On April 22, students from the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communications gathered for a Virtual SJMC Student Journalist Q&A Panel.

Angela Looney’s Spring 2020 Multimedia News Production class has been very busy creating news packages that would have aired on Iowa City’s Daily Iowan Television (DITV) if they were producing a daily newscast as usual. However, since COVID-19 has forced social distancing and school to move online, the class has found interesting ways to produce news stories from home.

Journalism students are taking one day at a time and making the best of it. We asked students to write about their personal experience with the transition to online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Ryfe, School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director, provides an update as to what is happening in the School and to a larger extent, what is happening on campus, during this unprecedented time.

Isabella Rosario has a passion for telling stories regarding race and culture, whether it be through audio or writing. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in Journalism & Mass Communications and Ethics & Public Policy in December 2019, she got the opportunity to do so through her internship at NPR's Code Switch.

Student-focused publication releases the best programs for 2020 on Intelligent.com. University of Iowa recognized for four Top Degree Programs in the U.S.

Rachel Young’s research investigates the role of social media and other user-generated digital content in health and wellness. Overall, the goal behind her research is to apply mass communication theory to improve health outcomes.

Alumnus Jeff Grisamore and faculty member Charles Munro led an independent study course during Fall 2019 and took five students to New York City for the experience of a lifetime in December. Second year University of Iowa Journalism and Mass Communication Student Bailey Cichon shares the details of their adventure

Ten students were selected to participate in a unique opportunity in Washington, D.C., called the CSIS Journalism Bootcamp, which took place November 11-15, 2019.

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) added a new Marketing Communications Role in 2019 to regularly promote accomplishments and endeavors of our alumni, faculty, staff and students! We hired Jaime Bell to fill this role in April 2019 and have already seen benefits of adding the position.