By Emma Wilson Year In School: Senior Major: Agricultural Communications and Journalism and Mass Communication Internship: Communications Intern, Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers As a true born-and-raised Iowan, the state of Iowa’s slogan, “Fields of Opportunities,” has always spoken to me. Growing up on the family farm, also known as my little slice of heaven, … Continue reading When opportunity knocks, passion responds
Congratulations to the Round 1 finalists of the Greenlee School Summer Intern Blogging Contest! Click on the links below to read each post. "Waiting for Air Force One" by Alexandra Connor, News Intern at The Gazette "Interning in the Windy City" by Jenna DeMarco, Public Relations Intern at Walker Sands Communications "A passion to succeed" … Continue reading Round 1 Polling Open – 2017 Summer Intern Blogging Contest
By Jessica Bennett Megan Anderson, a senior in graphic design at Iowa State, has already designed two complete magazines for a major publishing company. After singlehandedly laying out each page, she’s eager to see her name in the masthead of the 2017 issues of Best of Flea Market Style and Elegant Homes. “That’s definitely … Continue reading Meredith Graphic Design Apprenticeships
By Jessica Bennett Meredith editorial apprentices aren’t like the magazine interns you may remember from the movies. They don’t go on coffee runs or drop off their bosses’ dry cleaning. These students write stories, conduct interviews, attend pin-up meetings and assist with photo shoots at a leading media and marketing services company. As undergraduates, … Continue reading Meredith Editorial Apprenticeships
Class: 2013, graphic design Then: 2011-12 design apprentice, Kitchen and Bath Ideas Now: associate art director, Time Inc. Since high school, Allie Adams dreamed of working in magazines. While studying graphic design at Iowa State, she narrowed that ambition to publications with an emphasis on homes. Soon afterward, she decided New York was where she … Continue reading Allie Adams
Class: 2005, journalism and mass communication Then: 2004-05 editorial apprentice, Better Homes and Gardens Now: group account director, Performance Marketing Whether it’s print journalism, website development, digital editing or marketing, Greenlee alumna Kelly Eagle can do it all. Although she started out in magazines, her resume spans a broad cross-section of the creative industries. With … Continue reading Kelly (Kunkel) Eagle
Calling all interns! The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication seeks student perspectives on internship experiences as it hosts its second annual Greenlee Summer Intern Blogging Contest. Whether you’re doing an official 499A internship, testing the internship waters for the first time or embarking on your second, third or fourth internship, all current Greenlee majors … Continue reading 2017 Greenlee Summer Intern Blogging Contest
By Jessica Bennett Joe Starita, author and journalism professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shared some of his methods and wisdom in a packed auditorium on Monday evening. Discussing his latest book, "A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America’s First Indian Doctor," Starita described how … Continue reading 5 storytelling tips for journalists gleaned from author Joe Starita
Class: 2006, dietetics, journalism and mass communication Then: 2005-06 editorial apprentice, Meredith Books Group Now: digital food editor, BHG.com, Meredith Corporation Greenlee alumna Sheena Chihak has built a career that combines her two core interests in journalism and nutrition, and she owes that to the [Meredith Apprentice Program](). Now the digital food editor for BHG.com … Continue reading Sheena Chihak
By Malik Newson Editor’s note: Malik Newson, junior in journalism and mass communication, attended the Freedom Fund banquet hosted by the Ames Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) on Feb. 17, 2017, with members of the Greenlee School Diversity Committee and several Greenlee students. THE SOCIAL HOUR: Being invited to … Continue reading Malik Newson: I am NAACP