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SXSW Day 3 Recap

As the third day of SXSW kicked off, I was able to experience some of the more relaxed SXSW experiences. Since Friday I’ve wanted to stop by the Pinterest House, so this morning I made that my priority! They had a really cool photobooth that made a compiled video of you from different takes that […]

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Interview with Sama'an Ashrawi: Writer, Producer, Creative Director

I’m really into creating intersections where they never existed before.” – Sama’an Ashrawi Sama’an Ashrawi wears many hats. He’s a writer, producer, and creative director for many different projects. He runs a site called Smntcs.com, which covers different genres of music and other entertainment categories. Ashrawi was interviewed by Darian Harvin, who runs a podcast called, […]

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Journalism in the Age of Terrorism

In an era when terrorist organizations like ISIS are seen as a very real and constant threat to public safety, reporting from conflict zones has become increasingly dangerous for journalists.

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Students at Texas State University have been hard at work creating and developing exciting new technologies. Undergraduates in several different departments, like Lorena Martinez of the McCoy College of Business, came to the Texas State Innovation Lab at the Austin W Hotel Downtown to present their projects within the context of SXSW Interactive. “I developed the […]

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Betsy Reed of The Intercept Discusses Translating News Narratives To Twitter

Day three of South by Southwest provided a wide variety of new and interesting panels. The Breaking Thru a Tweet Driven News Cycle & Culture panel featured industry professionals discussing how news outlets can maintain their depth of content in an age dominated by the convenience of digital brevity. Speakers included Anna Holmes of Topic.com, Jenna […]