By John Hernandez jeh153@txstate.edu SAN MARCOS, Texas – A Mass Comm Week panel of Texas State graduate students discussed their paths to graduate school and emphasized the value of real-world experience before pursuing a postgraduate degree. The panelists at the “Timing is Everything: What I Need from My Grad Degree” event in Old Main began by explaining their journeys to […]
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 […]
After graduation, what comes next can be a daunting question we might find ourselves facing. Some students go directly into the workforce after graduation, some take some time off to decompress from their college life and then there are the true maniacs: the ones who decided that earning their bachelor’s degree was merely the first round. Wednesday evening in room […]
From bombings to floods to polyandry, Bharati Naik, a field producer for CNN International in London now covers a wide array of stories in her career, but the real story is how she got from Texas State to CNN. Before working at CNN, Naik had her humble beginnings at Texas State when she received her second M.A. in the Journalism […]
Picture an Italian American. Now, picture a Texan Italian American. Documentary filmmaker Sergio Carvajal-Leoni said he wants to give Texans, and everyone, a picture of the Italian American culture in Central Texas. “We’re not telling our own stories,” he said, adding that people come from other places, like California, to tell the “Texas” story. Carvajal-Leoni’s stories focus on hyperlocalized and […]
Samantha Grant starts a conversation on ethics in journalism with ‘A Fragile Trust’ By James Palmer In 2013, Samantha Grant, filmmaker and CEO of GUSH Productions, created a documentary based around the actions of a reporter, Jayson Blair, during his employment at the New York Times. However, Grant’s focus was not in the scandal surrounding a supposed sociopath, but in […]
Many college students are faced with one of the most difficult decisions of their lives around junior or senior year: to go to graduate school or to not go to graduate school? Four Texas State graduate students spoke to a room of undergraduates looking for advice about this confusing time and complicated decision. Above (left to right): Carly Smith, Dale […]
Four Texas State graduates are scheduled to talk about their experience with graduate school and to offer up advice for students considering applying. Among them are Dale Blasingame, Carly Smith, Mairin Heard, and Josh Shepherd. Dale (left) is a two-time Emmy award-winning television producer and current graduate student at Texas State University. He spent nine years at News 4 WOAI […]
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting its annual Mass Comm Week, Oct. 7-11, 2024. 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.