Tagged: University of Missouri

The Internet Reacts to Mizzou J-School Grads’ Starting Salaries

We published a story Monday that got some attention in the journalistic navel-gazing blogosphere (god love ‘em) about the results of the latest destination study at MU. We found that, compared to other academic schools at the University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism graduates make the lowest average annual salary and have the third lowest placement rate.

Our story got picked up by Jim Romenesko, Poynter, the Riverfront Times and a couple others, and people rushed to Twitter with their reactions to the post (because, duh, we’re journalists).

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Journalists are Poor and the Sky is Blue, but We’re Getting Better!

MU recently released their latest destination study, and we have some bad news mixed with some semi-good news for Missouri School of Journalism students.

The bad news: the J-School average starting salary of post-graduates is the lowest of any school at MU. The average full-time annual salary for a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism is $31, 800–the standard of living is barely below that number. And these figures seem pretty low once you consider the amount of money J-Schoolers spend on tuition and equipment. Continue reading →

A (Brief) Letter From the Editor: Listen Up, Seniors

Hello Dear Readers,

On behalf of the J-School Buzz Staff, welcome back from spring break! I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing week off.

We have about a month left of classes, and for the seniors, this is your last month of undergraduate classes ever. First, congratulations! Second, we want to brag about you and the Missouri School of Journalism. Continue reading →

Is Entertainment Journalism… Journalism?

The Missouri School of Journalism seems to collectively turn its nose up at the very idea of entertainment journalism. Hollywood celebrities and fashion trends? That’s not real journalism.

When more than 15 million people visit TMZ each month and Game Informer magazine has five times more subscribers than The New Yorker, it’s clear the J-School needs to focus on more than just straight-laced journalism.   Continue reading →

The Mizzou J-School “Calendar” Needs Some, You Know, Events (Updated)

Where are the events?

The University of Missouri journalism school’s new website launched recently, and its quite an improvement over the old one. Its interface is much more user-friendly, and is just more aesthetically pleasing, since it no longer looks like a beginner’s HTML experiment.

However, one part of the website in particular that needs a lot of work is the “Calendar” section of the site, since it has no events listed. Oh wait, I’m sorry, there are three events: Spring Commencement, Winter Commencement and next year’s Spring Commencement.

Really, guys? Mizzou J-Schoolers deserve better. Continue reading →

Mizzou Memes are Taking Over Facebook

Mizzou Memes have taken over Facebook this week.

They reference Mizzou microcelebrities like Brother Jed from Speakers’ Circle and Sandy from Plaza 900, poke fun at kansas, point out the health risks of Baja and bring up the fact that there is no legitimate way to navigate through the engineering building.

But they also include, of course, quite a few jokes about the Missouri School of Journalism.

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