Laura Johnston

Professor, Missouri School of Journalism; Opinion editor, Columbia Missourian

columbia, missouri, united states

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Associate chair, Journalism Professions faculty groupProfessor, professional practice, Missouri School of JournalismSenior News Editor for productionFormerly assistant professor at Missouri School of Journalism. Previous experience working at daily newspapers in the Midwest, with emphasis on community journalism.Specialties: Editing, digital editing, cross-platform editing, print production, community newspapers, religion news coverage

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Congress upends all of Ohio's plans for regulating hemp like marijuana: Today in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ohio legislature was slowly deciding how to regulate intoxicating hemp, when the bill sending the federal government shutdown unexpectedly closed the loophole that freely allowed hemp sales. We’re talking about what comes next on Tod... See more

cleveland.com•Laura Johnston•Nov 19, 2025

What happens when Head Start shuts down? Ohio's working parents may soon find outToday in Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Nearly 4,000 Ohio kids will have no child care next week, if the government shutdown continues. On Today in Ohio, we’re talking about how state Head Start classrooms will close for about 14% of their students, if federal funding doesn’t ... See more

cleveland.com•Laura Johnston•Oct 29, 2025

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Masters, Journalism at University Of Missouri - ColumbiaGraduated: 2011

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