By Breona Blakemore photo by Breona Blakemore on 10/29/14 Located on the first floor hallway of Old Main at 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. a variety of campus media organizations and societies provided information for Mass Communication students on the Texas State campus. I stopped at the colorful table of ladies from Women Communicators of Austin at Texas State, also […]
By Arlyn LaBelle Almost any Texas State student would jump at the chance to have their name associated with companies such as Time Warner Cable and Hewlett Packard. At Mass Communication week, some students learned how. The second Advertising Alumni Panel, Life After Texas State, was held on Oct., 23 at Old Main. The panel was comprised of Texas State […]
By Juliette Moak Texas Tribune CEO and Editor Evan Smith spoke to students today on the topics of bipartisan journalism and technology skills for emerging journalists. The Tribune, a nonprofit that seeks to engage and inform the Texas electorate through the use of interactive data, is an example of a new journalism model that employs the use of technology in storytelling.“The […]
Four Texas State University alumni with diverse backgrounds put on a presentation giving students advice on how to succeed in the ever-changing world of advertising and public relations. All four are part of the Fleishman-Hillard Digital firm in Austin. Brad Mays, who graduated summa cum laude from Texas State University in 1996, opened the presentation with words on the current […]
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 […]
By Shawn Dullye Chris Schulz spoke to Texas State students during Mass Comm Week about privacy laws referring to government documents and private interest. And for those of you who aren’t taking media law, that means discussing what documents the public can and cannot request the government to make public.Schulz started out by asking students “How much do you think […]
By Elizabeth Beddingfield Daniel Pink, author of the graphic novel “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need,” gave a lecture in the auditorium of the Evans Liberal Arts building at Texas State University Tuesday afternoon that focused on innovative steps toward career advancement. Pink centered the lecture on what he called the seven lessons of […]
By: Scott Collins Allen Fore, who headed up the public relations campaign that won PR Week’s 2009 Public Affairs Campaign of the Year, was the featured speaker at a seminar hosted by Texas State University Wednesday morning. The session was held in the fourth floor auditorium of the LBJ Student Center as part of the university sponsored Mass Communication Week. […]
By Aimee Villalobos Social issues involving the mass media were at the heart of Tuesday’s graduate research panel. Tom Grimes, a professor in the school of Mass Communication and Journalism, hosted the panel during his class in Old Main before an audience of both graduate and undergraduate students. “This is what graduate students do,” Grimes said in his short introduction […]
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.