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Cozma Reports Latest Achievements, Teaching Updates

Associate Professor Raluca Cozma reports that Iowa State University news service ran a story about a research study recently published in the Newspaper Research Journal, co-authored with former master’s student Aimee Burch. The study analyzed student media performance in covering the 2012 election in four swing states. Cozma is serving as an external reviewer for … Continue reading Cozma Reports Latest Achievements, Teaching Updates

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Bugeja Joins Accrediting Council, Publishes Article, Continues Writing Book

Professor Michael Bugeja participated in his first Accrediting Council meeting as a member of that body that helps decide accreditation and policies associated with accreditation. He was elected to the Council in May, representing the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Next month he will participate as an accreditor in a site visit … Continue reading Bugeja Joins Accrediting Council, Publishes Article, Continues Writing Book

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Boyles Reports Journal Article acceptances, Externship, Research

Assistant Professor Jan Lauren Boyles received two journal article acceptances this summer. Her solo-authored work, "Building an Audience, Bonding a City: Digital News Production as a Field of Care" was accepted by Media, Culture & Society. The second manuscript (co-authored with 2016 Greenlee master’s graduate Eric Meyer), "Structurally Embracing Data Journalism: Four Critical Junctures of … Continue reading Boyles Reports Journal Article acceptances, Externship, Research

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Wigton’s ADVRT/PR 301 Class Partners with Kum & Go

Lecturer Michael Wigton reports the following: ADVRT/PR 301 Strategic Planning: His class is partnering with the Communications Director at Kum & Go to uncover target audience insights. The project entails developing promotional strategies that Kum & Go can implement next summer targeting Millennials. This is a semester-long project with client presentations during finals week. ADVRT … Continue reading Wigton’s ADVRT/PR 301 Class Partners with Kum & Go

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Winfrey to Present at AEJMC Conference

Assistant Professor Kelly Winfrey will be a presenter on research panel titled “All Politics Is Social? The Evolution of Social Media Use in Presidential Campaigns” at AEJMC Conference. She also was an invited speaker at the Wealthy & Wise: Strategies for Workplace Success workshop on April 22.

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Wigton Reports Service, Teaching Updates

Lecturer Michael Wigton attended the Des Moines chapter of the American Marketing Association May luncheon at Wellmark headquarters. He also participated in an ISU faculty focus group gathering feedback and ideas for the new Student Innovation Center. Wigton collaborated with Sherry Berghefer’s Digital Publishing class to develop logo designs for local Cub Scout Pack in … Continue reading Wigton Reports Service, Teaching Updates

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Wiegand Reports on NACADA Region VI Successes

Academic Adviser Jason Wiegand reports the Region VI Conference for NACADA—“The Global Community for Academic Advising” in Omaha—was a success. “It is my second year serving on the Region VI Steering Committee,” he writes. “As Co-Chair of the Uncommon Advising Mentoring Program (UAMP), I am proud to report that we introduced our inaugural class of … Continue reading Wiegand Reports on NACADA Region VI Successes

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Pritchard Reports AEJMC Updates, Paper Acceptances

Assistant Professor Andrew Pritchard and honors undergraduate Elaina Conrad received third place overall and the first-place “debut faculty” honor from AEJMC’s Law and Policy Division for their paper, “Not the Publisher, Still the Proprietor: Bypassing a Website’s Immunity Under Section 230 in Sex Trafficking Cases.” Pritchard and recent M.A. graduate Sisi Hu were invited to … Continue reading Pritchard Reports AEJMC Updates, Paper Acceptances