The Daily Iowan

DI & KRUI offer opportunities for student journalists

The Daily Iowan and KRUI are both great ways for students interested in the field of journalism to get experience. The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan is the University of Iowa’s independent, student-run newspaper. The DI covers UI, Iowa City, and Johnson County news, as well as state and national politics through the Ethics and Politics Initiative.

The DI has won several awards for its reporting, including the Iowa Newspaper Association’s Newspaper of the Year award for 2020 and 2021 - two years in a row!

Students can apply for paid positions at the DI, where they can practice their skills in several areas, such as broadcasting, photography, and reporting. The paper focuses its reporting around the university and the Iowa City community.

There are several different sections that students can write at the DI such as politics, sports, news, opinions, and arts.

People interested in photojournalism experience can photograph important people and events around Iowa City, as well as unrivaled access to photograph Iowa sporting events.

The DI’s broadcasting wing, DITV, conducts multiple live broadcasts a week, as well as a daily social video show called DITV Now. DITV won 13 awards in the 2021 Iowa Broadcast News Association contest, including first place in overall excellence among student broadcasts.

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KRUI is the UI’s student-run radio station.

Students can apply for both paid and volunteer positions, where they can gain experience in radio broadcasting and audio production.

The main goals of KRUI are to serve as an educational laboratory for students seeking to learn about broadcasting and radio, as well as provide the Iowa City community with “a unique programming alternative in music, news, and sports.”

KRUI covers local news on both the radio station and its website, and it plays a wide selection of music, including alternative rock, jazz, hip hop, and more.

KRUI offers students the opportunity to learn more about radio and give prospective broadcasters on the job experience.

KRUI Radio 379 Iowa Memorial Union The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 Phone: 319.335.9525

The Daily Iowan

has consistently won national collegiate journalism awards, including six Newspaper Pacemaker awards (most recently in 2020). The Pacemaker is considered the "Pulitzer Prize" of college journalism.

Learn more about opportunities at The Daily Iowan at: dailyiowan.com/jobs