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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Donald Trump's rise in the polls angers veterans and gives GOP presidential opponents an opening in Iowa. Have the news media given the real estate mogul…
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Catch our show today at 6:30pm on KBIATerrorists Kill 12 at Paris PaperThree gunmen killed 12 people and injured several more at a weekly Paris newspaper…
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In an audio-only edition of Views of the News, Mike McKean, Esther Thorson, and Rod Gelatt bring you our weekly media criticism from the Missouri School…
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The New York Times this week ran a series of editorials calling on the federal government to repeal the ban on marijuana. A brave, game-changing move that…
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While Western media have for days been focusing on Russian-backed separatists as the culprits behind the missile attack on MH 17 over eastern Ukraine, the…
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The past week has been a busy one for stories about national security and how the media have handled those stories. A judge rules the National Security…
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Obama rodeo clown: getting the details rightLaura Clawson, Daily Kos: "Missouri state fair sends out rodeo clown in Obama mask, saying 'We're going to…
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The Bradley Manning VerdictEd Pilkington, The Guardian: "Bradley Manning cleared of 'aiding the enemy' but guilty of most other charges"Medina Roshan,…
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"It's a Boy!"Jessica Elgot, The Huffington Post-United Kingdom: "Royal Baby: CNN's Victoria Arbiter Congratulates Kate For Having A Boy 'First Time'"Park…
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The Zimmerman Verdict: Media LessonsDana Ford, CNN: "Juror: 'No doubt' that George Zimmerman feared for his life"Dashiell Bennett, The Atlantic:…