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Mass Communications Day 2013

Creating and Engaging in a Digital World

8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Mississippi e-Center @ JSU Convention Hall

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MASTER OF CEREMONIES

• Adrian Pittman, ’09, multimedia reporter, WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La.

Continental Breakfast              8-8:30 a.m.

Entrepreneurship and Career Prep          8:30-9 a.m.

• Brad “Kamikaze” Franklin, ’92, CEO and president, Our Glass Media Group

Social Media Boot Camp          9-10:45 a.m.

• Thomas Broadus, director of interactive and new media, The Focus Group
• Alex McDaniel, social media editor, The Clarion-Ledger
• Jessica Simien, ’10, entertainment and lifestyle blogger, JessicaSimien.com
• Jason Thompson, CFO/VP of marketing, Fahrenheit Creative Group
• Kristian Weatherspoon, ’08, digital media specialist, Mississippi Public Broadcasting

 Student Showcases    10:45-11:30 a.m.

• Top three for Part 1 and Part 2

Awards Luncheon/Keynote Speaker        Noon-1:30 p.m.

• Wanda Lloyd, executive editor of the Montgomery Advertiser; founding executive director of the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute; former radio news analysis show host; four-time juror for the Pulitzer Prize

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

• Timothy R. Brown Scholarship ($500 for black male mass comm majors)

CONFIRMED SHOWCASE JUDGES

• Patrice Guilfoyle, APR, communications director, Mississippi Department of Education
• Adrian Pittman, ’09, multimedia reporter, WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La.
• Leon Stewart, chief editor, WAPT-TV
• Kathy Y. Times, president, Yellow Brick Media Concepts, LLC

Mass Comm Day is held annually in April to:

• expose students to industry professionals
• inform students about the latest issues and trends in journalism, production, public relations and advertising
• honor students for their outstanding academic performance.

Awards and past winners: