Media Innovation Lab in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University. Director: Cindy Royal, Ph.D.
San Marcos, TX
Joined July 2016
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Who needs to know how to code in a media organization? A lot of people. MILab Director @CindyRoyal & @allkost asked product professionals about programming languages and optimal competency levels across positions in this new report for the #MILabJournal. masscomm.txst.edu/media-inno…
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It was amazing to hear about Ash @HallfordRomo’s career since graduating with the DMI degree in 2020. She’s a content and engagement specialist at @ojolabs! She emphasized the range of careers one can move with the skills from the DMI program. Have confidence! #dmicapstone
Students in the Innovation Club with @jonzmikly worked with Raspberry Pi technology, learning how to blink lights and detect motion.
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It was a great Mass Comm Week. Students got to hear from amazing alumni and guests in digital careers, including Juan Garcia Jimenez - web developer at Gannett; Ash Romo - content and engagement specialist at OJO; #mcweek – at Austin, TX
New Relevant Research Review on @MilabTxst Journal. @CindyRoyal unpacks an interesting piece in Digital Journalism (@djeditorialteam) by @skyedoherty, @JaneJohnston13 and @benjayem on Materialising New Forms of Journalism: A Process Model.
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New research on the #MILabJournal! @digitalamysw explores Local News, Local Engagement and Location: A Case Study of Two Communities. masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
We are happy to release the first comprehensive report on the Digital Media Innovation major that we launched six years ago. I surveyed alumni about the progression of their careers.
Selected alumni are featured in the report.
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We're excited to announce the 2022 #PhDigitalOnline cohort, with fellows from Wisconsin, Mizzou, Ohio U, Michigan State, National University Ireland & more! Thanks to continued support of @knightfdn, they'll learn skills for leading curriculum innovation.
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My Relevant Research review of an article in Digital Journalism (@djeditorialteam), an interesting look at "editorial technologists" through transcripts of @srccon by @JulianeLischka, @nadjaschaetz & Anna-Lena Oltersdorf of Universität Hamburg in Germany. masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
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Just a sampling of the kinds of jobs alumni of our Digital Media Innovation degree have gotten. They work in emerging, digital roles across industries - media, tech, retail, startups and more!
New research article in the #MILabJournal by Jeslyn Lemke. Oregon Is On Fire: Teaching Social Media in the Journalism Curriculum During COVID-19 masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
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Relevant Research review in @MilabTxst Journal on new article in @djeditorialteam, Exploring Data Visualisations. @fstalph and @Bahareh360 provide a framework for assessing data viz. masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
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In Part II of our series on the fifth anniversary of the DMI program, we showcase graduates who work at Petco, OJO Labs and GoDaddy. We also discuss some of the origins of the program. We're proud of all that our alumni have accomplished! sjmcnews.wordpress.com/2021/…
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DMI Program Celebrates Fifth Anniversary sjmcnews.wordpress.com/2021/…
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New article on @MilabTxst Journal by @amandacbright, a study, titled Sending Out Digital Natives, in which students and professionals are matched... and learn from each other! A model that will be of interest to educators. masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
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Major congrats to @sjmctxst DMI graduate Ashley @HallfordRomo on her new position as Content/Engagement Specialist for the AI-based real estate company @ojolabs!
New Relevant Research review of inaugural issue of Journal of Quantitative Description @journalqd by @amberhinsley. Their "modest" mission is to disrupt academic publishing by addressing the "what" of digital media before scholarship can address "why." masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
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In case you missed, I review the article from Journalism Practice on Preserving Data Journalism: A Systematic Literature Review. Interesting implications for scholars and pros for preserving data projects. Research team led by @Bahareh360 masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…
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Congrats to 2020 Digital Media Innovation grad Juan Garcia Jimenez, who started work today as Web Developer w @Gannett! He joins @SASmithMedia, another of our grads, a Designer/Developer there. Love seeing our grads move into media innovation roles!
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New in Relevant Research. I dive into @allkost's
DJ (@djeditorialteam) piece "Reengineering Journalism: Product Manager as News Industry Institutional Entrepreneur." Novel data approach, results of interest to profession/scholars/curriculum. masscomm.txstate.edu/media-i…