10/21/2025
Big News from The Daily Iowan:
The Daily Iowan won a Newspaper Pacemaker award this weekend from the Associated Collegiate Press. Congratulations to Executive Editor Jami Martin-Trainor and everyone who contributed to last year’s staff.
The Daily Iowan has now earned 10 Newspaper Pacemaker awards – often called the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism – including four in a row and five in the past six years.
Daily Iowan and DITV journalists placed in the top five in six categories:
– Reporter of the Year: Jami Martin-Trainor – first place
– Feature Story: Death doulas show end-of-life care through a different lens, Emily Nyberg – first place
– Informational Graphic: Who Owns Downtown Iowa City? – Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, second place
– Feature Photo: Bicycle Bridge – Jordan Barry, second place
– Broadcast News Story: The Reality of Underage Drinking Culture – Hannah Lipski, third place
– Broadcast Sports Story: Iowa City Welcomes Home Caitlin Clark – Collin Carrithers, Elise Gan, Cole Krueger, Ryan Paris, fifth place
We placed honorable mention (top 10) in five other categories:
– Multimedia Sports Story: Putting a Pin in History – Isabelle Tisdale
– Multimedia Sports Story: Hardwood meets the heartland in Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen – Jami Martin-Trainor, Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Isabelle Tisdale
– Photo Slideshow: Gabe's 50th – Emma Calabro, Jordan Barry, Cody Blissett
– Sports Feature Photo: Soccer – Cody Blissett
– Environmental Portrait: Underground Wrestler – Jordan Barry
Finally, both The Daily Iowan and DITV received fourth place for Best of Show in the Newspaper and Broadcast News Program categories, respectively, for our best work this semester.
Please join us in congratulating our student journalists.
