Schools Folding Up Into Other Departments: Brilliant Idea or Horrible Tragedy?

Indiana University is considering a major change in its journalism program: the convergence of the School of Journalism, Telecommunications Department and the Communication and Culture Department into a single IU school.

This proposal would create what would be called the IU School of Communication, Media, and Journalism (read: the word “journalism” is the Oxford-comma-afterthought of this school’s title). Continue reading