New Media

‘Latino Living’ episode focuses on ‘la carerra,” the career

NATCHITOCHES – The fifth and final episode of “Latino Living,” Season 2, a podcast created by Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association, has been posted on YouTube and Spotify.  For this episode, the crew focused on, “La Carrera,” the race.

In Spanish, “carrera” has two meanings, the race and the career. The hosts of Latino […]

Mustian joins NSU faculty as holder of Wise Endowed Chair

NATCHITOCHES – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Northwestern State University alumnus Jim Mustian has returned to his alma mater to hold the Erbon W. and Marie Wise Endowed Chair in Journalism in the Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts.  Mustian will teach investigative reporting, beat reporting and sports communication for the department as Wise Chair. He has […]

‘Latino Living’ student podcast earns Rebirth Grant

NATCHITOCHES – “Latino Living,” a podcast produced by Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association in the Department of New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts, received a $3,000 grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The purpose of “The Rebirth Grant” is to support initiatives […]

Comm student projects win Telly Awards

NATCHITOCHES – New Media, Journalism, and Communication Arts students at Northwestern State University earned Telly Awards for two video production projects they completed during the spring semester.

The “Latino Living” podcast won a Bronze Telly in the category of Branded Content – General- Podcast. “Latino Living,” was a monthly podcast highlighting various aspects of Hispanic life, culture […]

Love is the topic of student-produced magazine

By Professor Melody Gilbert

NATCHITOCHES – After a semester spent writing stories all about love, Northwestern State University students in Professor Melody Gilbert’s COMM4230 class are ready to share XOXO Magazine: Love in Demonland with NSU, the Natchitoches community and beyond.

On Tuesday, April 25, students in the class handed out copies of the magazine on […]

Comm students visit Fort Polk

Students from Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communications Arts visited Fort Polk as part of a multimedia strategic communication campaign project for the Joint Readiness Training Center. Objectives were to help JRTC find qualified candidates for available job positions at Fort Polk, rectify misperceptions about Fort Polk and recruit student interns […]

Student-produced documentary shorts will be screened April 24

NATCHITOCHES – The public is invited to a documentary showcase featuring short films by Northwestern State University COMM4240 students. Screenings will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, April 24 in the Varnado Hall Ballroom. There is no charge for admission and all are welcome.

The student filmmakers are Kelsie Campbell, Lia Portillo Cantarero, Michantwana Lacey, Destin Lopez, James Lowring […]

HSJA podcast features Perez-Mira interview

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Hispanic Student Journalist Association (HSJA) produced the third installment “Latino Living,” a HSJA-produced podcast that is recorded in the New Media, Journalism and Communications Arts Podcast Studio under the guidance of Assistant Professor Dr. Nick Taylor.

This installment features an interview with Dr. Begona Perez-Mira, a professor in NSU’s Computer Information […]

NSU honors 2023 class of Distinguished Communications Professionals

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored several individuals as Distinguished Communications Professionals March 17.   This year’s honorees were Gary Fields, Robert Gentry, Doug Ireland, the late Carley McCord, Dan McDonald, Jim Mustian, Denise Lewis Patrick, the late Jerry Pierce and Tom Whitehead.  Created in 2021, the Distinguished […]

NSU will honor Distinguished Communications Professionals March 17

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts will honor several individuals as Distinguished Communications Professionals. An awards luncheon will take place Friday, March 17 in the Sylvan Friedman Student Union Ballroom.  Check-in for the buffet lunch will begin at 11 a.m. with the program beginning at 11:30 a.m.

This year’s […]

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