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The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication: We have and always will lead the way in traditional journalism while still educating master storytellers ready to face the ever-evolving digital world.

10/15/2025

For this weeks podcast we are joined by visiting associate Professor Ashley Loup!
Ashley's research interests include sports and memory, public art, fashion, and sports statuary.
Tune in Thursday to hear about her passion for WNBA and the importance of memory.

Life on Mars? UIowa professor Valerie Payré is leading the charge on this incredible discovery outside of Earth. Liz Sch...
10/14/2025

Life on Mars? UIowa professor Valerie Payré is leading the charge on this incredible discovery outside of Earth. Liz Schultz explores what this means for space exploration and the University of Iowa. Tap the link below to watch this fascinating story!

A University of Iowa professor and researcher investigates potential life on Mars in partnership with NASA using the Perseverance Rover. #...

Did you see the video for last week's Kid Captain Lily Sebastian? The entire project was filmed and edited by Jordan Lue...
10/14/2025

Did you see the video for last week's Kid Captain Lily Sebastian? The entire project was filmed and edited by Jordan Luebchow, our social media marketing student!

Lily was born prematurely with a rare abdominal birth defect, causing her organs to develop outside her body. Jordan and the marketing team at UI Health Care interviewed Lily and her family to create this wonderful video of Lily's story.

Watch it here:

Born prematurely at just over 2 pounds with a rare abdominal birth defect, Lily spent nearly her entire first year of life in the hospital. She faced multipl...

10/10/2025

"Come to your professor's office hours for help, to yap, and some fun!"

Did you hear? The iconic Airliner was named the best college bar by The Athletic. DITV reporter Hannah Lipski did a deep...
10/10/2025

Did you hear? The iconic Airliner was named the best college bar by The Athletic. DITV reporter Hannah Lipski did a deep dive into the legendary bar's history. Check out the awesome story through the link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=no_39R_jHjg

Ph.D. candidate Munachim Amah and associate professor Rachel Young published, When ordinary citizens “shame the governme...
10/09/2025

Ph.D. candidate Munachim Amah and associate professor Rachel Young published, When ordinary citizens “shame the government” in the news: Nigerian journalists’ exemplification practices while covering poverty in the peer-reviewed journal
Journalism. Through in-depth interviews with twelve Nigerian journalists, this study explores exemplification as a journalistic practice and contributes a non-Western perspective to exemplification theorization. This study was supported by the Easton Collaborative Research Award!

Ph.D. student Sarah Witmer published Video Vigilantes: The Digital Fight for Vengeance Against Perpetrators on TikTok in...
10/05/2025

Ph.D. student Sarah Witmer published Video Vigilantes: The Digital Fight for Vengeance Against Perpetrators on TikTok in Social Media + Society. If you would like to read the full article tap the link below. Congrats Sarah!

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20563051251382473

10/03/2025
Are you going to the Refocus Film Festival at FilmScene? Make sure you attend Filmspotting Live, Friday, Oct. 10, 4:30pm...
10/02/2025

Are you going to the Refocus Film Festival at FilmScene? Make sure you attend Filmspotting Live, Friday, Oct. 10, 4:30pm! Join co-host Adam Kempenaar (UIowa SJMC professor) and longtime Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips for a special live taping! Inspired by Opening Night film Train Dreams, Adam and Michael will share their Top 5 Movies Adapted from Iowa Writers. Filmspotting has produced "weekly installments of affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (The New York Times).

If you haven't gotten tickets to the Refocus Film Festival yet, tap below!
https://refocusfilmfestival.org/

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100 Adler Journalism Bldg
Iowa City, IA
52242

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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(319) 335-3486

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https://1dayforiowa.org/fa-sjmc23

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From the beginning, the University of Iowa School of Journalism & Mass Communication has been a place where students overcome obstacles and challenge the status quo. We have and always will lead the way in traditional journalism while still educating master storytellers ready to face the ever-evolving digital world. We are prepared to be disruptors in that world. At Iowa we stand on the shoulders of the great journalists that have studied and taught here. Our alumni have won Pulitzer Prizes, Peabody Awards, Emmy's and Oscar's, standing as beacons of inspiration for students. Our hands-on workshops with renowned faculty and the latest technology give us the experience and the tools to rise to new levels of our craft. As fast as the world is changing our collective experience, we must stay one step ahead in order to inform, engage, report, shape and educate.