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Kimberly Chexnayder

Kimmi Chex

(B.A. 2018)

On-air host for NFL Network and NFL Media.

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Eleanor Hildebrandt

(B.A. 2023)

English Teaching Assistant in Germany with the U.S. Fulbright Program.

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Aadit Tambe

(B.A. 2020)

News Designer at The Washington Post

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Matt Erickson

(B.A. 1996)

Assistant Managing Editor at The New York Times

We're turning 100!

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is celebrating 100 years of excellence in 2024. Join us as we celebrate and look ahead to the next 100 years.

 

100th Anniversary Details

Anniversary Dinner

Saturday, April 13, 2024
6:30–9 p.m.

Heights Rooftop at the Courtyard by Marriott
901 Melrose Ave.
Iowa City, Iowa 52246

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The Daily Iowan

155

YEARS OF THE DAILY IOWAN

The award-winning student
newspaper, The Daily Iowan,
has served the UI community
since 1868

Sahithi Student Center

# 2

University for writing

According to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report rankings

1st

UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE
IN THE UNITED STATES

Iowa City earned this
designation in 2008

City of literature statue

70+

Scholarships

SJMC awards more than $200,000 in scholarships and awards annually.

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Events

Out of the Archive: S. Torriano Berry Horror Trilogy Film Screening promotional image

Out of the Archive: S. Torriano Berry Horror Trilogy Film Screening

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 6:30pm
FilmScene (Chauncey)
Please join us at FilmScene this fall for a monthly screening and discussion series, Out of the Archive: Envisioning Blackness. A continuation of conversations begun last spring in the inaugural Out of the Archive program, the series showcases the vibrant, multifaceted tradition of Black cinema by presenting rarely screened and/or recently restored films. Tickets are pay-what-you-can (with students, in particular, encouraged to pick $0). Join us before each screening for a free dinner reception...
Net-Fluxed Korea: Squid Game, Acting in/on the Logic of Platform Economy promotional image

Net-Fluxed Korea: Squid Game, Acting in/on the Logic of Platform Economy

Thursday, November 2, 2023 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
The Korean Studies Research Network, an International Programs affinity group, presents this virtual talk featuring Dr. Seung-hwan Shin of the University of Pittsburgh.
Out of the Archive: The Experimental Films of Edward Owens promotional image

Out of the Archive: The Experimental Films of Edward Owens

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 6:30pm
FilmScene (Chauncey)
Please join us at FilmScene this fall for a monthly screening and discussion series, Out of the Archive: Envisioning Blackness. A continuation of conversations begun last spring in the inaugural Out of the Archive program, the series showcases the vibrant, multifaceted tradition of Black cinema by presenting rarely screened and/or recently restored films. Tickets are pay-what-you-can (with students, in particular, encouraged to pick $0). Join us before each screening for a free dinner reception...
Remedy, Mobility, and the Feminized Consumption of Beauty in Post-Authoritarian South Korea promotional image

Remedy, Mobility, and the Feminized Consumption of Beauty in Post-Authoritarian South Korea

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
The Korean Studies Research Network, an International Programs affinity group, presents this virtual talk featuring So-Rim Lee from the University of Pennsylvania.
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News

Sang Jung Kim

Assistant Professor Sang Jung Kim's article published in Political Communication

Friday, August 25, 2023
Sang Jung Kim's research, “Going Beyond Affective Polarization: How Emotions and Identities are Used in Anti-Vaccination TikTok Videos,'' was published in Political Communication.  
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New Book Published by PAB Member Peter Gross

Wednesday, July 5, 2023
University of Iowa SJMC Professional Advisory Board member, Professor emeritus and former Director of the University of Tennessee’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media (2006-2016) Peter Gross’ published a new book, “The Cultural Core of Media Systems.”
Senior Grace Smith won the top national award in the “General News Photography” category from the Society of Professional Journalists

Grace Smith Receives National Photography Award from the Society of Professional Journalists

Monday, June 26, 2023
Senior Grace Smith won the top national award in the “General News Photography” category from the Society of Professional Journalists.
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SJMC Graduate Finalist in Hearst Foundation 63rd National Championship

Friday, June 16, 2023
Recent SJMC graduate Austin Hanson was a finalist in the 63rd National Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia Championships for the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program – with his piece "Behind ‘The Bull’: An unfractured look at Iowa men’s wrestler Alex Marinelli.”
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