Journalism & Mass Communication

Student Media Opportunities

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KUF-TV 7
ACU has a Class A Community Television Station which can be seen off air, on Suddenlink Cable. Students can use the new Sony CA 537 studio cameras, DVCAM linear and Adobe Premiere non-linear editing stations. The control room is equipped with the new Newtek Video Toaster 2 Digital Video Workstation.

Location: first floor of the Don Morris Center, north wing

See the Student Showcase for KUF-TV awards

For more information, contact Sandy Byers at byerss@acu.edu

 

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KACU-FM
The campus radio station is affiliated with National Public Radio and the Associated Press and serves listeners within a 60-mile radius. Students are employed as announcers and producers. The station is computer automated and boasts a CD music library and computerized broadcast newsroom.

Location: first floor of the Don Morris Center, center wing

See the Student Showcase for KACU-FM awards

For more information, see KACU's web page or contact John Best, general manager, at bestj@acu.edu

 

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Optimist (newspaper)
The university's student newspaper is published each Wednesday and Friday during the fall and spring semesters. The student staff is responsible for campus news, sports, photography, editorials, columns, editorial cartoons and features. Students also edit the copy, design the news pages, and sell and create advertisements. The lab broadsheet newspaper is paginated and produced camera-ready and delivered electronically to the Abilene Reporter-News where it is printed.

Location: JMC/network newsroom, Don Morris Center

See the Student Showcase for Optimist awards

For more information, see Optimist Online or contact Kenneth Pybus, newspaper adviser, at kenneth.pybus@acu.edu.

Contact the Optimist staff

 

For information on advertising in the Optimist, contact Christi Stark at christi.stark@acu.edu or

(325) 674-2463. 

 

 

Note: The Prickly Pear yearbook ceased publication after the 2008 edition. A few copies are available for sale of some, but not all, past editions. E-mail carltons@acu.edu or contact the JMC office at 325-674-2296 for more information on purchasing a copy.