Articles from February 2026

This is the logo for the podcast Pitchfork and Paintbrush.

Painting a Story Through Podcasting

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Students in the Adler Agency prepare to produce the second season of Pitchfork and Paintbrush.
A photo of Roxy Ekberg holding the Mauck Stouffer award.

SJMC’s Roxy Ekberg Earns Mauck Stouffer Award

Monday, February 23, 2026
Roxy Ekberg, a third-year SJMC student and the executive editor of The Daily Iowan received a Mauck Stouffer Young Iowa Journalist Award from the Iowa Newspaper Association.
Bingbing Zhang

Zhang's project is changing the way we see and hear the world through the Arts and Humanities Initiative grant

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Bingbing Zhang, assistant professor, in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores how journalists and social-media users talk about and react to what they call “AI slop”.
This is a photo of SJMC professor Ty Rushing participating in a panel at the George Washington Carver Awards Ceremony

Ty Rushing Attends the George Washington Carver Medal Ceremony

Monday, February 16, 2026
Assistant Professor of Practice Ty Rushing participated in a panel discussion at the George Washington Carver Medal ceremony at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
Prospective students walk outside Adler

SJMC Hiring Visiting Faculty in Strategic Communication

Thursday, February 12, 2026
SJMC is hiring a visiting faculty member with proven professional experience in strategic communication, such as advertising, public relations, or digital marketing.
Photo of Erin Jordan

Erin Jordan Receives Faculty Champion Award

Monday, February 9, 2026
The University of Vermont’s Center for Community News has awarded SJMC's Erin Jordan with a Faculty Champion Award.
This is a photo of various publications produced by students.

Student Publications Move to Adler Journalism Building

Monday, February 2, 2026
University of Iowa student publications are now housed in the Adler Journalism Building.