KCOU • 4th August 2026

An Interview With Gwen Bunn

Gwen Bunn is taking on the music industry her own way. As an award winning producer working on projects for artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Syd, Schoolboy Q, and most recently Leon Thomas, with his album ‘Mutt.’ She is becoming one of the most prolific names behind the scenes for modern R&B, Hip Hop, and House.  She also has her own discography, featuring her newest single “Extra Mile” as well as her last project “Phase”. I had the opportunity to sit down with her and unpack her career, creative...

Columbia Missourian • 9th May 2026

Four Front funding has been foundational for many campus groups

This is the fourth in a series of stories examining the impact of the elimination of direct funding for the University of Missouri’s multicultural organizations.Four Front was made with the mission of being the voice of the minority student at the University of Missouri.Four Front does not host many of its own events. However, it has provided the funding for some of the most recognized minority organizations on campus. As of right now, it is the umbrella for nine under-organizations, including F...

KBIA • 27th March 2026

Mental health policy important to voters, Mizzou research shows

With conversations around mental health growing more in prominence each day, a new study from University of Missouri aims to start another conversation surrounding mental health policy and its impact on voters' decisions in the voting booth.The study was conducted by Jake Haselwerdt, who serves as an associate professor for the University of Missouri’s College of Arts and Sciences and had conducted previous research on mental health as a policy issue.“If you ask people, 'Do you support regulatio...

KBIA • 11th March 2026

True/False Festival brings surge of visitors to Columbia businesses

The 2025 True/False Festival started in Columbia this week, welcoming back spectators from all over the world for a weekend of documentaries, music, and community. With the homecoming of the annual documentary festival, the Downtown Columbia Community is seeing an influx of visitors, with local businesses experiencing a boom in foot traffic as well as new customers.Sabrina Garcia Rubio is the owner of Maude Vintage, a local vintage clothing store in Downtown Columbia. She said her business has b...

Columbia Missourian • 11th March 2026

Film celebrates the first female majority on Missouri's Supreme Court

In 2023, Missouri became the 14th U.S. state to have a female majority in its state Supreme Court. On Tuesday night, the Columbia Public Library hosted a free screening of the documentary “Not In Our Wildest Dreams,” a film that celebrates that accomplishment.The screening was a collaborative effort with the Columbia Branch of the American Association of University Women and the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County as a part of the library’s Women’s History Month programming throughou...

KBIA • 3rd March 2026

True/False Conversations: María Luisa Santos balances awe and grief in 'Endlings'

This story is part of True/False Conversations, a series of in-depth interviews with the filmmakers of this year’s True/False Film Fest.  Find the full series here.Director María Luisa Santos grew up in Costa Rica and has previously centered much of her directorial work on stories based in her country, exploring themes of home and a place’s ability to hold memories.In her newest short-form documentary Endlings, produced by Pamela Martinez, Santos goes a different direction: both thematically and...

Her Campus • 2nd October 2025

In the Final Show of his “No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí” residency, Bad Bunny reminds us what it truly means to never forget where you come from.

When I was nine years old, I went to Puerto Rico for the very first time. This wasn’t just a family vacation; this was my heritage, a part of my culture that I was finally going to see for the very first time. My grandfather had moved back there, so we stayed with him and my cousin, who was visiting him at the time. We walked through the streets of San Juan and went to the beach, but my favorite thing we did was go to El Yunque. El Yunque was this beautiful rainforest, quite possibly the most lu...

Her Campus • 8th February 2025

From Big Bird to Brainrot: What in the World is Going on with Children's Programming?

I will never forget the joy I felt spending the day with my Grandmothers. Since I didn’t go to daycare until I was about 4 or 5, I spent most of my day at their house while my parents were at work. One of my grandmothers was very intentional about how much time I spent watching TV. Since I was home during the middle of the day, we were very much a PBS Kids household, from “Sesame Street” to “Super Why” to “Wordgirl.” I loved every second of it and I can’t even imagine what my childhood would’ve...