MSU - Communication, Media, Journalism and Film

10/25/2026

Biggest Congrats to Emma Habert for her Crystal Pillar award from Emmys Mid-America for her short Will of the Mare. CMJF is proud of you Emma.

10/25/2026

CMJF congratulates Joy Robertson for her Silver Circle Award from Mid Am Emmys, for her legacy of great reporting and storytelling at KOLR and all over the Ozarks.

10/25/2026

CMJF Congratulates alumni Brent and Jason on their Emmy nomination for their OPT -PBS doc on Shad Heller: Master of his Craft and Nico and Dax on their nom for Sense of Community: Caregiving.

10/24/2026

Meet Maria, a Public Relations student completing an internship with Bauman Counselling LLC, where she does content creation, social media management, searches for speaking opportunities, builds brand awareness, and assists with blog posts. When asked what her favorite part about completing this internship is, she said "Since this is a learning experience, it feels like I get the best of both worlds. Since it is a lot of time and hard work it feels beneficial to use this towards college credit. I am gaining hands-on experience while learning new things."

Majors and minors in the CMJF department can earn elective credit hours toward their degree with media internships (MED 595), journalism internships (JRN 595), and communication studies, strategic communication, and socio-political communication internships (COM 495).

Gaining professional experience is one of the best ways students can prepare themselves for the workforce. Media, journalism, and communication are everywhere. Fortunately, so are internships!

Want to learn more? Email COM internship coordinator Jerri Lynn Kyle, [email protected], to connect with the course director for your major and to learn how to begin the internship search.

10/24/2026

Emmy Weekend! Watching MFA Ashlyn Parker Smith work backstage at the Mid America Emmys.

10/23/2026

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10/23/2026

Faculty Friday - Dr. Holly Holladay!

Dr. Holly Holladay is an associate professor of media theory and criticism in the Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film. In addition to her teaching and research, she serves as a proactive advisor for the college and is a member of committees across the university and within the media and communication studies discipline.

10/21/2026

For this week's "Lens on Alumni" spotlight, we have Brett Jones!

Brett currently works at Washington University at the Brown School as an administrative assistant, where he works in the Dean's office and has learned a lot about the behind the scenes world of university operations.

Brett is still actively writing and is also currently in post-production for his feature film! The film will be premiering early next year right here in Springfield; so, keep an eye out for that!

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

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