By Andronica Owens Web Content Contributor On Oct. 16 students at Texas State University had the opportunity to immerse themselves into the world of virtual reality during a Virtual Reality Workshop during Mass Comm Week. Mass Comm Week is an annual event hosted by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Texas State University. Each year the school brings in media professionals to host panels and events available […]
By Lauren Jurgemeyer Web Content Contributor Last week, Dr. Sandhya Rao and Harry Bowers offered prospective study abroad students an informational panel during Mass Comm Week. The panel featured four past-study abroad students: Alexandra Briggs, Keeley Rubal, Paloma Gray and Sarah Juenke. All of the panelists studied abroad with the program in summer 2018 in London, England, and Geneva, Switzerland. The panelists all offered their insights to their personal experiences […]
By Rikki Yanez Assistant Web Content Manager KTSW is nominated for six national awards with College Broadcasters, Inc., which is held this year in Seattle, Washington. This year 14 students will be attending this convention to represent the station. KTSW 89.9 is the official radio station of Texas State University. KTSW is a student run station that has been around since 1982, and was formally known as KAT Radio. This […]
By Allison Johnson Blog Content Contributor Kirsten Danis, the managing editor of The Marshall Project, spoke several times over the course of Mass Comm Week last month. I loved that her job and speech related to the Common Experience theme this year. The Marshall Project focuses on exposing the criminal justice system for their wrong-doings. Our prison transportation system needs some rehabilitation. Prisoners are being abused. Whether it’s dying from […]
By Jashel Negron Blog Content Contributor Mass Comm week is here, and you guys don’t want to miss it out on all of the events! Mass Comm week is hosted by the School of Mass Communication and Journalism this week, October 16-19. This is a great opportunity for students to brand themselves and listen to professionals talk about their careers, personal experiences and survival in the mass communication and journalism […]
Chelsea Moran Blog Content Contributor October 19-23 was Mass Communication Week at Texas State - a week when professionals working in the media industry, some of whom are alumni, speak on panels and give great advice to aspiring students. Tuesday, October 20, I attended the Adventures in Media Innovation panel sponsored by the Social Media club and moderated by Dr. Royal. There was a particular buzz about this panel because […]
Carlos Marquez News Reporter Texas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith says that millennials control the future of Journalism. Smith was a guest speaker at Texas State University's Mass Communication week, where he spoke to hundreds of students early yesterday morning. He credits millennials with making social networking a vital tool for Journalists. He also says that the most important crowd to aim stories at are in fact the millennials. “The news […]
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 […]
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 Commission marin archaeologist, and Frederick Hanselmann, chief underwater archeologist for The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Today is the first day of early voting for the November elections.The […]
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