New teaching approach for newspaper management course
A fall course at the school of journalism will teach the why of management focusing on a sound philosophy and scientific methods. Instructor John Davenport outlines three core functions finance production and distribution and notes no field work but uses examples from various newspapers while keeping names confidential.
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John&. Davenport
Davenport
Towan
University of Illinois
Brown & Jordan
State University of Iowa
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bureau County Republican
Princeton
Bloomington
Alumni urged to pursue journalism job openings
The journalism school’s Placement office expands under Merritt C. Ludwig and urges alumni to contact him for interview opportunities. Interviews occur several times yearly as papers visit to review new prospects. An Alumni News bulletin updates graduates on school progress, published five times yearly.
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Merritt C. Ludwig
School of Journalism
Journalisms Job Placement Service at Iowa
The State University of Iowa journalism school runs a free job placement bureau for students and employers. Assistant director Merritt Ludwig notes about 30 graduates from June 1949 used the service with all positions satisfactory. Inquiries from employers in 1948-49 reached about two hundred.
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State University of Iowa
School of Journalism
Merritt Ludwig
SUI School of Journalism
Ludwig
James R. Jorden
SUI Information Service
Paul I. Lyness
Research in Journalism Shows Record Thesis Output
Journalism students and faculty produced 91 projects in 1947 48 the second highest total behind Missouri. 1946 47 saw 43 projects, 25 graduate theses, and a shift toward information surveys and controlled experiments per Prof Arthur Barnes of the School of Journalism.
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SUI
University of Missouri
American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism
National Council On Research In Journalism
Arthur Barnes
SUT
School of Journalism
Barnes
Courses train SUI journalists for writing fieldwork
The SUI School of Journalism educates students for newspaper editorial roles and magazine writing. Core courses include news workshops I II and III with practical reporting on campus events for The Daily Iowan and Daily Slowan. Additional classes cover photography law production and radio writing.
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SUI
Quest
School of Journalism
Daily Iowan
Slowan
Makup
SUI Grants First PhD in Communications Journalism
The SUI school of journalism becomes the first in the country to offer a doctoral degree in mass communications. Charles Swanson and Don Jackson were the first graduates in August 1948. The program requires a year of professional experience, broad education, and exams in nine fields, with emphasis on social sciences and inter-departmental study.
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SUI School of Journalism
Leslie G. Moeller
School of Journalism
Moeller
Charles Swanson
Don Jackson
SUI
Director urges related subject study at journalism school
Prof. Leslie G. Moeller, director, says related fields rival journalism courses in value. He cites economics for understanding business systems, psychology for behavior, history for lessons, sociology for social ties, and geography for environmental influence on life and media.
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SUI School of Journalism
Leslie G. Moeller
Moeller
Lodit Ghd Lucy
Journalism students gain access to speed graphics and graflex cameras
Thirteen speed graphics and two graflex cameras are available for use by SUI journalism students.
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SUI
SUI journalism school expands faculty and programs
The SUI school of journalism enlarges its faculty since 1943 to offer more courses in advertising newspaper production and management. The expansion also extends the graduate program and personal conference system to accommodate growing student enrollment. Six-year veteran Associate Professors Fred M. Pownall and Edward F. Mason remain on staff.
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SUI School of Journalism
Fred M. Pownall
Edward F. Mason
New superintendent named at Daily Iowan press room
Arthur H. Schmeichel appointed as new superintendent of the Daily Iowan with a 27 year background in newspaper printing including work at the Muscatine Journal and Davenport papers.
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Arthur H. Schmeichel
Muscatine Journal
Davenport Ipesanera
Siparintemterit
Daily
Iowan
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