The University of Missouri announced Thursday that it has received a $30.1 million gift from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to guarantee permanent funding for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, the 4-year-old center devoted to innovation, collaboration and research in media industries.
On behalf of the board of trustees of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, it is a privilege to be here with you to celebrate this gift, a gift which will support the pioneering efforts of the Reynolds Journalism Institute in perpetuity.
A transformational gift does not arrive overnight. Nor does it come as the result of the work of one or two individuals. My task this morning is to thank some of the many people who made this day possible.
As Chancellor of MU, it gives me great pleasure to announce that the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has made a gift of $30 million, one hundred thousand dollars to the university ($30,100,000).
Live election parties are so 2008. Putting a twist on traditional watch parties of the past, the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Reuben Stern moderated his first ‘Election Night Virtual Watch Party’ Tuesday night.
With RJI support, Missourian launches multi-platform membership model to provide news and advertising wherever and however readers choose to access it.
Radio-Television Journalism Faculty Chairman Kent Collins is partnering with Public Broadcasting Station KETC-TV to create a new style of public affairs television journalism.
The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Bears may have scored more points than the presidential candidates last night. The Giants defeated the St. Louis Cardinals to gain a berth in the World Series. The Bears defeated arch rivals Detroit Lions. And while flash polls after last night’s debate called Obama the winner, several media polls released Monday put the presidential race at a tie with two weeks to go until Election Day.
Dallas viewers of the final presidential debate showed the most enthusiasm for the candidates’ mix of views on domestic and foreign policies, according to an analysis of Twitter by the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Jacksonville viewers did not light up Twitter, with just 244 tweets to the #JAXDebate hashtag.
To further understand how Twitter is affecting the political campaign, three different groups analyzed Twitter conversations during the first Presidential Debate. They each came to different conclusions.
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has launched a showcase on its website to promote visually rich e-books created for news organizations’ investigative and explanatory journalism reports.
RJI Digital Newsbooks are visually rich e-books designed to make investigative and long-form journalism easier to access and read on tablets, e-readers and other mobile devices.
A team of researchers with the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri examines how viewers throughout the nation respond in real time via Twitter to the presidential candidates and their performances during the first presidential debate. Social media such as Twitter now allow citizens to more fully engage with televised political events, such as the presidential debates, and be active participants in the political dialogue by responding to the candidates’ messages and also interacting with other citizens.
University of Missouri professors Mitchell S. McKinney and J. Brian Houston want U.S. citizens’ voices to be heard in the upcoming presidential debates.
University of Missouri freshman Amy Field has not only won week one of new social game MU Tiger Challenge she won the second week of challenges, as well — winning $200 total.
