By: Joe Strupp The Missouri School of Journalism will celebrate its centennial and dedicate the new Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute during a three-day event that will mix journalism forums with live music and gourmet food.
The celebration is set for Sept. 10-12 in Columbia, Mo., and boasts 35 interactive journalism sessions, 27 technology discussions, 11 museum exhibits and displays, five live performances, and two "unique dining experiences."
"Participating in these forums and conversations centering on the future of journalism and its role in our democracy will be many of the School?s more than 20,000 alumni, its faculty, staff and students, in addition to media leaders, political figures and scholars from every state and around the world," a campus release stated. "Since publishing the student-staffed University Missourian on Sept. 14, 1908, the Missouri School of Journalism has been the international leader in hands-on journalism education, also known as the 'Missouri Method.' The first to offer bachelor?s, master?s and doctoral degrees in the field, the School also is the distinguished home of several national journalism organizations, mid-career professional programs and a thriving research agenda."
Alumni scheduled to participate in the event include Ken Paulson, USA Today editor; Steve Fainaru, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for The Washington Post; and Seymour Topping, former Pulitzer Administrator.
A complete calendar of events can be found at http://journalism.missouri.edu/2008/
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