Lessons Learned: Manchester Students/Instructor Speak About TTU Election Collaboration

By: Dr. Eleanor Shember-Critchley Senior Lecturer, Multimedia Journalism – Manchester Metropolitan University  When we mentioned the possibility of covering the US election through the night, our Manchester Met students leapt at the opportunity. Some were already primed from the 2019 UK election but the acute enthusiasm was also for a story that wasn’t about COVID-19. […]

Red Raider Rundown: Stories from campus on News Engagement Day

Editor’s Note This series is presented by the faculty and students of the College of Media & Communication. Read More: https://wp.me/p2KVka-kOL MCTV – Mass Comm TV In this edition of the MCTV Weekday Update, anchors Berkeley Adams and Krizia Williams are in studio with the latest news, information and events happening around campus. Click to watch  […]

Tim Cole Becomes Permanent Figure In Lubbock

Most students come to Texas Tech University in hopes of success. It may have taken 30 years, but Tim Cole has posthumously achieved that goal. Cole was a 26-year-old Army veteran pursuing a business degree at Tech. In March 1985, he was falsely accused of rape. Cole served 14 years of his 25-year sentence before […]

Dangerous Lede: Reporting In Iraq

By Lucinda Holt and Quint Brantley  A picture of a smiling, young Iraqi man flashes on the computer screen. Dressed in a suit, his clean-cut appearance is underlined by his name. Journalist Amir Yehia is calling on Skype. He said he currently stays busy as he travels between Missouri and the Middle Eastern cities of […]