Missouri School of Journalism - Washington Program

Application deadline extended to Wednesday, April 3!

Fun evening catching up with some of our recent Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program alumni, former program directors Barbara Cochran and Wes Pippert, former summer director Wally Dean, and Associate Dean for Global Programs Fritz Cropp.

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It’s Study Abroad Fair Week at the Missouri School of Journalism. Huge thanks to these accomplished former Washington Program students for all their help talking with prospective DC students. MU Journalism Abroad

At today's Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program seminar, we learned how journalists cover the White House, Congress and the Justice Department. Thank you to our guest speakers Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times and Sarah Wire of the Los Angeles Times.

National Mall site approved for memorial to fallen journalists The memorial, which is projected to open in 2028, will be funded through private donations.

This semester has gone by way too fast. Today we took time to reflect on everything these amazing Washington Program students have accomplished here in the nation's capital.

Missouri School of Journalism Professor Alison Young releases ‘Pandora’s Gamble’ – Missouri School of Journalism April 28, 2023 Investigative Reporting News Releases Faculty Missouri School of Journalism Professor Alison Young releases ‘Pandora’s Gamble’ Young’s first book brings together her professional experience as an investigative journalist and her Missouri Method approach to teaching By Austin F...

Yes, that's the Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program at NPR's Tiny Desk yesterday. Thank you to Washington Program alumna Anna Sirianni, now with NPR corporate communications, for giving us a tour, and to Julie Rogers for talking with us about NPR's important source tracking/source diversity tools.

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Thank you to The Library of Congress for today’s Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program seminar on the library’s many resources for journalists - from Sanborn maps to photos and film to presidential papers and so much more. We also appreciated learning about the work of the Congressional Research Service and U.S. Copyright Office.
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Happening this Thursday. Are you in DC? Register now for just $5: https://irenicar.wufoo.com/forms/sufe95119iw29c/

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Apply now for $5,000 scholarships to spend the summer or fall semester in the Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program. Full details: tinyurl.com/2023DCMoney
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It was inspiring to learn from Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee - the first woman to lead the news organization - at today's Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program seminar. Then Reuters investigative reporter Brad Heath shared his expertise for accessing government records with the Freedom of Information Act.

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Are you in the DC area? Register now - for just $5 - to attend Reporting on Threats to Democracy, a Missouri School of Journalism Hurley Symposium with Investigative Reporters & Editors, 8-11 am March 23 at the National Press Club. Full details on this breakfast symposium: https://irenicar.wufoo.com/forms/sufe95119iw29c/…

Today’s Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program seminar took us to the White House Eisenhower Executive Office Building to talk with national security spokesman John Kirby; inside the Pentagon to meet press operations director Col. Roger Cabiness; and to USA TODAY’s DC bureau to learn how Tom Vanden Brook covers the Pentagon. Thanks to these speakers for sharing their insights on defense and national security coverage and communications. MU Journalism Abroad

Thank you to Bloomberg Government News Director Angela Greiling Keane (an alumna of the Missouri School of Journalism Washington Program) and Bloomberg Environment reporter Dean Scott for talking with us at this week’s seminar.
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