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Sophomore Alex Hanson Selected as 2016 Hugh Sidey Scholar

Throughout the 2015-16 school year, Alexander Hanson, sophomore in journalism and mass communication and political science, has led the Iowa State Daily’s political coverage as one of the student newspaper’s news editors. Hanson’s role has put him in contact with a number of presidential candidates, as they began their bids for their parties’ nominations in … Continue reading Sophomore Alex Hanson Selected as 2016 Hugh Sidey Scholar

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Gibson Names 2016-17 Meredith Apprentices

After making it through multiple rounds of interviews, a record 11 Iowa State undergraduate students have been selected to participate in the Meredith Apprentice Program for the 2016-17 school year. These students were hand-picked by the Greenlee School’s Meredith Professional-in-Residence Deb Gibson, with input from the 2015-16 apprentices, to complete year-long apprenticeships with Meredith publications. … Continue reading Gibson Names 2016-17 Meredith Apprentices

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After Gaining Students’ Interest, PR Majors Bring SpoonU to Campus

Spoon University is a nationwide student-run organization new to Iowa State University. Spoon University’s mission is to simplify recipes for college students and to educate them on food hacks and local food and restaurants near their campus, all while helping students get practice in digital media and leadership. The groups is an online publiation, which … Continue reading After Gaining Students’ Interest, PR Majors Bring SpoonU to Campus

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As Al Jazeera America Closes, Greenlee Grad Reflects on Life-Changing Career with Network

My first interaction with the Middle East, similar to what I imagine it was like for many of my generation, was the 2001 collapse of the Twin Towers. Sitting in my communications class on Sept. 11, 2001, as a high school junior in Heber Springs, Arkansas, I had no previous knowledge of the buildings, who … Continue reading As Al Jazeera America Closes, Greenlee Grad Reflects on Life-Changing Career with Network

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Register Staffers Offer Digital Storytelling Advice at Spring 2016 Futures Forum

Did you miss the Greenlee Futures Forum: Digital Storytelling 101 with The Des Moines Register last week? No worries! We’ve got the key points from the event, so you can learn the tips and tricks that the Register’s Jason Noble, an ’03 Greenlee graduate, Courtney Crowder, and Amalie Nash have to share. Here are the … Continue reading Register Staffers Offer Digital Storytelling Advice at Spring 2016 Futures Forum

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Schwartz Award Winners Make Transition on Advisory Council

The Greenlee School expresses gratitude this week for the Advisory Council leadership as two Schwartz Award winners make the transition as chair, with Karol DeWulf Nickell stepping down and Barbara Iverson stepping up to guide the distinguished body of alumni and industry representatives. Nickell, editor of Phoenix Home & Garden, won the Schwartz Award in … Continue reading Schwartz Award Winners Make Transition on Advisory Council

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Iowa Public Radio’s Dean Borg wins 2016 Schwartz Award

AMES, Iowa — Eldean “Dean” Borg, senior correspondent and producer for Iowa Public Radio, has been selected by the faculty of Iowa State University’s Greenlee School as the 2016 recipient of the James W. Schwartz Award honoring distinguished service to journalism and mass communication. The Forest City native is a 1959 ISU graduate in technical … Continue reading Iowa Public Radio’s Dean Borg wins 2016 Schwartz Award