Recent journalism graduate Cortlynn Stark says she spent so much time at The Standard, she started keeping a toothbrush there. As the 2018-19 editor-in-chief of Missouri State's award-winning, student-run newspaper, she built on her experience as a reporter and news editor. To reach her goals for The Standard, she expanded beat coverage. This meant assigning reporters to … [Read more...] about Cortlynn: journalist
Sub Rosa, an independent film made by MSU students during the spring of 2018, has received recognition from three film festivals. The short is an official selection in the Human Trafficking Awareness Film Festival, the Catharsis International Film Festival and the First City Film Festival. Assistant professor Jocelyn B. Millana worked as the faculty advisor to the … [Read more...] about Filmmaking experience modeled on the professional world
Assistant professor Jon Mabee has recently received recognition from multiple film festivals for three of his original screenplays. On Blackest Day, In Brightest Night On Blackest Day, In Brightest Night, a narrative feature, was picked up as an "Official Selection" for the 2018 Fly Film Festival in Enid, Oklahoma. On Blackest Day, In Brightest Night is "a reimagination … [Read more...] about Recognition for Jon Mabee’s scripts
Faculty member Cristina M. Pippa's short film, Amelia, has won “The Golden Gateway for the Best Short Film, 9+ Years" award at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The film follows Eleanor Berg, a 13-year-old in San Clemente, California in July of 1937, confined to her room on a summer day because she was recently stricken with polio. Eleanor hears Amelia Earhart’s distress … [Read more...] about Faculty’s Short Film Wins at Mumbai Film Festival
Congratulations to the team at The Standard. Missouri State's student-run newspaper received four awards at the 2018 National College Media Convention. Awards recognition Standard reporter Chloe Skaar won fifth place for Four-Year College Reporter of the Year, presented by Associated Collegiate Press. Skaar graduated in May 2018 and now works for The Daily News in … [Read more...] about Awards recognition for The Standard