The Missouri School of Journalism will honor the 2023 recipients of the Missouri Honor Medal, which recognizes extraordinary service in journalism and strategic communication in a ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. at The Atrium on Tenth, 22 N. Tenth St., in Columbia, Mo. 

The medalists are the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, an international network of investigative reporters, and Southwest Airlines Chief Administration and Communications Officer Linda Rutherford.

Rutherford and representatives from the OCCRP will also deliver master classes to students based on their experiences and expertise in the industry earlier in the day.