By Louis Zylka ljz8@txstate.edu Technology is always changing, and journalists must learn how to change with it in order to keep the world spinning and informed. Texas State’s Mass Comm Week centers on teaching students how to thrive in a world where journalism is always changing. Nick Whitaker, training and development manager for Google’s News Lab, spoke Wednesday about how […]
By: Alexis Aguirre alexis08@txstate.edu The Decade in Digital panel brought back former graduate students to speak on the growth of the digital marketplace over the last 10 years. The panel was a part of Mass Comm Week and included Dee Kapila, head of products at Funsize, Jordan Viator Slabaugh, senior vice president of Edelman, and Jon Zmikly, a senior lecturer at […]
By: Kat Lovell krl58@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS — Two Texas State career advisers joined Mass Comm Week panels to talk about the importance of networking for students all across campus. Sam Heimbach, a College of Fine Arts and Communication representative, and Bruce Howard, the head adviser of the College of Business, began the meeting by defining what networking really is and […]
By Morgan Mitchell mkm129@txstate.edu San Marcos, TX – Nick Whitaker presented at Mass Comm Week 2016 Wednesday on Google News Lab and other evolving technologies. Whitaker, a product marketing manager at Google, spoke to students during Mass Comm Week on three separate occasions. Each time he spoke about the tools that Google offers as well as a program offered to assist […]
By Jessy Garza Current School of Journalism and Mass Communication graduate students had many words of wisdom to share during Mass Comm Week’s ‘Testing the Career Waters? Go to Grad School!’ panel Wednesday. Sandy Rao, Ph.D., SJMC professor and assistant dean at the graduate college, moderated the panel, asking questions of her own for the first half of the session […]
By Sarah Sanchez, scs142@txstate.edu Melissa Field may not be on the front lines reporting the action, but she is the last line of defense before those stories go to print, making her role vital when publishing a newspaper. Field is the desk chief for Stars and Stripes, an independent newspaper for the U.S. Military. For Mass Comm Week, she shared […]
By Martin Ramirez m_r603@txstate.edu People Magazine staff writer Elaine Aradillas discussed interviews, internships and personal experience with students at Mass Comm Week Wednesday. Aradillas explained what an elevator speech is and its importance in obtaining career opportunities. “An elevator speech is basically your bio in the amount of time it would take to be on an elevator,” Aradillas said. She […]
By Madeleine Page mlp32@txstate.edu Training Development Manager of Google News Lab, Nick Whitaker, visited Mass Comm week at Texas State University on Wednesday to inform students of the various tools Google provides for journalists. Whitaker informs journalists around the world about Google News Lab and the accessible and useful services it provides for storytelling. Whitaker said that Google News Lab […]
By Eric Ott e_o77@txstate.edu Alumni panel members spoke to a packed room Wednesday regarding their careers in advertising. The panel commenced with brief introductions of the panel members by moderator Jenny Buschhorn who then proceeded to ask questions on behalf of her students. Wasting no time at all, Buschhorn asked the panelists what their best advice would be for a […]
BY JORDAN GHRIST jg1483@txstate.edu Several Texas State advertising alumni returned to campus Wednesday to talk to current advertising students about becoming a professional at an advertising agency. The panel, titled “Charting Your Course: There’s More to Advertising than Martinis and Mad Men,” aimed to show students how different branches of an advertising agency work together, how advertising works in the […]
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.