This Week at Greenlee: News Engagement Day, #globaljournalism

Oct. 4, 2021

Greenlee News and Updates

Happy News Engagement Day!

News Engagement Day is a program of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication that encourages everyone to "read, watch, like, tweet, post, listen to, or comment on news, and learn news reporting principles.” It happens on the first Tuesday of October.

The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication will celebrate #newsengagementday by focusing on global journalism and the importance of news worldwide.

Help us show how much the news means to the Iowa State Community. For information, contact Julie Roosa, Greenlee First Amendment Committee chair.

Ways to celebrate with us on Oct. 5

NED table in Hamilton Hall from 9-11 a.m. and the Student Innovation Center, 1-2 p.m.

Grab some candy and share why news is important to you at the #newsengagementday table in the Hamilton Hall commons and the Student Innovation Center hosted by the First Amendment Committee. #isufirst

Student Perspectives on Global Journalism: A panel discussion, 12-1 p.m.

Listen to a panel of international students share their perspective on the news in their country of origin. Dr. Daniela Dimitrova, professor in the Greenlee School and expert on world media systems, will moderate. Watch the panel in person at the Student Innovation Center or virtually on Greenlee’s YouTube channel.

“Global Journalism” Book Launch, 2-4 p.m., 1118 Student Innovation Center

Dr. Dimitrova, professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, is the editor of the newly published “Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems.” This book offers a “robust and breathtaking look at global journalism practices” from leading experts in the field. Refreshments will be served. #GlobalJournalism

Test your knowledge. All day. Take the JLMC 201 News Quiz for News Engagement Day.

How much are you engaged with the global, national and local news? Take the quiz to find out. All participants will be entered into a drawing for prizes.

Enter the national #NewsEngagementDay TikTok Competition

Create and share a TikTok video that shows why engaging with news is important and essential. Include #NewsEngagementDay for a chance to win a cash prize. Contest open to students only. For complete rules and details, visit the News Engagement Day website.

Get Social

Why is news important to you? Share a #NewsEngagementDay picture of your “why” on Twitter and Instagram, and tag @ISU_GSJC and #ISUFirst. We’ll share and retweet throughout the day. Your name will be entered into a random drawing for prizes.

Buy your “America Needs Journalists” t-shirt

America needs journalists—just like those we train here at Greenlee. That's why we're excited RAYGUN is once again offering a special Cyclone-friendly red and gold version of its popular t-shirt. Through Oct. 31, 10 percent of proceeds for this red/gold design support the annual First Amendment Days celebration held each spring at Iowa State University. Purchase your shirt. >>

Good Bad People: A Photo-Ethnography of Methamphetamine Use in Rural Alabama

This event will be in person and livestreamed. A recording will be available for two weeks after the event.

Using data from a two-year photo-ethnography Heith Copes provides a considered, contextualized portrait of those who live in rural poverty and struggle with addiction to methamphetamine. Using traditional ethnographic methods (interviews, observation) and photographs (traditional documentary and portrait photographs, alongside images from family albums, social media pages, and texts) of 52 people from rural North Alabama, Copes documents how those who use meth construct personal narratives, social identities, and symbolic boundaries to gain a sense of agency amidst rural poverty, diminished social status, and tumultuous familial and romantic relationships.

More info + livestream link >>

Internship spotlight: Kaitlynn McCaull

How my marketing internship at the Des Moines Community Playhouse impacted me

"Spending my summer as a marketing intern at the Des Moines Community Playhouse has been a rewarding experience. First off, The Playhouse is a nonprofit organization that was able to successfully stay open during the pandemic at the start of 2020. Since then, they have found innovative ways of keeping theatre alive and thriving."

Student Clubs and Organizations

Committee applications, The Fashion Show 2022

We are so excited to let you all know that the Committee Applications for The Fashion Show 2022 are now open. The Fashion Show 2022 will be held at Stephens Auditorium on April 9, 2022. Please submit your application by Oct. 22, by 5 p.m. and submit your application to fs.producers@iastate.edu.

The Fashion Show is open to all majors, and we hope that our Social Media Committee, Public Relations Committees, etc. are appealing to you. Being a Fashion Show Committee member is a great opportunity and great resume builder.

When submitting applications, please make sure they are in PDF format for easy access and viewing. If you have any questions regarding the application or anything Fashion Show-related, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

A Semester in Urbino, Italy + scholarships

In the spring of 2022, Iowa State University will offer, for the fourth time, a spring semester in cooperation with the University of Urbino in Urbino, Italy. Associate Professor Deni Chamberlin leads this LAS Study Abroad program, which is open to all majors who meet the prerequisites.

For the first time ever, scholarships are available!

Deadline to apply is Oct. 15.

Learn more about application instructions and scholarship info>>

Hugh S. Sidey Experience in Political Journalism scholarship application now open

2021 essays are due Dec. 1, 2021

Apply here >>

Why you should apply for the Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship in Print Journalism

Teagan Gara, 2020 Sidey scholarship recipient, says the connections she made during the scholarship experience helped her grow as a journalist and as a student.