Journalism is the process of collecting, verifying, curating, interpreting and presenting information about the world by ethical storytellers of the highest quality. Since the world's stories are diverse, the resources needed to responsibly share them must cover a wide breadth of subjects. This guide offers assistance in finding several of them.
Tabs above will direct you to subject pages populated with valuable resources for writing and researching journalistic stories in specific disciplines.
Associated Library: Journalism Library
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Missouri School of Journalism at MU
120 Neff Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-1908
Email: journalism@missouri.edu
Johnathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism
243 Walter Williams Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-0698
Email: woelfels@missouri.edu
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI)
401 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201
Phone: 573-884-9121
Email: rji@rjionline.org
The following guides will help you get started on your research:
Five Steps to Better Library Research
Ask Us: Get research assistance from the MU Libraries' staff via email, phone, or in person at the library. There's also a searchable list of frequently asked questions. You can chat with a librarian 24 hours a day (M-F) and Saturday and Sundays starting at 10 a.m. You can contact your subject librarian to ask questions or to set up an appointment to meet one-on-one.
Call Us: 573-882-3362
Text Us Your Questions: 573-535-6818
Email Us: ask@missouri.email.libanswers.com
Research Consultation: a free one-on-one consultation with a librarian.
Email us at jlib@missouri.edu
Library: 573-882-7502
Vera Elwood
Head, Journalism Library
103A Reynolds Journalism Institute
Phone: 573-882-6591
Email: velwood@missouri.edu
Sandy Schiefer
Journalism Librarian
103B Reynolds Journalism Institute
Phone: 573-882-0660
email: schiefers@missouri.edu
