The Missouri School of Journalism at University of Missouri in Columbia, is the oldest formal journalism school in the world. Founded in 1908, only the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris established in 1899 may be older. The School provides academic education and practical training in all areas of journalism and strategic communication for undergraduate and graduate students through a combination of media outlets across several mediums including television and radio broadcasts, newspaper, magazine, photography, new media. The school also supports a robust advertising curriculum.
Founded by Walter Williams in 1908, the school publishes the city's Columbia Missourian newspaper and produces news programming for the market's NBC-TV affiliate and NPR member radio station. Considered one of the top journalism schools in the world, it is known for its "Missouri Method", through which students learn about journalism in the classroom as well as practicing it in multimedia laboratories and real-world outlets. The School also operates a community news organization, an international journalists’ magazine, a citizen-driven website, a local culture magazine and a student-staffed advertising and public relations agency.
Several affiliated professional organizations, including Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Pictures of the Year International, allow students to interact with working journalists.
In 1930, the school established its Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. The faculty selects medalists based on lifetime or superior achievement for distinguished service; each year a different aspect of journalism is selected for recognition.
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