Category Conferences
21 Oct
Start the National College Media Conference right with First Night on Oct. 29
The First Night adviser and student reception for the 2009 ACP/CMA National College Media Convention is being served up Austin-style! Join College Media Network and College Broadcasters Inc. at one of the hippest clubs in town, The Mohawk, for Austin bands and Texas BBQ. Doors open at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and the music […]
READ MORE19 Oct
KTBC-TV’s Crystal Cotti to host National Student Production Awards ceremony in Austin
Crystal Cotti from FOX 7 News in Austin will serve as emcee of the 2009 CBI National Student Production Awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 30. Cotti hails from McGregor, Texas and is a proud alumna of the University of Texas, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. After working with the student television station KVR, […]
READ MORE25 Sep
National College Media Convention Broadcast Sessions Announced
Here’s the latest on the Fall Convention, happening now: New Session: Thursday, 9-9:50am The Faculty Summer Internship Adventure What happens when a college television adviser spends a summer working for a local small town radio station? She stretches her critical thinking skills to bridge the gap between the town and gown while also providing her […]
READ MORE21 Aug
2009 CBI National Student Production Awards finalists announced
Following are the finalists for the 2009 CBI National Student Production Awards in the combined, television and radio categories. Winners will be announced at the 88th Annual National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 28-Nov. 1. Congratulations to the finalists! COMBINED CATEGORY: BEST STUDENT MEDIA WEB SITE News 7 Lyndon State College www.news7newslinc.net WICB […]
READ MORE18 Aug
National College Media Convention brochure now available for download
The 88th Annual National College Media Convention comes to Austin, Texas Oct. 28-Nov. 1 and the conference brochure and registration materials are now available on the College Media Advisers Web site. Preliminary details on the nearly 400 programs, an exciting list of pre-convention activities, travel and lodging information are all included in the brochure for […]
READ MORE1 Aug
CBI Reaches Webcasting Settlement Through 2016!
CBI has been working long and hard to address the most troublesome the legal issues concerning webcasting for student college radio stations. We have achieved results along the way (SWSA settlement of 2003, less stringent recordkeeping and reporting requirements than proposed, etc.) After years of filing comments, visiting with lawmakers, surveying members, etc., etc., etc., we are now able to report that we have achieved meaningfull, long-term results through a settlement under the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 and potentially more! Some highlights...
READ MORE15 Apr
Student-produced video provides inside look at New York college media convention
Dan Sprumont, a junior communications media major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (in Indiana, Pa.) has produced a terrific look at the 2009 CBI/CMA College Media Convention. He is currently the promotions coordinator for WIUP-TV (Chan. 20) which reaches over 70,000 homes in the Western Pennsylvania region. Sprumont filmed the video while attending the CBI/CMA […]
READ MORE2 Jan
ABC’s Charlie Gibson to speak at Spring College Media Convention in New York
A hallmark of the Spring National College Media Convention is the appearance by some of the tops in the media world for keynote addresses. Byron Pitts, CBS News national correspondent, will be giving his unique take on national issues in what may have been a transformational year during a convention keynote address. This year ABC […]
READ MORE28 Nov
Sights and sounds of Next Generation Radio from Kansas City
By Doug Mitchell For the fifth time, CBI and NPR’s next generation radio co-sponsored a hands-on, radio training project at the National College Media Convention, Oct. 27-Nov. 2. The idea is to give students interested in public radio journalism a chance to conceive, develop, report and produce their own stories under the guidance of a […]
READ MORE24 Oct
New keynote speaker for Thursday
Rich Beckman of the University of Miami School of Communication will give the opening keynote address at the National College Media Convention in Kansas City. He replaces Brian Storm. During his talk, titled “It’s Our Time to Lead: The Changing Role of the Collegiate Journalist,” Prof. Beckman will discuss how multimedia storytelling, social networks and […]
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