Formation 1916 Location Milwaukee, WI Parent organization Marquette University | Headquarters Milwaukee, WI Region served Milwaukee, WI | |
Purpose Real-world journalism experience for students | ||
Marquette University Student Media is the official outlet of Marquette University's College of Communication that allows students to gain real-world experience in producing mainstream media.
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Outlets
Marquette Student Media has 5 outlets who make up the Marquette Wire:
History
Marquette University Student Media traces its roots back to 1916, when the Marquette Tribune, the student-produced newspaper, was first published. Since then, 5 additional outlets have opened: MUR in the 1960s, MUTV in 1976, the Marquette Journal, Student Media Ads.
They have produced publications in both CMYK and black and white.
In 2015, all departments converged into one single news organization known as the Marquette Wire.
Staff
Each outlet of Marquette Student Media is headed by a student. The College of Communication posts applications and hold interviews at the end of each academic year, during the which the directors of the outlets are selected for the next academic year.
Current Staff
The department heads for the current academic year are as follows:
For a list of past directors, see the individual outlet pages.
Location
Marquette Student Media is based in Johnston Hall, home of the Diederich College of Communications. At present, each outlet has his own office:
Covergence
In 2006, the College began executing plans to converge all outlets of Student Media into a single location, instead of being spread out all over the building. The basement of Johnston Hall was chosen as the location, and therefore was partially remodeled during the Summer of 2008.
When Dr. John Pauly, formerly Dean of the College of Communication, was promoted to the position of University provost in April 2008, convergence plans came to a halt. The broadcasting outlets of Marquette Student Media (MUTV and MUR) did not move to the basement of Johnston Hall as originally intended. However, other plans of convergence continued, namely the addition of 2 conference rooms, the relocation of an unused computer lab, and the relocation of the Student Media Business office.
Current plans are to continue the remodeling of Johnston Hall's basement during Summer 2009.
Remodling is set to take place during the summer of 2016 to represent the vision of the Marquette Wire.