News
New Majors Open House
Sunday, September 18, 2022
Stop by the Adler Journalism Building on Friday, September 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about the School, meet faculty and students, win prizes, eat snacks and more!

Lecturer Tracy Hufford's Event Management community-engaged course highlighted by The Office of Community Engagement
Friday, September 9, 2022
Event Management students tackle mental health challenges at the University of Iowa and beyond through the Green Bandana Project during Community-Engaged Course.

Professor David Dowling's article published in Convergence
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Professor David Dowling's article, "Interactive documentary and the reinvention of digital journalism, 2015-2020," has been published in the Sage journal, Convergence.

Alumni Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw Finds Success in Connecting her Community
Friday, December 17, 2021
Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw graduated from the Journalism School in May 2020 and accepted a position as a Reporter and Multimedia Journalist for WHBF TV. She is now the Show Host for "Loving, Living, Local."

SJMC Alumni Publishes 42nd Book
Friday, December 17, 2021
School of Journalism and Mass Communications alumni Thomas Fensch (M.A., 1967) has recently published his 42nd book. The book, Chronicles from Past Plague Years, covers the Bubonic Plague in London, all the way to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Environmental Communications Class Pairs with the City of Coralville
Friday, December 17, 2021
Students in the Fall 2021 Environmental Communication class, taught by Associate Professor Kajsa Dalrymple, kicked off this amazing partnership by working with Coralville City Councillor, Hai Huynh, to understand public knowledge of and experience with water quality in the community.

Professor Martell Adds a Twist to A New Class
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Through the first 15 years of her career, Professor Martell worked as a reporter and copyeditor in the newspaper industry. The topics she covered ranged from government, business, healthcare and higher education. Being able to see the ins and outs of the industry provided her with valuable experience – an important perspective she can offer to her students.

Professional in Residence Alison B. Jensen Speaks with SJMC Students
Monday, November 29, 2021
School of Journalism and Mass Communication Alumna Alison Baker Jensen is an Attorney Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) in Denver, Colorado. Jensen recently visited SJMC classes to speak with students about her experiences at SJMC and beyond.

Native Nations Room Dedication
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The month of November is Native American Heritage Month. The month is dedicated to celebrating and acknowledging the contributions and culture of Native American and Indigenous Peoples. The dedication of the new Native Nations Room in the IMU took place on November 5.

Students Present Original Daily News Show
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
This semester, students in Professor Melissa Tully’s Audio Production class are producing a daily news show. Working in groups, they will release one 15- to 20-minute daily news episode per day for the week of November 15-19, 2021.
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