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TSU Journalism Majors Use Smartphones to Report the News

Texas Southern University journalism students are exploring innovative ways to tell news stories.  Recently they used their mobile devices to tell what movies goers thought of the film The Social Network.  Jerimi Franklin has the story.  (This story was produced with an Iphone)

TSU-TV on Comcast

Texas Southern University is the first university in the nation to enter into a partnership with Comcast to develop On Demand television programming.  TSU administrators and Comcast representatives announced the partnership today in the university’s state-of-the-art television studio. Ray Purser, Vice President of Government Affairs, Public Relations and Community Investment, explained how the partnership was developed and its significance. 

Breast Cancer Awareness at TSU

Texas Southern University will host a breast cancer awareness program on September 29.  KSTU student reporter Ashley Daniels has more details.  (This report was produced with an iPhone)

Texas Southern University's Founder's Day is September 14

Eighty-three years ago on September 14, 1927, the Houston Colored Junior College was created.  The state of Texas purchased that college in 1947 and renamed it the Texas State University for Negroes and finally Texas Southern University in 1951.  On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, the university family will celebrate, for the first time, the founding of one of this nation’s premiere historically black universities.  I spoke TSU spokesperson Eva Pickens about Founder’s Day.

Women Athletes

Texas Southern University point guard-shooting guard Sierra Highgate said women athletes are making a difference on college campuses and Texas Southern University has a model women’s basketball team.

Gannett V.P. says There are Journalism Jobs

Virgil L. Smith, Vice President of Talent Management for Gannett, said there are jobs in journalism contrary to some media reports.  Smith spoke to me Friday at the NABJ conference in San Diego.

Shirley Sherrod and Future

Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod said she has not decided whether she will return to work for the USDA.
 

Shirley Sherrod and FOX

Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod said she will not give FOX network an interview.

Shirley Sherrod at NABJ Convention 2010

Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod said that President Obama and many others could benefit from a lesson in black history at the NABJ conference in San Diego Thursday.  Sherrod, who was a civil rights pioneer in Georgia and advocate for black farmers, was at the center of a controversy started by a conservative blogger.  Blogger Andrew Breitbart purposely mischaracterized and edited a video speech Sherrod made at an NAACP dinner.  She was fired from her government job, criticized by the NAACP and received tons of hate mail because of this misleading video by the blogger.  However, after media organizations like CNN reported that the facts, the USDA, NAACP and others from the Obama administration apologized to Sherrod.  USDA has offered her a new job.

Children's Theatre at Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University's Children's Theatre program is getting rave reviews. The young thespians will perform Gulliver's Travels on July 30 at 10a.m. and 7p.m. in Sawyer auditorium. Sara Carr has the story. (This story aired on KTSU 7-23-10. It was produced with an iPhone.)