JMC Days activities start on Sunday and end on Thursday.
Author: Chris Snider (Chris Snider)
Drake SJMC spring 2013 registration information
These are things you need to DO BEFORE your scheduled registration day: Meet with your adviser. Be prepared with a plan and your degree audit when meeting with your adviser. You can set up an appointment by writing your name on the appointment sheet posted on your adviser’s door or email. After your meeting, write...
Fredericksen Visits Radio News Class
Iowa Public Radio correspondent Rick Fredericksen says today’s digital field recording equipment allows him to concentrate even more on natural sound for his stories.
Celebrity sightings
Adam Scott and Rashida Jones of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” visited Drake University Sept. 8 to campaign for President Obama. Our student journalists met and interviewed them. Left photo: From left, Mary Kate Wachtel (BNEWS), Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Luke Nankivell (MAGS) and Lauren Horsch (NNET). Right photo: Lauren Horsch and Mary Kate Wachtel interview...
Up close with Campaign 2012
One of the best things about being a Drake University journalism student is the opportunity to cover national politics, thanks to Iowa’s key role in selecting the candidates for president. On Saturday, Sept. 1, several of our JMC students attended a campaign rally by President Obama in Urbandale, Iowa. Professor Rick Tapscott’s Public Affairs Reporting...
Remund wins national award for excellence in teaching writing
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication has recognized Dave Remund, Ph.D., APR, for excellence in teaching writing across media. Remund, assistant professor of public relations, was one of five professors from across the nation honored at the association’s annual conference in Chicago in early August.
Think, Urban Plains win national awards
Think, a news magazine produced by Drake University journalism students, won first place in the online category in a national student magazine contest. Urban Plains, also produced by Drake journalism students, won third place for online magazine. Think also won third place for print design. The contest, sponsored by the magazine division of the Association...
Pinterest takes student blog around the world
Rachel Weeks ran away with the blog traffic race in Professor Blachford’s magazine staff writing course this semester. Her blog Dollars, Sense & More reached a worldwide audience (one day’s tally included visits from Canada, England, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Australia, Spain and the U.S.), thanks to Pinterest and an old purple T-shirt. Read more about...
DrakeLINE Producers End Successful Season
A 12-newscast production schedule that began Feb. 2 concluded with a special half-hour Relays Edition, April 26.
Urban Plains editors present at Design+Tech event
Senior magazine majors Skylar Bergl and Joe Stych were the featured speakers at a Design+Tech event Wednesday night at the Bitmethod offices in downtown Des Moines. They spoke to a group of about 35 about the production process of the iPad magazine Urban Plains. Read more about their presentation and watch video at the MagStudies website.