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Day 1 Recap

So concludes day one of my first real SXSW experience. I’ve been several times in the past since 2007, but they were mostly for music and I never had a badge. In the 12 years since, the festival itself has shifted much more towards being a tech conference than a music festival.

Weekly News Roundup February 24 - March 3

Space X Crew Capsule Reaches Space Station The first-ever commercial-built spacecraft arrived successfully to the International Space Station Sunday morning. The spacecraft will stay until March 8 while engineers and scientists examine it to see how safe it is for humans to use. Tik Tok pays $5.7 million fine to U.S. for illegally gathering children’s […]

Creating Content Around Social Good

Social Media & Social Good: Creators to The Rescue hosted by AdCouncil’s Lina Renzina, this panel focused on YouTube personalities: Tyler Oakley and Hannah Hart. Two individuals who created a following, a platform, and a voice during the rise of the online video platform. YouTube’s own, Lucinda Barlow, also joined to talk about social good from […]

Panel Recap: How Documentaries Can Rise In the Web Series World

Speakers: Adrienne Becker from Killer Films Media/Level Forward, Garland Mclaurin from ITVS, Mando Rayo from The Tacos of Texas and panel moderate Pamela Torno from ITVS In this panel discussion, four filmmakers discuss their backgrounds as filmmakers and their thoughts process when creating stories and digital documentary storytelling. Pamela Torno who is a Series Producer for ITVS […]

TBT Preview: Dale Blasingame

Throwback Thursday – To commemorate the 10th year of SXTXState, each Thursday we’ll be featuring past participants in the project. Check back each Thursday until SXSW to find out what SXTXState alumni remember from their time with the project and what they are up to now. Dale Blasingame is the definition of Texas State homegrown. He […]

TBT: Anna Tauzin

Throwback Thursday – To commemorate the 10th year of SXTXState, each Thursday we’ll be featuring past participants in the project. Check back each Thursday until SXSW to find out what SXTXState alumni remember from their time with the project and what they are up to now. Before becoming VP of Marketing and Innovation at the […]