By Kolten Parker@KoltenParker Students from a communications high school in Laredo toured student media operations and visited with Mass Comm student groups on Texas State’s campus Tuesday during it’s annual Mass Communications Week. The nearly 30 students from Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts got a behind-the-scenes look into the buildings of the school’s newspaper, The University […]
(L-R) Derick Garcia, Anyssa Bohanan, Lindsay Medina.Photo by Myriann Harden By Myriann Harden Three students discussed the many campus media outlets at Texas State University, Tuesday afternoon in Old Main. Derick Garcia, Anyssa Bohanan and Lindsay Medina, discussed how they got involved in campus media, and how working with campus media will help them with future careers. Garcia works with KTSW, […]
Gustavo Arellano gives insight to students during Mass Comm Week lecture By Ruth Herring Editor of the OC Weekly and one of this year’s featured Mass Comm Week speakers, Gustavo Arellano, had students laughing and reconsidering their futures as he shared his story of success. What started as a fake angry letter to the OC Weekly editor from a then […]
By Sara Williams Photo courtesy of anniewerner.tumblr.com Annie Werner spoke on Tuesday about the journey to her career, the role of social media in art and the ways students can use personal branding through Tumblr. Werner, a San Marcos native and New York University alumna, has worked as an art evangelist for Tumblr for two years. Her job is […]
Robert Rivard, the former editor of the San Antonio Express-News, holds a discussion with students in Evans 118. He spoke on a range of topics from his book to his career as an editor.[View the story “”From print to digital” with Robert Rivard” on Storify]
By Alex Frank Two Texas State alumni returned to talk to mass communications about life transitions and a professional appearance online. Dustin Lien of Kirkus Media and Kala Brock of NEXTmedia spoke to students about finding a career in advertising and the choices they had to make in order to the right job. Dustin Lien (left) and Kala Brock (right) addressing a […]
By June Leal Annie Werner talks about Tumblr and social media at Texas State’s Mass Comm Week. During the session, she gave advice on personal branding, internships, social media and answered some questions. Ashley Howard, public relations major, also shared her thoughts over Annie Werner’s session.
Gustavo Arellano, editor of the Orange County Weeky, spoke to students this morning about life as a reporter and blogger for Ask A Mexican! He gave some great advice to journalism students, as well as how to get a job out of college. Check out the video below to catch the live stream! Video streaming by Ustream
Photo by Divya Darsi. Ethan Zuckerman (far right) answers questions from student media panelists Kolten Parker (far left) and Christina Ochoa (middle). By Divya Darsi Mass Comm Week 2012 kicked off with a bang as Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT and senior researcher at the MIT Media Lab, fielded questions from members of the […]
Tuesday morning, San Marcos native Annie Werner spoke to Texas State students about the importance of having a social media presence and how Tumblr can be used to network. [View the story “San Marcos native Annie Werner speaks about Tumblr” on Storify]
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting its annual Mass Comm Week, Oct. 6-10, 2025. This year, we have some amazing events both in person and online! Don’t miss out on the chance to look to the future and hear professionals discuss issues, trends and careers in mass media. Visit our Schedule page to learn more about each event and panel.