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.  

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.

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.”

Associate professor Brian Ekdale and his collaborators awarded $1.7 million grant to study strategic information operations on social media.

The Scripps Howard Fund and Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication selected University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication associate professor Dr. Rachel Young to receive the 2022 Scripps Howard Teacher of the Year Award.

SJMC student Eleanor Hildebrandt selected to be CLAS graduation ceremony commencement speaker.

Dr. Dan Berkowitz and Roxanna Scott have been selected to be the 2023 School of Journalism and Mass Communication Hall of Fame Inductees.

SJMC student Eleanor Hildebrandt will serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Germany from September 2023 to June 2024.

University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication Ph.D. candidates Mir Ashfaquzzaman and Patrick Johnson have been selected for 2023 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards by the Council on Teaching.