After nearly a full year of online-focused learning, professors throughout Missouri State have all but perfected their various Zoom methods. One journalism professor has adapted so well that he earned the attention of popular news magazine Crain's NewsPro. Leonard Horton, who has been teaching at Missouri State since 2013, was featured in the January edition of the magazine in … [Read more...] about Journalism professor featured in news magazine
As an undergraduate department of media, journalism, and film alumnus, Daan Jansen thought that working in the entertainment industry wouldn't be possible. "[I] thought it would be too much of a risk," he says. It's a risk that paid off. Jansen now resides in Los Angeles, where he works as a producer for the hit reality show "The Bachelor." Jansen attended Missouri … [Read more...] about Alumni Spotlight: Daan Jansen
Young Editor-in-Chief Strives to Make Student Newspaper Diverse and Inclusive Greta Cross is a junior Journalism major at Missouri State and has already earned the position of Editor-in-Chief at The Standard. The Standard is Missouri State's student-led newspaper, which employs 50-60 students ranging from freshman to graduate students. As Editor-in-Chief, Cross has the large … [Read more...] about Student Spotlight: Greta Cross
Leading the way for the next generation of well-rounded writers After years of development, Missouri State's department of media, journalism, and film has begun its first semester of classes for the new dramatic writing MFA program. The program was approved and announced in Spring 2020 and adds a unique set of opportunities for graduate students. An MFA is the highest degree a … [Read more...] about Faculty Spotlight: Cristina Pippa
Just don’t ask her to pick her favorite. At The Standard – Missouri State’s student-run newspaper – she’s dug deep with articles on opioid overdoses and blood donation restrictions. For radio, she loved covering Drury University’s Stone Chapel and its organist. While on a missionary trip with her family in West Africa for the 2018-19 school year, she expanded her … [Read more...] about Journalism in all forms