A 12-newscast production schedule that began Feb. 2 concluded with a special half-hour Relays Edition, April 26.
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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.
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E-Media Class Visits Des Moines Radio Group
The Des Moines Radio Group welcomed JMC67 Digital Audio Writing and Production students. Monday’s visit was coordinated by 2004 Radio-TV graduate Lindsay Reinert, Marketing & Promotions director for 93.3 KIOA and STAR 102.5.
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Students Win First-Place IBNA Awards
An Electronic Media capstone newscast “DrakeLINE” produced last spring won first-place Student TV Newscast from the Iowa Broadcast News Association. Meeting in Coralville April 28, samples of the winning entries played to a convention audience of about 150 journalists and their guests. The winning newscast was produced by Jessica Nguyen (BNews’11) and anchored by Jess...
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Relocated Broadcast Studio Takes Shape
Progress continues on moving KDRA-LP’s “remote” studio from Olmsted-Pomerantz to the Kragie-Newell Media Lab on Meredith Hall’s first floor. The facility should be active by fall semester.
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SJMC students celebrated at Experiential Learning Showcase
Six journalism courses were invited to present their service-learning success stories on Thursday, April 19, at Drake University’s first Experiential Learning Showcase. The showcase, which included 19 entries, was held in the Olmsted Center. Students put together posters and PowerPoint presentations explaining their work with organizations and their service to communities through their classwork. Organizations...
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Walters Hosts JMC100 at ABC5
WOI-TV Sports Director John Walters told the JMC100 Field Photo class when he begins his new job with Iowa State University in June he’ll be able to spend more time reporting.
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KCCI’s Busiek Shares Audition Video Advice
“You want to be the solution to a problem the employer’s trying to solve,” KCCI (TV) News Director Dave Busiek advised two Electronic Media classes April 16.
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“Daisies” Visit Electronic Media
Ankeny first-graders from Troop 245 enjoyed a field trip to Drake March 9 that included a tour of the radio and television studios, and a pizza party in Olmsted.
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Magazine majors take Manhattan
Drake University magazine majors travel to New York City this week on a super-charged networking trip. Professor Jeff Inman (@magstudies) has arranged visits to 11 different magazine offices. Also on the itinerary: an alumni mixer, a visit to the WTC Memorial, and, of course, Times Square.