The Daily Iowan Complete Coverage in Student Press
The Daily Iowan at the University of Iowa blends AP and UP wire services with campus reporting to rival larger papers. It operates with a student board, editors, and faculty advisors, using workshops to train reporters and manage policy while publishing six days a week.
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Daily Iowan
United States
Associated Press
United Press Services
Board of Trustees of
Student Publications, Inc
Virgil M. Hancher
Iowa City
Johnson County
Sui
School of Journalism
Daily
Iowan
Ollow
Ludlow
Fred M. Pownall
Arthur Wimer
Reading Room Houses Journalism Reference Materials
The journalism reading room in East hall holds over 350 books 16 sets of reference works and many newspaper clippings. Shelves display leading U S and foreign papers with materials for SUI's young journalists.
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East Hall
U. S
SUI
SUI TV Pioneer at Iowa First West of Mississippi
The State University of Iowa operated station W9XK from 1932 to 1939 as a world pioneer in educational broadcasting and radar experiments. It logged 389 broadcasts and helped develop radar, color makeup, and televised lectures across subjects like art shorthand and astronomy.
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SUI
Mississippi
Mississippi River
State University of Iowa
Department of Electrical Engineering
WSUI
W9xk
E. C. Dunn
E. B. Kurtz
Electrical Engineering
Dunn
WSUI Open to All Interested Students at University Station
WSUI welcomes students majoring in journalism and those studying speech or dramatic arts to work at the station. Drama Hour and Fiction Parade are supervised by Prof. H C Harshbarger with student produced shows, while Prof. A C Baird leads the Student Forum. John Highlander notes most work is student driven and no specific speech courses are required.
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WSUI
H.C. Harshbarger
A.C. Baird
John Highlander
Radio instructor to join SUI staff
Donald P. Schrader formerly with WMAZ Macon Georgia will become a part time radio journalism instructor at SUI this fall. He replaces Robert Widmark who earned his MA this summer. Schrader a Yankton College graduate recently completed a 13 week course at the Army Public Information Officers staff school Carlisle Barracks. He will work toward an MA and from Aug 10 to Sept 10 will direct the WSUI news bureau. He taught high school in South Dakota for two years and served four years in the military. In 1948 he then worked in public relations for one year after WMAZ.
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Donald P. Schrader
WMAZ
Macon
SUI
Arthur M. Barnes
Schrader
Robert Widmark
Yankton College
Yankton
S. D
Army Public Information Officers Staff School
Carlisle Barracks
WSUI
South Dakota
SUI Alumni Advance in Radio Journalism
Several SUI graduates have prominent radio journalism roles. Len Stevens works on the Citizens Committee for Executive Branch reorganiza tion, making wire recordings and organizing in the east. Raymond Guth directs research at WOC AM FM TV Davenport and teaches at St Ambrose College. Harold Jahnke leads the news bureau at WHO Des Moines. Norman Schrader and Stan Tripp work in WDAY Fargo news, while Bill Minshall serves in KGLO Mason City news bureau.
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SUI
Len Stevens
Mla
Citizens Committee
Stevens
East
Raymond Guth
WOC
Davenport
CBS
Guth
St. Ambrose College
Harold Jahnke
WHO
Des Moines
NBC
Norman Schrader
Stan Tripp
WDAY
Fargo
S.C
Bill Minshall
Tune
KGLO
Mason City
SUI Journalism School Ranked Sixth in Nation by Enrollment
The SUI school of journalism ranks sixth nationwide in total junior, senior, and graduate students, drawing pupils from 25 states plus entrants from India and China.
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SUI School of Journalism
United States
India
China
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Federal Communications Commission
Iowa
Wsui-Ksui
KSUI
Stephens
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