Mike McKean
Professor of JournalismMIKE MCKEAN directs the Futures Lab, the experimental newsroom and technology testing center of the Reynolds Journalism Institute. He founded the School's Convergence Journalism program and serves on the MU Information Technology Committee. McKean is a leader in the School's partnerships with Apple, Inc., and Adobe Systems to transform journalism education through pervasive computing. He is a frequent trainer and guest lecturer at top media companies and universities in China, has helped establish convergence journalism programs at Shantou University and Moscow State University, and has conducted Internet workshops in the United States, the Russian Federation and Albania. McKean has been honored with the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and the MU Faculty-Alumni Award. He earned a bachelor's degree at the Missouri School of Journalism in 1979 and a master of arts in political science from Rice University in 1985. McKean has served on the J-School faculty since 1986.
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Zimmerman Trial Dominates Cable NewsJack Shafer, Reuters: "In praise of tabloid TV"Jay Rosen, Pressthink: "Criticizing CNN: Goodbye to that"Mike…
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Supremes' Big RulingsThe Washington Post: "The Supreme Court's gay marriage decision: Live updates"Jess Bravis, The Wall Street Journal: "Justices Take…
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Digital Snooping: The Original StoriesGlenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill and Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian: "NSA collecting phone records of millions of…
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Sun-TImes Fires PhotographersCarla K. Johnson, AP: "Chicago Sun-Times Lays Off Photography Staff"Robert Feder blog: "Memo to Sun-Times Editorial Staff…
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DOJ Leak Probes: The FalloutMike Allen's Playbook, Politico: "Holder to Meet with Bureau Chiefs"Dylan Byers, Politico: "Eric Holder's 'remorse'"Daniel…
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Obama's Triple WammyDavid Nakamura, The Washington Post: "Jay Carney's tough day" Matt Viser, The Boston Globe: "Obama tries to control damage on three…
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Benghazi: Too Little or Too Much Coverage?John Parkinson, ABC News: "Diplomat's Crucial Benghazi Testimony Heard Today"Donna Cassata, AP: "Lawmakers Trade…
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Hillary Sargent, ChartGirl.com: "Covering the Coverage"Slightly Less GruesomeJoe Pompeo, Capital New York: "'Daily News' doctored front-page photo from…
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Views of the News: Coach Fired,Ware's Awful Injury, No More Illegal Immigrant, Sexist Scientist ObitESPN Helps Bring Down CoachESPN: "Rutgers fires coach Mike Rice"Michael Pearson and Brittany Brady, CNN: "Rutgers coach fired after abusive video…
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The Pew Study: Less Reporting, More OpiningThe Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism: "The State of the News Media 2013"Brian…