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
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
Recently, members of Springfield's NAACP Youth Council enjoyed exploring the world of broadcast journalism. Leonard Horton, instructor in the department of media, journalism and film, welcomed the group to the journalism program's facilities in Strong Hall. There, council members conducted a mock newscast. "A television studio has a way of getting anyone's attention," … [Read more...] about Local NAACP Youth Council visits Strong Hall studios
Digital film major Mariah Zenk is used to spending a lot of time in the editing lab. For example, as part of the post-production team for Season 3 of "Show-Me Chefs" she says, "I was in the lab at least 50 or 60 hours over the summer." But this time was different. As a participant in the Student Editing Competition sponsored by the American Cinema Editors (ACE), she … [Read more...] about Mariah: filmmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SMmb_sFAM Kevin Agee has always relied on his intuition to lead him in the right direction. In high school, he knew college was part of the plan — eventually, and he had confidence he'd know when it was time. So after graduating, he spent a couple of years working. "There were times when I'd go to bed feeling like maybe it was time for … [Read more...] about Kevin: the way home