From Campus News to breaking news: Selah Jacoway to speak at Commencement

As a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor for Valley News Live, Selah’s days are full with pitch meetings, interview setups, writing, filming, and crafting news. These are skills the broadcast journalism student already practiced with Campus News. “What I do at Valley News is literally what I did in Campus News. It’s real-world training inside the classroom,” she says. Selah […]

Campus News Named Best College News Magazine by SPJ and Wins First Place in Eric Sevareid Awards

The Society of Professional Journalists has named MSUM’s Campus News as the winner in the student news magazine category in its annual Mark of Excellence Region 6 Awards. In addition, MSUM students earned nine individual awards in six different categories. The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 6 includes colleges and universities in the states […]

Dragons produce Scheels’ national commercials

Whether directing, editing, or yelling “action!”, the team responsible for bringing Scheels commercials to national airwaves is filled with Dragons. Cameron Aakre, Kylie Van Den Einde, and Andy Leines, all Minnesota State Moorhead alumni, attribute the foundation of their success in their creative careers to the film and communications programs here at Moorhead. Leines says, “The program was fantastic. For […]

TODAY at 4 p.m.: Student Showcase Highlights Award-Winning Work

Join the School of Communications and Journalism TODAY, April 29 at 4 p.m. in the Alumni Center Barry Auditorium for a Student Showcase featuring standout work from award-winning Dragons. Students will present broadcasting stories and projects from the past academic year, including best in show pieces from the Midwest Journalism Conference. The showcase includes segments from the Campus News newscast […]

MSUM student is awarded MBJF diversity scholarship

Selah Jacoway, a broadcast journalism major at MSUM, was named the 2025 winner of the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Foundation (MBJF) Diversity Scholarship. The MBJF Diversity Scholarship is presented to recognize outstanding promise in the field of broadcasting, and includes a $1,500 award. Jacoway was chosen out of a pool of student applicants in a six state region. Jacoway is currently a co-anchor […]