Event Recap: Jessica Abel

Jessica Abel talks to an event attendee at a book signing following 
her presentation on Wednesday, March 23. Photo by Sarah Darby

By Maria Davison

Master cartoonist and storyteller Jessica Abel traveled to the University of Missouri this week to teach attendees the art of telling amazing stories. 

Jessica's latest book, "Out on the Wire," is a graphic novel that explains how the biggest names in narrative radio (like Ira Glass of This American Life, Jad Abumrad of Radiolab and Alex Blumberg formerly of Planet Money) craft the most compelling stories on the air.

If you missed Jessica's talk, check out our recap to see what you missed. 

6 essential Chrome tools for bloggers

Screenshot of Inspect Element on the ONA Mizzou blog 

By Sarah Darby

Whether you're an experienced coder or beginner blogger, Chrome tools can make you life a whole lot easier. 

Chrome has a number of free extensions and built-in features that make it an ideal browser for all of your blogging needs. 

Using just a few Chrome tools will help you begin to think like a web designer and allow you to easily customize and enhance your blog, portfolio or website.

Here are six of my favorite free Chrome tools (most of which I use every day):

Media and the SCOTUS Marriage Decision

By Madison Feller

Photo courtesy of Flickr user leyrlo

Last Friday, June 26, 2015, was one of those days where it seemed like the news never stopped. Humbling, celebratory, devastating and suspenseful news trickled in throughout the day, as media outlets worked hard to accurately report the events.

But what does it mean when outlets go beyond reporting and start to show their support?

How to #JICONF If You Missed #JICONF

By Madison Feller

photo by Shelby Mann

Last weekend, the Missouri School of Journalism and RJI hosted #JICONF, or Journalism Interactive, the conference on journalism education and digital media. Throughout the weekend, professionals and students participated in panels and workshops about newsroom analytics, viral content, innovations and more. But if you weren't able to attend any of the weekend's events, you can still catch up. Here's the ONA Mizzou guide to learning from #JICONF—even if you didn't actually go to #JICONF:

#MyPersonal45

By Ryan Levi

Photo courtesy of Quinn Dombrowski

Being a journalist is a stressful job. Being a journalist in the digital era where we are constantly connected and able to report and produce content anywhere we can get a cell signal is even more stressful. So how can journalists avoid over stressing and maintain a work-life balance?

Storify: Your reactions to the end of the Columbia Missourian paywall

By Sarah Darby

Creative Commons photo from Flickr user nonorganical

This month the Columbia Missourian announced an end to its time paywall.

The announcement is big news for the newspaper, which primarily serves as a teaching lab for students.

The decision to end the much-debated paywall is evidence of the increasing importance of finding digital revenue models that work.

Here's how the public responded to the change: