MSUM alumnus named news photographer, editor of the year

MSUM alumnus Chad Nelson ’07 (mass communications), a photojournalist with KARE 11 in the Twin Cities, won two top honors in the 2017 National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Video Best of Photojournalism awards, in what’s being called an “unprecedented sweep.” Nelson was named both the Ernie Crisp News Photographer of the Year and Editor of the Year at a ceremony […]

Campus News named national finalist in SPJ 2016 Mark of Excellence awards

Campus News was named a Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2016 Mark of Excellence national finalist in the Best All-Around Television Newscast category. Watch the winning newscast: Campus News 4-30-16. Campus News is a collaborative learning project where faculty and industry professionals mentor students to produce a weekly television program that airs on Prairie Public Television. MSUM’s Campus News is broadcast into the homes […]

MSUM School of Communication & Journalism Dedicates Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism May 3

Wednesday, May 3 | 1 p.m. | MacLean 262 Minnesota State University Moorhead School of Communication and Journalism will dedicate its Marcil Center for Innovative Journalism Wednesday, May 3 at 1 p.m. in MacLean Hall 262. Speakers will include MSUM President Anne Blackhurst; Interim Dean of Arts, Media & Communication Denise Gorsline; Forum Communications Company Chairman William “Bill” Marcil, Sr.; […]

The Advocate wins nearly 40 journalism awards

The MSUM Advocate brought home 36 North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) Awards recently. The student-run Advocate took home first place for best publication, plus dozens of MSUM student journalists — mostly multimedia journalism majors — won individual awards. The NDPC is the state affiliate of National Federation of Press Women, a national organization of communication professionals. The NDPC is made up […]