J-Schooler’s Story on Todd Akin’s Comments Blows up the Internet
By now, you’ve probably heard of Todd Akin’s latest brilliant comment (and we don’t mean this comment or this comment).
In Springfield this past weekend, Akin compared incumbent Claire McCaskill to a dog who plays fetch for expansive government.
Had this been any other candidate, the story might have been overlooked, but because he’s, well, Todd Akin, the story was published by PoliticMo.com immediately.
From there, the story was picked up by what seemed to be every single news outlet with a politics section–The New York Times, The Washington Post, Jezebel and even New York Magazine, to name a few. Continue reading

MU recently released their 
We are thrilled to announce the J-School Buzz Editorial Board for the fall 2012 semester. We have many returning faces as well as a couple new ones. We received quite a few applications for positions on the J-School Buzz Editorial Board, and we think this particular group will take JSB to new heights. Without further ado, let’s meet your new JSB Editors:
Move over, Kristen Stewart, there’s a new illicit affair in the works. We received an anonymous tip about the big partnership the Reynolds Journalism Institute plans to announce later today. It turns out that the white room on the ground floor of Walter Williams Hall will now be the new home of a testing center for, wait for it, Microsoft/Windows products.