By Darcy Sprague Nicholas Whitaker discussed Google’s tools for journalists for Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week just an hour after he stepped off a plane at Austin Bergstrom International airport. Whitaker, Google training and development manager, highlighted tools like 360 degree video/photo, virtual reality, Google trends and Google Scholar. “For me this is really exciting, but for journalists now […]
By Meredyth Wiegand Mgw28@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS- Creative advertising professional, Bruce Bendinger spoke to Texas State University students about creating a personal brand while seeking a job in the 21st century. In Bendinger’s lecture, he had three lessons stressing the importance on how students could better equip themselves as media professionals. He had one simple idea, media is evolving and this […]
by Victoria Morin Journalism and military professionals visited Texas State’s Mass Comm Week on Monday to give a new perspective on what it is like to be behind the scenes of a battle field. Civilians, journalists, and military officials experience the war from various standpoints. Students, like Marco Martinez, a senior, who attended the panel discussion now have new insight on the realities faced […]
By Nathalie Cohetero nac75@txstate.edu During Texas State University’s annual Mass Comm Week, an award-winning panel of photojournalists offered insight Monday into the world of combat reporting. Among the experienced combat photojournalists were Brien Aho, Sig Christenson and William Nichols. Nichols, a military photojournalist and retired Air Force colonel, said he believes the photographs a reporter takes can affect the public […]
Texas State University’s Mass Comm Week kicked off Monday with events featuring tech opportunities for recent graduates and a fair highlighting different organizations within the mass communications department. The panel “So you want to be a Mass Comm Professional…” was mostly made up of Texas State University alumni. Among the alumni included advertising, journalism and digital media professionals. Every speaker was seated […]
By Denise Cervantes Texas State University ‘Mass Comm Week’ began Monday with a panel of former Bobcats sharing their current endeavors in the field of technology as recent mass communication graduates. ‘Tech Opportunities for Mass Comm Grads’ took place from 2-3:20 PM in Old Main 320. The panel of speakers included Kimberly Cook, web producer at Zenoss, Ben Slade, profile […]
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.