On the Record: Senior Edition
May 16, 2020
This special episode of On the Record sends off graduating Daily Iowan seniors with a roundtable discussion featuring Editor-in-Chief Marissa Payne, Senior Reporter Naomi Hofferber, Digital Producer Annie Fitzpatrick, Digital Editor Aadit Tambe, Senior Reporter and host Charlie Peckman, and designer...
On the Record: May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020
This week’s episode of On the Record features host Charlie Peckman and producer Andy Mitchell taking calls from DI staff to discuss the top stories of the week. Photo Editor Katie Goodale and Managing Editor Brooklyn Draisey discuss their piece on the impact COVID-19 has had on Iowa City's small busine...
On the Record: April 25, 2020
April 25, 2020
This week's episode of On the Record features host Charlie Peckman and producer Andy Mitchell taking calls from DI staff to discuss the top stories of the week. DI Managing Editor Sarah Watson talks about her story concerning the topic of rent and how students out of work and out of town are struggling...
On the Record: April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020
This week's episode of On the Record features host Charlie Peckman and producer Andy Mitchell taking calls from DI staff to discuss the top headlines. News reporter Kelsey Harrell talks about her story about how COVID-19 affects University of Iowa Fulbright scholars, DI Editor-in-Chief Marissa Payne bre...
On the Record: April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020
This week's episode of On the Record features host Charlie Peckman and producer Andy Mitchell recapping the top headlines of the week, including the closing of downtown Iowa City's Union Bar, Johnson County's first COVID-19 related death, and how Iowa law enforcement is adjusting to the coronavirus pandemic. ...
On the Record: April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
With Iowa in a state of Public Health Disaster Emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, life in the Iowa City and University of Iowa communities looks much different than it did just three weeks ago. UI classes are all online with most events cancelled, local business are starting to feel the...
On the Record: March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020
What began as a localized story of a contagious disease in Wuhan, China has turned into a global pandemic; a pandemic revolving around the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19.) Although thousands of cases have been reported around the world – with China and Italy among the most impacted...
The Cloakroom: The Future of Medical Marijuana in Iowa
Jake Nemmers, Audio Producer
March 11, 2020
In this week's episode of The Cloakroom, Daily Iowan assistant politics editor Caleb McCullough sits down to talk about the medical marijuana program in Iowa. Caleb's article this week, titled Patients face roadblocks in medical marijuana program, highlights the ups and downs of patients trying to ge...
On the Record: March 6, 2020
March 5, 2020
On the Record recaps the top headlines of the week in the University of Iowa and Iowa City community. This episode discusses an update in the trial of a former Iowa Hillel director for sex-abuse charges, GrubHub adding local businesses to their list without permission, new measures the university is tak...
On the Record: Feb. 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
On the Record recaps the top headlines of the week in the University of Iowa and Iowa City community. In this episode, reporter Annie Fitzpatrick guests to talk about a new bill introduced to the Iowa State Legislature that would give farmers more control of their land, and the response from Johnson...
The Cloakroom: Media ownership and conglomerates – impacting local journalism
Jake Nemmers, Audio Producer
February 25, 2020
In this episode of The Cloakroom, Jerry Gallagher, a former local news anchor who has worked in Wisconsin and Iowa, talks with our host about his experiences working in local media. Jerry talks first-hand about what his career has been like in print news and broadcast journalism. From working for family-run...
On the Record: Feb. 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
On the Record recaps the top headlines of the week in the University of Iowa and Iowa City community. In this episode, DI Politics editor Julia Shanahan guests to talk about her article on the Hong Kong protests from the perspective of UI international students. Later, DI news reporter Hannah Rovner...