New Digital Media Innovation Degree at Texas State

New Digital Media Innovation Degree at Texas State

By Angelique Paccione News Reporter The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State launched its new major in Digital Media Innovation (DMI) this fall. Texas State University System Board of Regents approved the undergraduate degree last February, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board gave final approval in August. Founding Director of the Media Innovation Lab, Cindy Royal, was a Knight Fellow at Stanford in 2013-2014 when she […]

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Texas State Takes Over SXSW Interactive

By Joshua Morrison Blog Content Contributor Each year, thousands of the brightest minds in tech-driven industries flock to Austin to attend SXSW Interactive. The experience is, by all accounts, an electrifying one. Speakers from all corners of the industry come to share their ideas, inspire audiences, network and party. Important things happen at SXSW Interactive. Nearly a decade ago, the conference served as an opportunity for Twitter to take off […]

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Recap: Texas State Mass Comm Week

By Holly Henrichsen Web Editor Texas State hosted its annual Mass Comm Week last week. Panels included representatives from Vox, the San Antonio Express-News, Tumblr and many more. Throughout the week there were panels that discussed journalism, advertising, bias in the media and how to transition from a student to a professional. Associate Journalism Professor Cindy Royal's Web design and coding classes were assigned to cover Mass Comm Week. Students wrote […]

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