As a digitized society most news media can get lost among other content. Student media’s presence may not be well known. Though we have dedicated readers on our campus and throughout the community, how do we spread the importance of student media to other students?
Student media attached to Texas A&M University-Kingsville(TAMUK) is a separate entity, allowing journalists to hold university programs, faculty and staff accountable. Being a separate entity from TAMUK allows us to produce content without being filtered, granting us the opportunity to practice our freedoms of speech and press.
Student media has changed rapidly in the last few years at the university. We went from just publishing print newspapers to now creating multimedia content that allows us to reach a wider audience. We now have the capability to reach the entire Kingsville area and beyond through social media, video and radio news.
Participating in student media allows students to have first-hand experience in journalism and professionalism as well as gain skills by reporting on the subjects students are surrounded by every day. From featuring students to covering organizations and university traditions, student media plays a vital role in delivering these aspects of news to students, faculty and staff.
In an age of faulty news, student journalists are more important than ever. We are forming skills to venture out and provide unbiased news in the future, allowing us to discover the untold stories at our university.
We are active members of the TAMUK community but at the same time, we are still watch dogs. We can file for information; we can schedule interviews and we can search for answers when students need them. We will fight to make sure the truth gets uncovered, and the stories you want to hear get delivered.
Want to know enrollment numbers, stay updated on campus incidents or see a deserving student take the front page? Student media is the place.
Like all, we hold our university near and dear, but know there is a time and place to hold even our own university accountable.
Support your local student media. We work hard to produce content, edit and write.
We are journalists and students, too.