Drake Broadcasting System is now hiring students for producer, reporter, camera crew, commentary, marketing and other positions for the 2013 Drake Relays Telecast. Applications are due on Friday, Feb. 15. Contact DBS if you have questions.
Category: School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Students visit D.C. for J-Term Inauguration Trip
Seven SJMC students are spending 11 days in Washington, D.C., culminating in the presidential inauguration, as part of an interdisciplinary January term course. They join 18 other students, associate professor of politics Rachel Paine Caufield and assistant professor of journalism Jill Van Wyke on the Jan. 11-22 trip. Their itinerary includes visits to the White...
Follow J-Term Advertising Class in Poland
Drake’s International Advertising Class is concluding its first week in Poland as one of the first Drake January Term study abroad classes. Students have immersed themselves in the history and culture to understand today’s consumer better. Read our blog (http://adstudiesinPoland.wordpress.com) for our interpretations of visits to palaces, cathedrals, shopping malls and New Era economy. Experience our...
Students leave tomorrow for Poland trip
Drake SJMC advertising students will be in Poland Jan. 3-18 to study advertising in the country. Students attending JMC133 International Advertising during J-Term are divided into six groups. Each group will focus on a particular product category while studying in Poland. Students and professors will be blogging during the trip. Follow the main Ad Studies...
2012 E-Media Holiday Newsletter Available
The annual Holiday Newsletter compiled by SJMC’s Electronic Media faculty is ready for inspection. Feel free to forward the link to classmates who may have become disconnected. Thanks to you who contributed information about your professional and personal lives during the past 12 months. Happy Holidays!
Web design students create portfolio sites
A total of 39 students created online portfolios using the Wordpress content management system in this semester's J105 Web Design class.
Drake grad’s film to play Sunday at Fleur
Scrooge & Marley, a modern-day adaptation of the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, will be showing at The Fleur Cinema on Sunday, Dec. 9. Scrooge & Marley brings a fresh LGBT twist to the timeless story of a man’s redemption on Christmas, and is a perfect treat for audiences of all ages and...
Public Relations students take on civility
Our public relations senior capstone students are addressing the idea of civility in Des Moines for their capstone class this school year. Learn more about their project in this story from WHO-HD.
Students create digital startup men’s magazine
The Drake University senior magazines majors have reinvented their capstone project by creating a startup men’s magazine for the iPad. Man Up magazine is now available on the iPad and as a condensed app on iPhones and Android phones.
Drake named top 50 journalism school
The website College Media Matters has named Drake University as one of the top 50 journalism schools in the U.S. for 2013.