
Stacey Woelfel
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2013-2014 Reynolds Fellow
Director of Aerial Journalism
Reynolds Journalism Institute
University Fellow
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Jonathan Murray Center for Documentary Journalism
Missouri School of Journalism
Columbia, Missouri
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Join Date: June 16, 2015
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Last Visit: January 25, 2021
Last Activity: January 30, 2021
Total Entries: 17
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About Stacey Woelfel
Stacey Woelfel is the director of aerial journalism at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. In this role, he oversees the institute’s four-drone fleet, teaches a drone-flying class and works with interested Missouri journalism students who want to get their FAA licenses to become drone pilots. He also writes about drone issues for RJI’s website, as well as other industry new sites and advocates for journalists’ use of drones on the state and national levels.
Woelfel is also director of the the Jonathan Murray Center for Documentary Journalism and a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism.
Prior to that he served as the news director of KOMU-TV, the NBC affiliate at the University of Missouri. During his tenure at KOMU-TV, he was a 2013-14 RJI Fellow, where he explored how newscasts can take advantage of second-screen viewing.
Woelfel has previously held the position of national chairman of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
He received a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the Missouri School of Journalism in 1981. Before returning to the University of Missouri in 1986, he worked as a photographer and assignment editor at WESH-TV, the NBC-affiliate station in Orlando, Florida.
Woelfel enjoys tinkering with computers and traveling with his wife, Rebecca, in his free time. The couple has two adult children who are both pursuing careers in the movie and television business.
Stacey Woelfel is the director of aerial journalism at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute.
Stories about Stacey Woelfel
Newsroom Notes
Newsroom Notes: 4 questions for your newsroom when a giant national story unfolds
January 15, 2021The Reynolds Journalism Institute is hosting a webinar on drones
October 12, 2020RJI drone journalism director proposes ID rule alternative to the FAA
February 25, 2020Stacey Woelfel is RJI’s new drone director
July 10, 2019Storytelling Tools
Documentary class in session at RJI with Professor Spike Lee
April 13, 2016Sunshine Week special events
Freedom of Information Act turns 50: Is it obsolete?
March 3, 2016RJI Tech Showcase 2014
KOMU-TV News Sync capstone team
April 24, 2014Mobile First
Stacey Woelfel: Finding and putting TV news on the second screen
April 7, 2014Futures Lab Update
Futures Lab update #15: Interactive video, Google Glass apps, and second screen for local TV news
June 25, 2013
Developing a richer TV news broadcast experience through second screen engagement
Stacey Woelfel’s project adds a richer experience to traditional linear television news consumption by allowing second screen engagement for TV news viewers. Second screen viewing means audience members are using a mobile device to view content while watching news broadcasts on TV. The project also allows local broadcasters to make use of unused content that would otherwise go unseen by traditional viewers, including full interviews, interactive graphics and maps, archival footage and reporting documents.
During his fellowship, Woelfel and his team researched and tested how the second screen phenomenon can be utilized to provide more and better content at KOMU. The team developed News Sync, a two-screen strategy tied to a Web app built by third-party contractors Delta Systems and WatchWith.
Sony enters drone market seeking professional partners
January 26, 2021New FAA rule is a huge boost for night news gathering by drone
December 29, 2020Amazon’s win toward drone deliveries will benefit journalists
September 2, 2020RJI drone journalism director proposes ID rule alternative to the FAA
February 25, 2020FAA remote ID requirements hold promise, peril for journalists
January 30, 2020RJI@CES 2020
RJI@CES 2020: Newsroom favorite Phantom 4 Pro drone returns quietly
January 13, 2020RJI@CES 2020
RJI@CES 2020: Wet drone? No problem!
January 13, 2020RJI@CES 2020
RJI@CES 2020: Drone makers roll out alternatives to DJI for news flights
January 13, 2020