Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Work for DITV!

Summer newscasts are now underway and we are always looking for help :) So if you are interested in journalism and have thought about working in TV news contact me at Jillian-Petrus@uiowa.edu Subject title email "Summer at DITV". This is a great opportunity to see if TV news is for you and get started with an internship at DITV!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Summer Newscast Update

This is just an update on the scheduling for our summer newscasts. This past week the shows didn't get up online until Wednesday and Friday. From now on we will be posting to the web later on Monday and Wednesday to make sure we get our news headlines to you buy Tuesday and Thursday morning! Sorry about all this...we are just working out some kinks!
Thanks-
Jillian Petrus, Daily Iowan TV News Director

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Summer Newscasts Are Up!!!

We are now running our 5 minute summer webcasts on the daily iowan website! Check it out! First one turned out pretty well
1st summer webcast is up online!!! check it out! Summer Webcast June 23rd

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

UEdition is Now Online!

The UEdition is now online!! Check it out! It has everything you need to know about the in's and out's of the UI Campus and life as a Hawkeye! It's an excellent guide for incoming freshman and other first year students! Enjoy!  UEdition CLICK HERE

Summer Newscasts are on the Way!

5 minute long summer newscasts will air on the web every Tuesday and Thursday starting June 23rd until August 19th.  These newscasts will feature interviews/stories/video/and the top news headlines for Iowa City and the UI campus

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Live Show is Now Online!

It is a Daily Iowan TV tradition. Our last show of the year is always a live thirty minute broadcast that features the best of what DI-TV has to offer. This year's live show was by far the best! Please check it out and be sure to watch until the end for our favorite bloopers of the year.

Iowa Journalist Recognizes DI-TV

Thank you to the Iowa Journalist and Sandra Grzybowski for highlighting Daily Iowan TV and our accomplishments.

If you would like to check out the IJ article on Daily Iowan TV the link is below:

Also check out another IJ article on former Daily Iowan TV reporter/producer Megan Cabalka:


Daily Iowan Survives Flood of 08'

This is a video put together by DI-TV reporter Forrest Saunders.  It documents the struggle and survival of The Daily Iowan during and after the summer floods.  Thanks to Forrest for doing an amazing job and thanks to The Daily Iowan staff for all of their hard work and dedication.

DITV Wins Big at 2009 IBNA's


Daily Iowan TV takes home 16 Iowa Broadcast News Association awards (IBNA's) with 8 first place finishes!

Congratulations to the entire news team the hard work paid off!  Below is a list of the winners: 

First place Excellence in Writing - Joe Augustine
First place In-depth coverage - Erica Patterson
First place Feature - Alicia Corso
First place General Reporting - Megan Cabalka
First place Spot News - Forrest Saunders
First place Political Coverage - Jillian Petrus
First place Flood/Tornado - Nick Doehrmann
First place Sports Coverage - DI-TV Staff

Second place Overall Excellence - DI-TV Staff
Second place Best Newscast - DI-TV Staff
Second place Flood Compilation - DI-TV Staff
Second place Flood/Tornado - Alicia Corso
Second place Political Coverage - DI-TV Staff Live Election Coverage

Third place Excellence in Writing - Jay Knoll
Third place Flood/Tornado Coverage - Jillian Petrus
Third place Farm/Agriculture - Forrest Saunder


Friday, March 6, 2009





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