MTSU School of Journalism and Strategic Media

06/05/2026

It's Flashback Friday once again! Last October, we held our annual Hangry Halloween event. There was a special surprise this time, though: When the event ended, the Hangry Closet, our free snack closet for SBCME students, moved to its new location downstairs!

06/03/2026

Congrats to two of our MTSU Alumni at NewsChannel 5 Nashville -- Phil Williams NC5 and Forrest Sanders -- for this outstanding recognition! Your alma mater is proud of you both.

NewsChannel 5 earned Regional Murrow Awards for Phil Williams’ “Confronting Hate” investigation and Forrest Sanders’ feature story on friendship and memory.

06/03/2026

How about another internship Q&A? Willie Phaler has some sound advice about getting involved in student media – doing so now can lead to even better opportunities later!

06/01/2026

Congratulations to SoJSM alum Angele Latham, who was recently selected as one of five winners of the 2026 AEJMC First Amendment Award! All five recipients were credited for "[tackling] some of the most urgent press freedom stories in the country]."

05/29/2026

It's Flashback Friday! In September, MTSU Sidelines kicked off its 100th anniversary celebration with a panel hosted by Prof. Matthew Leimkuehler and featuring several guests, including Prof. Eric Jackson. We're happy to be part of such a momentous occasion!

05/27/2026

It's time for another internship Q&A! This one's with Mickey Sandlin, who recently graduated. Building off her internship, Mickey now works at WKRN News 2 as a Television News Producer – an SoJSM student one week and a working professional the next!

05/25/2026

The SoJSM office is closed for Memorial Day; we will return tomorrow.

05/22/2026

This summer, we'll be looking back at some of the highlights of the previous academic year in our Flashback Friday series! The biggest event of August was easily the renaming of our college to the Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment. The renaming reflects Scott Borchetta's support of our college, which has provided students with new technology and learning experiences!

05/21/2026

Congrats to our two alumna at WBIR Channel 10 — Katie Inman and Sarah Oppmann — for taking home first-place honors in the 2026 Golden Press Card Awards sponsored by the East Tennessee chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists! Katie won top honors for Best Anchor, while Sarah received first for Best Feature and Local Impact of Federal Changes, a new category.

05/20/2026

There's nothing like having a Gen Z student worker to make you feel out of touch (never mind that I'm also technically Gen Z).