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1 Dr. Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce's book From Telenovelas to Netfix: Transnational, Transverse Television in Latin America 2 Journalism and Mass Communication students working in the studio 3 Electronic Media students flming "Bobcat Update" in the studio 12 | January & February | College News JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION Advertising, Digital Media Innovation, Electronic Media , Mass Communication, Journalism, & Public Relations FACULTY ACCOLADES Dale Blasingame held a live Q&A with LBJ Institute EPDC specialists from 10 diferent NASA space centers on Wednesday, February 2nd. Tis talk was part of Blasingame’s course he created to help the specialists train and receive their commercial drone operator certifcations. Dr. Amber Hinsley published the research article "Fake News Cues: Examining the Impact of Content, Source, and Typology of News Cues on People’s Confdence in Identifying Mis- and Disinformation" in the International Journal of Communication . Dr. Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce published her book From Telenovelas to Netfix: Transnational, Transverse Television in Latin America . [1] Te book, co-authored with Dr Joseph Straubhaar, Ms. Melissa Santillana and Dr. Luiz Duarte, provides an overview of the changing Latin American television, with a historical, country-specifc outline of the industry and its relationship with national and imported content. It contextualizes audience television consumption habits, from the loyalty to the telenovela to now widely embracing new forms of television. Five teams of students in Chuck Kaufman's PR Campaigns class are working to create awareness for various clients this spring. Te 2022 PRSSA Bateman Team is boosting awareness for the Lymphoma Society about Hodgkin's Lymphoma under the banner "Phyte Lymphoma." Other teams are promoting a range of topics, from fnancial literacy and the Veterans community on campus to menstrual health issues. A ffth group is producing a beneft concert to support the Hays Caldwell Women's Center. After executing their campaigns, the teams will produce case studies and oral presentations. Dr. Sandhya Rao , Dr. Daniel Carter , and Dr. Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce along with former mass communication graduate student Eun Jeong Lee had their co-authored research paper, “User Engagement and Activisim on the DACA Hashtag: An Analysis of Tweets,” published in the refereed international journal, Norteamérica, Revista Académica Del CISAN-UNAM . ALUMNI ACCOLADES Journalism 2020 graduate Jakob R. Rodriguez , former editor of the Te University Star , started producing the 10 p.m. newscast for Corpus Christi’s KIII-TV before the November ratings period and helped secure the No. 1 position in the ratings for the ABC afliate. He's part of TEGNA's producer-in- residence program and joined the station in June. College of Fine Arts and Communication | 13 COMING FALL 2022 Texas State Univerisity is in the process of building a TV studio that will also feature a flm sound stage, recording mix classroom and editing lab. Te 10,291 square-foot building will be called the Live Oak Hall and is expected to be operational by fall 2022. Live Oak Hall gives the School of Journalism and Mass Communication a dedicated television studio for the frst time. Te new television studio will also serve as the home of "Bobcat Update," the award-winning and campus-oriented newscast produced by students who major in electronic media. Sports and interview programs will also be produced in the new studio. Te flm sound stage and television studio will be equipped with green screen technology. Te sound recording classroom will include technology for both theatre and flm sound design, with full surround sound capabilities, an isolation sound recording booth and the opportunity to employ a full array of sound efects. Te television studio will feature broadband fber for live broadcast streaming. [2 - 3] LIVE OAK HALL