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School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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Note From The Director
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Welcome to our new digital Iowa Journalist! Our alumni magazine is now nearly 50 years old, and over that time it has taken many forms. When it began, it was a two-sided printed newsletter. Eventually, the newsletter expanded. Color photography was added. More and different kinds of stories appeared. As you know, eventually it became a high-gloss magazine.
Why are we moving to a digital newsletter? Mostly, we are following the lead of our alumni, many of whom say they prefer to engage with us online and through social media. To this end, we have revamped our social media outlets, from Facebook to Twitter, LinkedIn to Instagram. We are also working to create a video hub which will allow us to live-stream events from the School. And now we are transitioning to a digital newsletter.
The idea is to give alumni more options to interact with us at the level, and in the format, they desire.
If you are not following us on our social media feeds, you should be! It is easy to find us online through all of these platforms (just search for UI SJMC or use the links in the footer below). If you are having trouble, contact Jaime Bell, the School’s marketing director, who can help (jaime-bell@uiowa.edu).
For those of you who prefer a print product—don’t worry! We will also be mailing out a print version of the newsletter to alumni who want one.
Like the magazine before it, the digital newsletter will come out twice per year—once in the winter and again in the summer. It will still contain all the news you want to hear about students, alumni, the School and campus.
I hope you will give this first edition a close read and send us your feedback. You can email me directly (david-ryfe@uiowa.edu) or send your thoughts to Jaime.
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The third floor of the Adler Journalism Building is home to over 500 students who need a place to study, collaborate, read, relax, socialize, play games, enjoy some coffee and find the support and resources they need. Thus, the reason for the renovations made in summer 2019 to open the new, robust Student Center to meet these needs and more. Read about the student center grand opening celebration and Adler Journalism Student Center.
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In 2019, we added a Marketing Communications role to the school to regularly promote accomplishments and endeavors of our alumni, faculty, staff and students! We welcomed Jaime Bell to the team to develop and execute a coherent marketing plan for our school, engage core constituencies, stay connected with campus-wide branding and communications, as well as manage events, promotions and networking between alumni and current students. Read all about the new role and projects that have begun.
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Jackie Yelenosky (B.A. 2019) (pictured), didn’t follow a typical path, but she did pursue an option that is becoming more popular among recent grads who don’t jump right into a full-time job. More and more college graduates are exploring their options including gap years, experiences abroad, and, like Jackie, fellowships. In June Jackie started as the Williams Fellow at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement. Read the full story.
Carly Koemptgen (B.A. 2018) was prepared to start a job the following March before her dad sent her a career-changing text.
Daisy Hutzell-Rodman (B.A. 1998) graduated from our program in the 1990s, and has been a reporter since. Read about her experiences in Omaha as a journalist.
Eric Johnston (B.A. 1999) runs an impressive high school journalism program and has won journalism awards alongside another Hawkeye in Henderson, Nevada.
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Fall 2019 - Speed Networking
Familiar with Speed Dating? Try applying that concept to a group of students and professionals and you get Speed Networking! We marked the 19th consecutive semester our school has been providing this amazing opportunity for SJMC students. Read more about this bi-annual event.
Summer 2019 - Michael Davis
This doctoral student served as a Obermann Center Public Scholar! Davis was tasked with audience development initiatives.
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Fall 2019 - CSIS Journalism Bootcamp
Ten hard-working students (pictured) traveled to Washington, D.C. and participated in the CSIS Journalism bootcamp. CSIS is a nonprofit, bipartisan think tank focusing on all aspects of U.S. foreign policy. "It was the perfect way to get interviewing experience. I interviewed a lot of experts on Ugandan politics including Bobi Wine himself," Molly Allen, one of the ten participants stated.
Fall 2019 - Independent Study Group
This group of five students worked on the School's brand architecture based on results from focus group research. Afterward, PAB Member and UI Alumni Jeff Grisamore and Professor Charles Munro took them to New York City for an experience they'll never forget.
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Fall 2019 - Marcus Leshock
A four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and television host for WGN-TV engaged with faculty and students across SJMC during his visit. Leshock spoke to multiple classes, attended lunch with Internship Placement Coordinator Paul Jensen and two lucky students, plus participated in our Speed Networking event. Read about his visit.
Spring 2019 - Michael Schudson
Professor Schudson of Columbia University visited our school and gave the McGranahan lecture, "Does Journalism Endanger the American Dream?"
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Fall 2019 - Seung Min Kim (B.S. 2007), a White House reporter for The Washington Post, visited us. Ms. Kim is covering the Trump administration through the lens of Capitol Hill. Before joining The Washington Post in 2018, she spent more than eight years at Politico, primarily covering the Senate and immigration policy. Seung Min is also a political analyst for CNN. During her visit, we were able to ask Ms. Kim specific questions that may be helpful to current students and alumni in a Iowa Journalist podcast. Listen now!
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Spring 2019 - Brian Ekdale, Associate Professor, was awarded the Stanley Faculty International Travel Award this year for his research in Kenya. In August 2019, Ekdale observed their workforce environment for short-term, temporary or independent contracting.
Spring 2019 - Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Professor, received the campus-wide May Brodbeck Distinguished Acheivement Award for Faculty at the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women event in April.
Fall 2019 - Melissa Tully, Associate Professor, was named one of AEJMC's 2020 Senior Scholar Grant Recipients for her fieldwork on misinformation and news literacy in Kenya. She also had an article on news literacy messages published in May 2019.
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Fall 2019 - Travis Vogan, Associate Professor, has been awarded a Arts & Humanities Initiative (AHI) grant to conduct research for his book project on LeRoy Neiman.
Neiman (pictured) was a popular American artist famous for his paintings of sports, leisure and celebrities.
Fall 2019 - Rachel Young, Assistant Professor, challenged her students to investigate smart phone use and its effects in her first-year seminar class.
Summer 2019 - David Dowling, Associate Professor, and Daniel Lathrop, Assistant Professor, co-authored this article, which appears in Games and Culture. Since the #GamerGate controversy erupted in 2014, anti-feminist gamers continue to lash out at feminists and supporters of progressive and inclusive gaming content.
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