J-School

They're about J-School students and professors winning awards and other news that boosts the school's reputation.

J-School Buzz: Why the Mizzou J-School Needs to Improve Its Twitter Feed J-School Buzz 2011

As of Wednesday night, the Mizzou J-School's official Twitter account has just 650 followers.

J-School Buzz: Why the Mizzou J-School Needs to Improve Its Twitter Feed J-School Buzz 2011

Again, not the sort of thing they teach at Columbia J-School, but there it is.

Charlie Carillo: Hit the Road, Hack -- And Don't You Come Back No More Charlie Carillo 2011

If you do look at the Missouri J-School's Twitter feed, you'll notice its content is made up entirely of press releases.

J-School Buzz: Why the Mizzou J-School Needs to Improve Its Twitter Feed J-School Buzz 2011

And because we spend so many of our waking hours and some of our non-waking ones in the J-School, it's only natural to expect more communication from it.

J-School Buzz: Why the Mizzou J-School Needs to Improve Its Twitter Feed J-School Buzz 2011

Again, not the sort of thing they teach at Columbia J-School, but there it is.

Charlie Carillo: Hit the Road, Hack -- And Don't You Come Back No More Charlie Carillo 2011

Again, not the sort of thing they teach at Columbia J-School, but there it is.

Charlie Carillo: Hit the Road, Hack -- And Don't You Come Back No More Charlie Carillo 2011

In the last month, three of my close friends accomplished some amazing feats: my J-School classmate completed the Chicago marathon, my coworker climbed Mount Whitney on his day off and The Good Badger just finished a thruhike of the Appalachian Trail.

Josh Burstein: An Ill-Considered And Heroic Climb Up Mount Olympus Josh Burstein 2011

Again, not the sort of thing they teach at Columbia J-School, but there it is.

Charlie Carillo: Hit the Road, Hack -- And Don't You Come Back No More Charlie Carillo 2011

Maybe that's why just two months after J-School Buzz began publishing, our Twitter account already has 967 followers, 300 more than the journalism school's.

J-School Buzz: Why the Mizzou J-School Needs to Improve Its Twitter Feed J-School Buzz 2011