Thanks to all of you who participated in the Industry Tours and the Show Your Reel Contest. We appreciate your hard work! For those of you that qualified as finalists and actually won in a category, we will be following up with you regarding your internship opportunities. Now, as I mentioned before, we cannot guarantee […]
Click here to view all of the photos! On Thursday, March 26, we had the pleasure of touring Entercom Radio. We were greeted by our gracious host Sylvia Hay and were able meet some on air personalities and the voice behind the “1-800-BARTEND” commercials. Entercom Radio owns three stations in the Austin area Magic 95.5, […]
I think that the Texas Media Diversity’s program “Media Xperiments” and Connally High School, as a Digital Learning Community, is a great example of Creative Collaboration as Leadership in Education. This collaboration sets forth a Vision for Connally’s High School students and its career-related Small Learning Communities Program. The outcomes of this collaboration are based […]
See all the pics Last week’s tour at AMS Pictures was quite interesting. It was Friday the 13th and the day before Spring Break, so we had a small group of students this time. This worked out well for the students that attended as it allowed them a more intimate view behind the scenes. Our […]
We are happy to have had our first Industry Tour on Friday February 27th at Powerhouse Animation Studios. Special thanks to Brad Graeber and the rest of the Powerhouse team for being exceptional hosts. They do 1st class work and the students seem to be quite inspired by the experience. Although March 1st is the […]
As we go into the first of week of Industry Tours, I’m sure many of you are wondering how you’ll be able to compete in the Show Your Reel Contest. Click here. For our purposes, well focus on a few of the most important requirements and strategies. You must attend at least 3 tours. To […]
Find more videos like this on Media XperimentsStarting February 27th, Greater Austin area students will begin weekly tours of a variety of local media facilities. Registration is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. So, register now, You must attend a minimum of the 3 industry tours in order to compete in the […]
I was at Connally High School this morning in Pflugerville, Texas to present the Media Xperiments program to their students and man it has paid off. Today, we’ve had over 40 new members register for participation in the program. On behalf of the Media Diversity Council Austin Advisory Board, we are heartened by the response. […]
Below is a copy of an email we received re: an excellent opportunity for journalism students: All-expenses-paid summer program from under-resourced financial backgrounds that will take place for 10 days in August on the campus of Princeton University. The program is entering its eighth year; during the past seven years, more than 140 students from […]
The Media Diversity Council is forming an Education Advisory Committee (EAC) to oversee curriculum development of the Media Xperiments Contest workshop series. There is no financial commitment to join the EAC. Qualified media/communications professionals & educators will ensure that the structure of the workshops are relevant and sound. Members will also facilitate guest lecturers that […]