Category: SJMC Feature

High school students are invited to sign up for our annual Media Now summer camp July 7-10 at Drake University in Des Moines. Students will have a chance to stay in the dorms and eat in the Drake dining hall – all while growing their journalism and media skills. The camp includes a variety of...

Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication professor Chris Snider will host a one-day workshop on May 21 to help participants build a social media strategy. The workshop is called Build a Social Media Strategy with AI and will include how to use AI to help enhance your strategy. Snider teaches classes on social media,...

Des Moines, IA – October 2, 2024 – The Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication is proud to announce that Dr. Kelly Bruhn, APR, Associate Dean and beloved professor, has been awarded the Outstanding Educator Award by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). This prestigious honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to public...

The Iowa Architectural Foundation and the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication are proud to announce a special event, Celebrating Meredith Hall: A Mies Masterpiece Renewed, on October 12th, 2024. This exciting evening will celebrate the restoration of Drake University’s Meredith Hall, a 1965 architectural landmark designed by modernist master Mies van der...

Drake University placed fifth in the prestigious Hearst Intercollegiate Writing competition, a part of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program which recognizes exceptional student journalistic writing, photojournalism, audio storytelling, television, and multimedia journalism. The competition is open to 105 ACEJMC-accredited journalism schools across the country. Drake University is the smallest school and one of only two...

Des Moines, Iowa – August 24, 2024 – David Lubbers, former ESPN investigative feature producer and writer, and multi-award-winning sports journalist, will join the Drake SJMC faculty as an Assistant Professor of Multimedia News Journalism. Lubbers brings a wealth of experience and impressive achievements from a distinguished journalism career. During his 18-year tenure at ESPN,...

Five Drake University students have been selected to serve as Dotdash Meredith apprentices for the 2024-2025 academic year. Assignments this year include editorial, social, and graphic design positions with People, Better Homes & Gardens, Travel & Leisure, The Spruce, and Midwest Living. Dotdash Meredith is the largest digital and print publisher in the country. Students...

The Drake SJMC is hosting a series of one-day workshops featuring SJMC professors and professors from Drake’s computer science department. May 16: SJMC Refresh Our SJMC Refresh on May 16 includes Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication professors presenting classes on these topics: May 28: Integrating Large Language Models into Your Applications This hands-on...

The Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) launched the SJMC Dean Team Scholars program to support a group of high-potential communication and journalism students who are first-generation college students, from an underserved population or have demonstrated financial need. The Scholars are immersed in the media profession through networking with media professionals, leadership development...

Drake University SJMC digital media production major Chris Veninga has found success through filmmaking. But that wasn’t always the plan. Veninga came to Drake as a marketing major. Then he switched to psychology. But a conversation with his dad and a January-term editing class changed everything. This prompted a return to his high school passion...