By Rachael GerronWeb Content Contributor I had the privilege of speaking with retired news anchor and Texas State alumna, Gloria Campos Brown. Campos graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1976 with a B.A. in Mass Communication. She is one … Continue reading Distinguished Alumni: Gloria Campos
By Piper BlakeWeb Content Manager With the Black Lives Matter movement and the impending election, emotions are running high and the mass media is using this to their advantage. People can be led like sheep when they are emotionally vulnerable, … Continue reading How To Be a Journalist in Times Like These
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor “I find your lack of faith disturbing.” This was what Darth Vader said disapprovingly in Star Wars towards an admiral who expressed arrogance and disrespect. This is also how I felt when my relatives in … Continue reading The Non-STEM Rebellion
By Lauren Jurgemeyer Assistant Web Content Manager SAN MARCOS, Texas– For the first time, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) is offering a summer study abroad trip to Asia. The program–that spends time in two major cities of … Continue reading SJMC Offers First-Time Study Abroad Opportunity to Asia
By Lauren Jurgemeyer Blog Content Contributor On Nov. 10, a few members of the KTSW Web content staff attended the Southwest Broadcast Newsroom Workshop in Houston, Texas, to hear from industry professionals. Brendan Keefe, one of the panelists, is the … Continue reading Brendan Keefe on Investigative Journalism
By Giovanni Gilmore Photojournalist @JPEG.io On May 5, 2018, the seventh annual music festival JMBLYA took place in Austin, Texas. The festival included a variety of rappers, some who are upcoming and some who are already established rappers from the … Continue reading JMBLYA: Year Seven
By Janessa Rutiaga Blog Content Contributor We’ve all had those sessions with our advisors where it seems that all they tell us to do is job shadow. It always seems unnecessary because, hey, we know exactly what we think that … Continue reading Job Shadowing: A Great Way to Prepare for a Career
By Sarah Bey Blog Content Contributor Bri Watkins is a 21-year-old journalism student from Wichita Falls. Bey: Why journalism? Watkins: I chose journalism after I read a book called “Captivating” by Stasi Eldredge. Before that I was an education major. … Continue reading Humans of San Marcos: Bri Watkins
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 … Continue reading Recap: Texas State Mass Comm Week
By Emily Parma Assistant Web Content Manager The Texas Archeological Society is having a public forum during their annual meeting at Embassy Suites Friday . The presentation will be over the Monterrey Shipwrecks. The speakers include Amy Borgens, Texas Historical … Continue reading Monday News Rundown (10-20-14)
By Emily Parma Assistant Web Content Manager Miller Middle School was on lock down after a woman called the San Marcos Police Department yesterday afternoon saying that her ex-boyfriend was making various threats, including a threat to shoot a school. … Continue reading Friday News Rundown (10-17-14)
By Emily Parma Assistant Web Content Manager This October, Seattle will host the CBI (Collegiate Broadcasters, inc.) conference for future journalists. From October 20-25, Reynaldo Leanos, KTSW’s news director, will participate in NPR’s Next Generation Radio Project, where students will be teamed up … Continue reading KTSW’s News Director Sent To NPR Training At CBI
