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36-642: The RNA was founded in 1949 and in 2007 had 570 members and subscribers. Membership in the RNA is open to journalists who regularly report on religion in the secular print and broadcast media. Since 2006, the RNA has been associated with the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri . In 2016, RNA members approved a proposal to change the name from the "Religion Newswriters Association" to

72-525: A National Public Radio station. In 1957, George McElroy , a pioneering black journalist from Texas, became the first African American to receive a master's degree in journalism from the university. In 1981, the school was ranked the top journalism school in the country, under dean Roy M. Fisher . In February 2004, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awarded the School $ 31 million, the largest private donation ever to

108-509: A bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas , after which she attended MU, graduating in 1930. Gregory worked as an editor on various book projects after graduation, and a bequest made after her death was used to fund the endowed chair that bears her name. 1998: Houston Harte Chair in Journalism The family of Houston Harte , co-founder of the Harte-Hanks newspaper group, established

144-426: A converged newsroom producing digital, broadcast, print and mobile content for local and global audiences; Mojo Ad, a student-staffed agency that focuses on the 18-to-24 age Youth and Young Adult (YAYA) market; and AdZou, the strategic communication capstone agency. The Reynolds Journalism Institute ( RJI ) is a center for researching and testing new models of journalism in an era of technological advances. RJI makes

180-548: A different aspect of journalism is selected for recognition. In 1960, the school established the Penney-Missouri Awards to recognize women's page journalism "that went beyond traditional content." In 1994, the awards were renamed the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards . The school opened on September 14, 1908. Its founding was urged by Joseph Pulitzer , following lobbying by Walter Williams,

216-495: A dozen student groups, most affiliated with national organizations. These include AAF Mizzou, American Copy Editors Society; Association for Women in Sports Media; Journalism Ambassadors; Journalism Student Council; Kappa Alpha Mu; Magazine Club; National Association of Black Journalists (Alé Chapter); Online News Association; Queer Media Association (QMA); Radio Television Digital News Association; Society of Professional Journalists;

252-714: A local city magazine, a statewide business journal, a statehouse news bureau, and two student-staffed advertising and public relations agencies. 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

288-753: A reporter, foreign correspondent, news editor, editorial writer, editor, managing editor, executive editor, and publisher and CEO of two major newspapers, the Detroit Free Press and the Miami Herald . Hills, who attended the Missouri School of Journalism between 1927 and 1929, was also the first chairman and CEO of Knight-Ridder Newspapers . 1997: Knight Chair in Journalism The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation helped fund an endowed chair and program in editing, recognizing editors as central to

324-714: A women's page section. In 1994, J. C. Penney stopped funding the awards, and they were renamed as the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, with the University of Missouri funding as well as judging. Award winners were announced for 2008 and previous years in the media and Missouri School of Journalism press releases. However, at least some of the trophies and $ 1,000 cash prizes for the 2008 winners were only distributed after public reporting of what journalism reporter Jim Romenesko described as "the no-prizes flap," and as late as May 2009, nine months after

360-535: Is a joint effort by the School and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers to strengthen and promote the teaching of business journalism. Headquartered at the Missouri School of Journalism, SABEW is an organization of more than 3,200 dedicated business and financial writers and editors. 2008: Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation awarded

396-690: Is named for Leonard Goldenson (1905–1999), who founded the American Broadcasting Company . 1986: Meredith Chair in Service Journalism The Meredith Corporation , based in Des Moines , Iowa, established an endowed chair in service journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism in 1986. 1995: Lee Hills Chair in Free-Press Studies Lee Hills had a long and varied newspaper career; he worked as

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432-463: Is one of the oldest formal journalism schools in the world. The school provides academic education and practical training in all areas of journalism and strategic communication for undergraduate and graduate students across several media platforms including television and radio broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, photography, and new media . The school also supports an advertising and public relations curriculum. Founded by Walter Williams in 1908,

468-576: The Columbia Missourian , a daily general-circulation newspaper and website; KOMU-TV , the NBC affiliate for mid-Missouri; KBIA-FM , an NPR member station; Vox , a monthly entertainment magazine; Missouri Business Alert, a digital newsroom that publishes the top business news from across the state; Missouri Digital News, a state government reporting program based in Jefferson City ; Global Journalist ,

504-518: The " Pulitzer Prize of feature writing". They were the only nationwide recognition specifically for women's page journalists, at a time when few women had other opportunities to write or edit for newspapers. The annual awards appear to have been last given in 2008. The Penney-Missouri awards were conceived by James Cash Penney , founder of the J. C. Penney retail chain, who hoped improving women's page sections would turn them into more effective advertising channels for his stores. Penney established

540-570: The "College Photograph of the Year" program. In 1953, the university launched KOMU-TV , the only university-owned full-power commercial television station in the US, used as a training lab for students who provide its news programming. In 1958, the school opened the Freedom of Information Center, the world's first academic center dedicated to the topic. In 1971, the school switched its radio news programming to KBIA ,

576-562: The 1970s, RNA has published an annual list of the top ten religion-related news stories of the previous year. In 1999, RNA was criticized by the Islamic organization the Wisdom Fund for listing a story on a special "Top 10 Stories of The Millennium" list which gave inaccurate information on the history of Islam in India . In the same year, RNA also published a list of the top ten religious news stories of

612-694: The Houston Harte Chair in Journalism. Harte, who graduated in 1915, bought his first newspaper while still a student at the Missouri School of Journalism. At the time of his death, he was executive chairman of Harte-Hanks Newspapers, Inc., which owned 19 newspapers and one television station. The Houston Harte Chair works as a teaching editor at the Columbia Missourian , the general-circulation daily newspaper staffed by professors and students. 1998: Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting When Edgar A. McLaughlin graduated from

648-452: The Missouri School of Journalism in 1931, he said, "If I ever make any money, I am going to do something for this place." Years later a gift from the E.A. and Lucile McLaughlin estate recognized Curtis B. Hurley, the country editor who, in 1927, both encouraged McLaughlin to study journalism at Missouri, and also lent him $ 400 to do so. McLaughlin credited Hurley and his experience at the School of Journalism with turning his life around, and left

684-551: The Reynolds Journalism Institute allow students to work alongside professionals and researchers to discover new ways to serve democracy through journalism. At Missouri, real-world media experience is part of the curriculum. As part of the "Missouri Method" of hands-on journalism education, undergraduate and graduate students work at the School's community-based real-media outlets. News is delivered using traditional, digital, online and mobile formats. The outlets include

720-698: The School a $ 2 million grant to establish the Donald W. Reynolds Endowed Chair in Business Journalism in 2008. The chair is the second in business journalism at the School, joining the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Chair, established in 2000. Working with other faculty and staff of Reynolds Journalism Institute , the Reynolds Chair helps develop, test and write about new digital models of journalism and advertising. Students can participate in more than

756-749: The Student Society of News Design; and Women in Media. Ten professional organizations and programs affiliated with the School allow students to interact with working journalists and news-related organizations: Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards The Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards were first awarded in 1960 as the Penney-Missouri Awards to recognize women's pages that covered topics other than society, club, and fashion news, and that also covered such topics as lifestyle and consumer affairs. The Penney-Missouri Awards were often described as

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792-615: The Twentieth century, with the Holocaust being the most important event. In 2006, representatives from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Church of Scientology spoke to the annual RNA conference and discussed issues concerning their respective faiths. Missouri School of Journalism The Missouri School of Journalism housed under University of Missouri in Columbia

828-555: The University of Missouri, to create The Reynolds Journalism Institute. In 2008, the Reynolds Institute opened, offering advanced studies of journalism and its role in democratic societies. In 2010, the school revamped its curriculum so undergraduate students could choose from an array of more than 30 interest areas. These are designed to build expertise in areas in which journalism and strategic communication majors. The Missouri School of Journalism has eight buildings dedicated to

864-597: The award at the University of Missouri because he believed the school had the necessary prestige. Kimberly Wilmot Voss 's research suggests that as early as 1960, when the awards were established, women's page sections were reporting on a broader range of issues than expected, often creating the kind of coverage the awards were intended to encourage: "more than just society notices and photographs of brides". In 1974, as most newspapers were changing their women's sections into features sections, contest rules changed to allow entries from journalists who did not work full-time in

900-843: The bulk of his estate to the School. 2000: Missouri Chair in Community Newspaper Management More than 100 community publishers, alumni of the school, and friends of Missouri Press Association and the school made contributions to make this endowed chair possible. The Chair in Community Newspaper Management is a joint effort by the School and the MPA to strengthen and promote the teaching of community newspapering. 2000: Society of American Business Editors and Writers Endowed Missouri Chair in Business and Financial Journalism The SABEW Chair in Business and Financial Journalism

936-489: The current name. RNA awards scholarships for full-time journalists who wish to take college courses on religion, gives awards and scholarships to college journalists, sponsors seminars and conferences and publishes a "primer" for religion reporters and an online style guide, as well as other resources for journalists. RNA is funded by membership dues, donations, and Religion News Foundation support. In 1999, former RNA executive director Debra Mason said in an interview that

972-532: The editor of the Columbia (Missouri) Herald and a university curator. Williams became the official founder. This came 13 years after the defeat in the Missouri State Senate of a bill to establish a chair of journalism at the University of Missouri. Previously newspapers usually required apprenticeships . The Missouri Press Association began supporting the proposal in 1896. The first day's class published

1008-779: The evolution of advertising, innovation in management and the impact of new technologies. It also includes varied fields on campus such as law, computer science, marketing, education and other disciplines. In the Futures Lab, interdisciplinary teams of journalism, business, and computer science students work together to create the future of journalism. The School has 10 endowed chairs: 1982: Goldenson Chair in Local Broadcasting The Goldenson Chair in Local Broadcasting helps develop research programs and educate communities through local broadcast stations. The chair

1044-522: The first building formally assigned to the school, was built by a donation from Andrew Neff, a 1913 journalism graduate, in honor of his late father, a former Kansas City, Missouri mayor and publisher. At the time, it was the largest donation in the university history. In 1921, the school offered the world's first master's degree in journalism. In 1930, it created the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. In 1934, it offered

1080-620: The first issue of the University Missourian, which was to become the Columbia Missourian . Williams was the first dean. Among the original faculty members was Charles Griffith Ross , who would become press secretary for President Harry S. Truman . It was initially based in Switzler Hall . In 1910, the school began its Journalism Week celebration. On March 10, Kappa Tau Alpha was founded. In 1919, Jay Holcomb Neff Hall,

1116-798: The most of its location at the Missouri School of Journalism and the extensive resources at the university. It also takes advantage of the collective creativity of visiting professionals and researchers. RJI was launched in 2004 with an initial grant of $ 31 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. In conjunction with the centennial celebration of the School, it dedicated its world headquarters on September 12, 2008. This 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m ) facility has state-of-the-art resources to test and demonstrate new technologies, experiment with convergence news production and delivery systems, and conduct real-time and virtual seminars and conferences. RJI's work crosses diverse specialties within journalism, including media convergence, editorial content and methods,

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1152-745: The practice and teaching of journalism. These are Jay H. Neff Hall (1920), Walter Williams Hall and the Journalism Arch (1937), KOMU-TV (1953), Neff Annex (1962), Gannett Hall (1979), Lee Hills Hall (1995) and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (2008). The classrooms and equipment include two high-tech design labs; three writing labs; a digital television editing lab; two major auditoriums with state-of-the-art audiovisual capabilities; an electronic photojournalism laboratory; an advanced computer lab for producing Web-based text, audio and video materials; more than 550 computers; and wireless network access. The Futures Lab and Technology Demonstration Center at

1188-458: 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. It also operates an international journalists' magazine,

1224-634: The success of a newspaper. The Knight Chair in Journalism and the Knight Center for Editing Excellence, which stimulates innovations in teaching and research on editing, was partially funded by the state of Missouri, which provided a $ 1.5 million matching grant. 1997: Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research Maxine Wilson Gregory, an alumna of the Missouri School of Journalism, died in New York City in 1995. She earned

1260-683: The topic of religion is very complex and requires extensive research, something which newspaper editors don't always appreciate. In 2005, Steve Buttry writing at Poynter Online said, "The Religion Newswriters Association does a tremendous job helping reporters learn the beat." RNA was cited by Kenneth G. C. Newport and Crawford Gribben in their 2006 book Expecting the End: Millennialism in Social and Historical Context for helping reporters get in touch with credentialed scholars on religion, leading to better public understanding of religious issues. Since

1296-466: The world's first Doctor of Philosophy degree in journalism. In 1936, the school began offering broadcast courses in conjunction with KFRU , the radio station owned by the St. Louis Star-Times . In 1944, Professor Clifton C. Edom and his wife Vi, in association with the school, developed the "News Pictures of Year Competition and Exhibition," now "Pictures of the Year International". A year later, they started

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