Student Media
Student Publications
The staffs of the Northwest Missourian newspaper, the Tower
yearbook and Heartland View online magazine have their offices
in the basement of Wells Hall. The area is complete with
a Macintosh computer lab, multimedia and web work stations,
traditional darkroom space, digital darkroom, light tables
and a student lounge. Northwest is the only university in
the nation with three All-American publications.
Northwest
Missourian
This is a weekly citywide newspaper covering both the city
of Maryville and the Northwest campus. Students work on
the Missourian in the areas of writing, photography, editing,
advertising and design. The Associated Collegiate Press
has ranked the Missourian in the top 1 percent of all college
newspapers in the country. The paper also won a National
Pacemaker Award in 1997. The newspaper also offers a daily
online version.
missourianonline.com | Awards
Tower yearbook
The yearbook of Northwest, Tower has received an All-American
rating from the Associated Collegiate Press for 15 straight
years. The yearbook was honored by the Associated Collegiate
Press in 1994 by being inducted into its Hall of Fame. This
300-page publication gives students the opportunity to plan
the theme, write, edit, take photographs and design. In
1996, Tower broke new ground by introducing a CD-ROM edition
as a supplement to the yearbook. Northwest became the first
public university in the country to produce a DVD edition.
Awards
Heartland
View
Heartland View is an online full-color magazine about travel
and leisure attractions in the four-state region of Kansas,
Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. The magazine captures the spirit
and style of the Midwest. Staff members are involved in
traveling around the area to sell advertising and cover
stories. Heartland View also provides designers and photographers
with great opportunities to shoot and design color work.
heartlandview.com
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On the Edge
in Multimedia
In 2003, the Tower yearbook was the first public university
in the nation to introduce an interactive DVD component
to its annual publication. The DVD, a cooperative effort
between the print and broadcasting segments of the department,
features video clips and audio messages from students as
well as stories and photos. The DVD yearbook offers mass
communication students the opportunity to learn valuable
production and software skills necessary for the exciting
new jobs in the media industry.
Internet opportunities
Internet publishing skills are also part of the experience
students can gain in the department. The Northwest Missourian
and Heartland View magazine have moved into cyberspace.
You can find their pages through Northwest's web page (www.nwmissouri.edu).
In addition, the faculty and department are exploring ways
to use the Internet to augment class experiences and to
allow potential students a chance to see what the department
has to offer.
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Student Broadcasting
You can always find broadcasting students at work on the second
floor of Wells Hall. Usually, students are involved in several
projects at once. A typical student might have a shift on
KZLX, produce a show for KXCV and edit videotape for KNWT-TV.
KZLX
KZLX is a campus and community radio station operated for
and by students. Getting on the air requires only an introductory
class, so you can easily be working on KZLX by the second
semester of your first year. Opportunities at KZLX include
on-air talent, promotions, news, sales and sports. Students
also compete for paid positions on the station's executive
board, the management team. KZLX has consistently won high
honors for it's programming and was ranked the best college
radio station in the nation in 1992.
KZLX
website
KXCV/KRNW
After gaining experience at KZLX, students have the opportunity
to work at National Public Radio affiliate KXCV/KRNW. The
station broadcasts in a 100-mile radius of Maryville. Because
KXCV/KRNW has a classical/jazz format, a strong news emphasis
and a different audience, students who work at both stations
graduate with a broad range of experience.
KXCV.org
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KNWT TV
Northwest also has a cable television station that gives students
the opportunity to produce weekly newscasts, sports shows,
music video shows and game shows. Other special broadcasts
and documentaries are also student produced. The programs
are aired throughout the entire community of Maryville, as
well as the campus.
Bearcat Productions
Students find another opportunity in this semi-independent
production company housed in the Department of Mass Communication.
The company handles video project requests from a variety
of corporations, which have included Heartland Hospital systems
in St. Joseph, Kawasaki Manufacturing and the Red Cross. Students
gain intensive hands-on experience in audio and video production,
camera work and graphics production through paid positions,
contracted work and internships. Most recently, Bearcat Productions
has moved into the digital realm with a new editing system.
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