About Krista Bruton

Media Industry Content Reporter

Krista Bruton is a graduate student in the College of Media and Communication and currently pursuing the professional track in the MA program. She recieved her undergraduate degree in Public Relations at Texas Tech University and hopes to graduate the masters program with a job in corporate communications, media relations, or anything in the communications industry.

Welcoming Assistant Professor of Practice Lisa Du Bois Low

The Texas Tech College of Media and Communication is proud to report Lisa Du Bois Low will be serving as an assistant professor of practice in public relations beginning next semester. According to an email from Dean Perlmutter, Ph.D., Low will also take on the editor position for the college’s newsletter, Alumni Advantage. Low frequently gets […]

Tech Welcomes Tina Sansom: Senior Business Assistant For CoMC

The College of Media & Communication at Texas Tech warmly welcomes Senior Business Assistant Tina Sansom. She has spent much of her career devoting herself to the university and Tech community since 2002. Sansom’s varied experience in customer appreciation, administrative support, and ability to plan and execute numerous events has fueled her desire to serve […]

Heads Up Display

Heads Up Display, a Texas Tech organization, is a news review show about video games, television shows, and movies and  is released through a YouTube channel. Originally created in 2012, this organization consists of roughly 16 students who meet every Tuesday afternoon to discuss their love of video games and to share their passion with […]

COMC Welcomes New Web And Video Coordinator Jacob Copple

The College of Media and Communication faculty at Texas Tech University is pleased to announce the new web and video coordinator in the college’s marketing department. Jacob Copple, Tech alumnus and current graduate student, received his bachelor’s degree in electronic media & communication. Copple hopes to graduate with his master’s in May 2015 and continue to […]

A Football Game In The Shoes Of A Game Day Intern

Many Texas Tech University fans may not know what goes into running a smooth and successful football game. Preparation for a home game is not a last minute ordeal. Without Tech’s 20 game-day interns who help prepare, organize, and alleviate chaos throughout the week and during games, success would be difficult to achieve. Preparation for […]

M.E.I.G: Media Entrepreneur And Innovation Group

A Texas Tech University organization teaches students entrepreneurial skills and guides them on how to efficiently develop pitch-worthy business plans incorporating original ideas. The Media Entrepreneur and Innovation Group also provides a new and unique opportunity to get involved. M.E.I.G. is a student organization developed for media strategy majors, but it welcomes students from any […]

The Hub Receives National Recognition for Outstanding Multimedia Stories

The staff at The Hub@TTU are pleased they are one of the smallest and youngest student-run media publications to gain national attention from the Associated Collegiate Press. ACP recently announced the Online Pacemaker and Story of the Year finalists. Of the many awards offered, The Hub qualified as a finalist to win two individual awards […]

Emmy Winner John Quinones Speaks at Diversity Banquet

ABC’s first Latino correspondant and seven-time Emmy Award winner, John Quinones, spoke to students and faculty about the value of diversity at the Celebrate Diversity Awards Banquet on Tuesday. Quinones shared how his heritage, culture and values regarding diversity have shaped his career and contributed to his overall success in the media industry. Quinones talked […]

Endangerment of News Engagement

Millennials and young adults today are retrieving their news from social networking sites, tablets and iPhones, and concerns in the industry of how to keep informational news interesting, relevant and engaging are ceaseless. The Texas Tech University College of Media and Communication partnered with the TTU Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists on Tuesday to […]