Students have a voice on campus; get involved with student media! Independent of the Department and funded through the Division of Student Life, publications are governed by the Board of Student Publications. Whereas electronic media is a Department function governed by the Student Electronic Media Board.
Published once a year, Winthrop University's arts and literary magazine welcomes submissions from all disciplines: poetry, prose, drama, fine art, graphic
design, ceramics, photography, and more!
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Jason Tselentis
Heralded the 2016 Top-Pick for Excellence by the South Carolina Press Association, Winthrop University's award winning weekly campus newspaper tackles social and political issues and delivers editorial expertise. It is written
and edited for students by students, however, no experience is necessary. Sell advertising,
report, edit, design pages & graphics or work on the business side. You can find the
Johnsonian on their website MyTJnow.
Faculty Adviser: Dr. William Schulte
Delivered monthly, this multicultural student publication serves as a voice of the
minority population. Writers promote cultural diversity by informing the Winthrop
community of multicultural and minority achievements, happenings, issues, and concerns.
The RMR staff maintains social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Nathaniel Frederick
Students aspiring to enter professional radio can receive valuable hands-on experience
in the department studio as a host or announcer and students can serve on the executive
staff as station manager, program director or music director. Auditions for air shifts
take place on a semester basis and provide opportunities to host a program on the
streaming campus station. The station stream can be found on the Tune-In website and app by searching for "Eagle Air." students are advised by a faculty station
supervisor and a faculty program supervisor. You can find out more about the station here.
Faculty Advisers: Dr. Joseph Kasko
Gain experience on a weekly basis writing, interviewing, shooting, and editing video
to produce Winthrop's 15-minute video news magazine, or interview DVDs for student
auditions. Students in MCOM 425 and 446 form the foundation staff, but staff positions
are open to all students regardless of major. Close Up students maintain a website here.
Faculty Advisers: Dr. Aimee Meader
The Palmetto Report is a multimedia news and public affairs platform that features content produced by students in the Mass Communication Department at Winthrop University. Students in MCOM 330 (convergent journalism) produce multimedia most of the stories, which include photos, audio reports, podcasts and video. Students in MCOM 226 (multimedia storytelling and production) and MCOM 311 (digital culture and society) also produce content for the site.
Faculty Adviser: Dr. Joseph Kasko
