with an award-winning past, student media forges forward Student Media at Northwest Missouri State University showcases our national award-winning publications and stations. It is possible to get involved with the newspaper, yearbook, DVD, radio station and television station your freshman year of college. Northwest Missourian, NWMissourinews. com, Tower yearbook and the Tower DVD have all received the coveted Pacemaker Award from Associated Collegiate Press and Crown Awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The Pacemaker and Crown awards place these media outlets in the top 1 percent in the country. The radio station, KZLX, has received the Marconi Award for college broadcast station of the year. Twice within the last four years, the Missourian has been recognized with the Best Non-Daily Broadsheet Newspaper and received the Apple Award at the College Media Advisers Convention in New York. Over the years, our students have been named Designer of the Year and placed in Story of the Year competition through ACP. Our student designers have showcased their work by placing in CMA’s Best of Collegiate Design Contest. Northwest Missouri State University was the sixth college in the country to see its newspaper and yearbook inducted into the ACP Hall of Fame. This honor recognizes Producing provides play Whether its braving the cold or under the watchful eyes of your peers, working on a Student Media staff allowed students the opportunity to grow in their given field. Every student could work on any staff their freshmen year of college. photos by will murhpy
a publication’s excellence after its 10th consecutive All American ranking. We understand the time commitment it takes for a person to be on staff or to serve on the editorial and management boards of our media outlets. Our editors and managers positions are paid. Our advertising representatives are paid commission. We have always been a leader in digital and online reporting. Northwest launched one of the first collegiate online newspapers. Tower yearbook featured the first CD-ROM and then DVD supplement to its award-winning publication. We have always embraced the changes within our industry and started convergence and multimedia reporting 10 years ago. We were converging before it was the thing to do. Because of Northwest’s commitment to convergence, our newsroom just underwent a $100,000 renovation in facilities and additional equipment purchases. Student Media is located in Wells Hall. The broadcast facilities occupy the second floor and print and digital media occupy the lower level of the building. Our commitment is to inform our readers, listeners and viewers about events and activities on campus and in the community. Our innovative methods of delivering that information make your experience at Northwest invaluable for your resume.