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News 2007
SPJ chapter brings multimedia journalists to campus
Thursday, Nov. 29
Journalists from the Austin American-Statesman and 210SA will discuss online media at the Society of Professional Journalists Texas State Chapter meeting Thursday, Nov. 29, at 5:30 p.m. in Old Main 234. The meeting will be the last session of the semester and also will include multimedia Professor Cindy Royal. Panelists will include Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon of the Statesman and Dustin Coleman of 210SA. Food and drinks will be available at the meeting at no cost. For more information, contact SPJ President Emily Messer at em1182@txstate.edu.MassComm Fair Monday in LBJ Ballroom
Monday, Nov. 5
2 to 5 p.m.
LBJ Student Center ballroom
Polish those resumes and look sharp. The first MassComm Career Fair is from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at the LBJ Student Center ballroom. More than 20 exhibitors representing all MassComm sequences will participate in this event. Giveaways and entertaining presentations will make this career different from most. The current list of exhibitors is as follows: GCI-Read Poland, Tocquigny Advertising, News 8 Austin, MEtelevision, nFusion, Elizabeth Christian & Associates, The Hays Free Press, Entercom, South by Southwest Festivals & Conferences, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, GradLaunch USA, Capital Area Food Bank, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Central Texas Medical Center, the Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council, The Captiva Music Group, Time-Warner Cable, Customer Research International and Mytoons, Inc.
Announcing Bobcat Living Webzine
Students in Dr. Cindy Royal's Multimedia Journalism class created the Bobcat Living Webzine, found online at http://mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/bcliving . Students contributed Web articles, photos, photo galleries, and audio podcasts, and will create video and animated infographics during the remainder of the semester. The podcast section features an RSS feed to which users can subscribe via an RSS reader like Google or iTunes to receive updated content.Check the site throughout the semester for new content. If you have any questions or comments about this project, please contact Dr. Royal at croyal@txstate.edu.
Multimedia Journalism Students Blog During Mass Comm Week
Students in Dr. Cindy Royal's Multimedia Journalism class used blogging tools to provide coverage of Mass Comm Week. The students were each assigned a panel to cover. You can view the articles and photos at http://royalmulti.blogspot.com. Other Mass Comm students are encouraged to comment on the articles. Express your own impressions and opinions about the panels that you attended.Pictured are Angela Grant of the San Antonio Express-News and Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon of the Austin American-Statesman discussing trends in Online Journalism.
Journalism & Photography Dept. at San Antonio College visits school
Students and faculty from the Journalism & Photography Department at San Antonio College spent some time at Texas State recently, touring campus media and exploring Old Main. The SAC students produce an award-winning weekly college paper, The Ranger, and were interested in operations at the University Star and KTSW.
Texas State School of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty and staff met with the students to discuss course offerings here and transfer options. The SAC students spent the morning in Old Main and at the Star and then went to the LBJ Student Center for an afternoon with TCCJA, the Texas Community College Journalism Association conference, coordinated by Star Advisor Bob Bajackson.
Photos by San Antonio College photojournalism student D.A. James
Texas State School of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty and staff met with the students to discuss course offerings here and transfer options. The SAC students spent the morning in Old Main and at the Star and then went to the LBJ Student Center for an afternoon with TCCJA, the Texas Community College Journalism Association conference, coordinated by Star Advisor Bob Bajackson.
Photos by San Antonio College photojournalism student D.A. James
Graduate Students Spend Summer Touring Central Texas Wineries
Students enrolled in Dr. Cindy Royal's Advanced Multimedia Project Course over the summer toured several area wineries and developed a Web site to showcase what they learned. The site, developed by Shanda Barksdale, Michael Freberg, Philip Hadley, and Taylor Kuhlmann, uses video, photo slideshows, and Google Maps to create an immersive experience. Users can also leave comments about their own favorite vineyard excursions. The site can be found at http://mclabserv.oldmain.txstate.edu/wine_tour .
Students blog at National Writers Workshop
A group of students is attending the National Writers Workshop in San Antonio May 19-20 as the focal point of a class: A Seminar in Journalism. During the workshop, the students publish a blog to offer their impressions of the sessions and the multitude of media professionals they meet. Check out the blog and leave your comments. The class, taught by Senior Lecturer Kym Fox, brings together journalism, public relations and advertising majors
to discuss issues in mass communication.