Iowa Quest gains live wire copy for student editing
Journalism workshop II at Iowa uses United Press live wire copy to teach editing and headline writing. Eight issues this semester feature student work from linecasting and care classes, supervised by James Morrison and Henry Africa, with ads prepared by advertising students and halftones produced in the lab.
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Charles Barnum
United Press
Iowa Quest
Barnum
News Workshop II
School of Journalism
James Morrison
Henry Africa
Morrison
Quest
History of Iowa State journalism education and instructors
The narrative covers the birth of journalism instruction at Iowa State University with early figures like Nathaniel Wright Stephenson in 1892, Luther Albertus Brewer from 1900 to 1907, and Leigh Hunt collections. It notes interruptions, student work on The Daily Iowan, and later reforms by Conger Reynolds in 1915 and subsequent instructors Frank Thayer and William Maulsby through 1926.
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SUI
Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
Abraham Lincoln
Luther Albertus Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Brewer
Leigh Hunt
The
Daily Iowan
Conger Reynolds
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Reynolds
Frank Thayer
School of Journalism
University of Wisconsin
Thayer
William Maulsby
AP Praises Iowan Staff for All-Out Effort
The Associated Press national report lauds The Daily Iowan staff for diligent coverage of the Margaret Jackson slaying discovered Dec. 11. L. P. Yale commends George Black Don Key Jim Showers Stan Kaiser and the Iowan team led by Knox Craig Buck Turnbull for yeoman service.
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AP National Report
Associated Press National Report
Daily Iowan
Margaret Jackson
Miss Jackson
Iowan
Press
L. P. Yale
Iowa AP
Fredrick Pownall
The
George Black
Don Key
Jim Showers
Stan Kaiser
Yale
Knox Craig
Buck Turnbull
Jim Wilt
Anamosa Reformatory
Bill Rogers
Gail Meyers
Neal Black
Wilt
Iowa
Iowa Photographer Ric Gaddis Featured in Tribune
Iowa photographer Ric Gaddis a SUI journalism graduate now 26 is profiled in the Chicago Tribune. The story notes her rapid rise with five years of professional experience and that she earned a journalism degree in three years while working through college.
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Ric Gaddis
SUI
Chicago Tribune
Miss Gaddis
the Tribune
Two SUI Theses Chronicle Early Journalism History
Two SUI journalism graduates produced papers on campus media history. Gail Myers details The Daily Iowan from 1901 to 1949, while Millicent Righter surveys journalism activities and courses at the State University of Town from 1868 to 1924 before the school of journalism existed.
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SUI Journalism
SUI
Daily Iowan
Gail Myers
Millicent Righter
State University of Town
School of Journalism
Visual Aids Spur Study In Journalism Classes
Audio visual aids grow in journalism instruction as professors like Arthur Wimer use projectors to critique student writing and teach police beat coverage. In News workshop classes, films such as Behind the Headlines illustrate how city daily news is gathered, while other instructors deploy movies to teach magazine production and public relations.
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School of Journalism
Arthur Wimer
Wimner
Dick Spencer III
Gene Harlan
Television at WSUI Still Two Years Away
WSUI may not begin TV broadcasting for about two years. Station Director Carl Menzer cited government estimates that the TV construction permit freeze could last another 18 months. WSUI filed for a construction permit with the FCC in February 1948.
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SUI
Wsusksui
Carl Menzer
Federal Communications Commission
Rejuvenation of the Morgue Improves News Reference
The morgue, neglected for years, was revitalized last August and relocated near the newsroom. A clerk now files daily material and handles orders, with three alphabetical compartments for clippings and photos. Mrs. Marshall notes rising calls and anticipates greater use as the collection grows.
Alums Plan Dinner for SAZ Journalism Alumni in Chicago
Tentative plans set for a dinner of SAZ journalism alumni in Chicago Monday evening February 13. Prof. Leslie G. Moeller director of the school of journalism says work at the school will be described and a display of Quest copies and other school publications will be arranged.
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SAZ Journalism
Chicago
Leslie G. Moeller
School of Journalism
Quest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Workshop Labs
Hoto
Harold Sorensen
Wendell Woodard
Fairall Advertising Agency
Des Moines Advertising Club
Des Moines Register & Tribune
P Sul
Don
Robin Hintz
WSUI
Lowan
Herky
Frivol
Charisse Cooper
Composed By
Dave Thacher
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