By: E&P Staff An original copy of the Missouri Gazette, published in 1808 as reportedly the first newspaper in Missouri, will be on display during the Missouri School of Journalism Centennial and the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Dedication Celebration.
The event takes place Sept. 10-12 at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Datelined "St. Louis, Louisiana," the Vol. 1, No. 3, issue of the Gazette was published 13 years before Missouri was admitted into the union. Also on display will be the Vol. 1, No. 1, issue of the University Missourian (now the Columbia Missourian). The paper was published Sept. 14, 1908, at the end of the first day of classes at the journalism school.
The copies will be available in the Marvin D. McQueen Rotunda of Lee Hills Hall. The first issue of the Columbia Missourian's second century will be added to the display on Sept. 14.
Another presentation of historical newspapers will showcase some Missouri papers that have existed for at least 100 years. Sponsored by the Missouri Press Association, the display of front pages from 1908 and 2008 issues will be shown side by side in the Frank Lee Martin Journalism Library Foyer.
The displays will be part of a three-day celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the school and the grand opening of RJI, the advanced studies center for journalism. Among the other activities planned are more than 35 interactive journalism sessions featuring top U.S. journalists, 27 technology discussions, and three live performances.
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