Macon State College Student Media offer students opportunities to develop talents in several areas, to gain an in-depth knowledge of College activities, to learn skills and develop a portfolio that will be useful long after the College years are over.

The Student Media are governed by Student Media Bylaws. The Student Media Bylaws were unanimously recommended for approval by the Student Affairs Committe on Sept. 19, 2008 and were approved Sept. 23, 2008, by Macon State College President Dr. David Bell.

The respective Student Media Handbooks govern each medium. The handbooks include specific policies, procedures and forms for each medium. The handbooks also include related policies from the Student Hanbook, the Registered Student Organization Handbook and the University System of Georgia.

The three Student Media are:

 

  • The Macon Statement
  • MSC-TV
  • The Fall Line Review

The Macon Statement – the award winning student newspaper, provides the students of Macon State College with “all the news that is news” around campus. The student newspaper will be staffed with well-qualified and responsible leaders and staff who will produce an accurate and timely newspaper on campus.

• Training Materials: NewsEthicsInterviewingObjectivity

The Macon Statement Handbook – Staff Agreement

The paper is published every two weeks during the fall and spring semesters. Please see the Web site The Macon Statement.

The Student Media Advisory Board is proud to announce the selection of
Ms. Norma Jean Perkins as the editor of the Macon State College student
newspaper, the Macon Statement.

Norma Jean will serve as the editor for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Additionally, any student interested in working with Norma Jean on the
Macon Statement is encouraged to e-mail Ray Lightner, Student Media
Coordinator at ray.lightner@maconstate.edu.

 

MSC-TV – provides the student body with timely and pertinent information concerning the campus community and the events thereof via closed-circuit television network and provides students with the opportunity to develop skills in the television medium and experience firsthand the technological advances being made in the medium, as they relate to New Media.

MSC-TV handbook

Meaghan Smith is managing director of MSC-TV. Meetings will resume during the summer semester. New programs begin airing each Monday and also are posted on the Web site. Please contact the managing director at msctv@maconstate.edu

The Fall Line Review – is a literary art journal featuring the creative and collective consciousness of Macon State College students. Items published in this literary journal are selected by the Fall Line Review Editorial Board based on literary merit. Students must be currently enrolled or have been enrolled during the previous two semesters in order to be eligible to have work published in the journal.

The Fall Line Review, Vol. XIII, is now out. For more information and examples of previous works please see the Web site at http://facultyweb.maconstate.edu/flr/ or e-mail thefalllinereview@gmail.com

The Fall Line Review Handbook

The Fall Line Review is seeking a Content Editor and a Layout Editor.

The duties of each editor include working with the magazine’s faculty advisors and Student Media Coordinator to accomplish the following: coordinating a staff to create the upcoming annual issue; publicizing the submission deadline; soliciting submissions; reviewing, selecting and editing submissions per college guidelines; announcing the arrival of the magazine; and organizing poetry reading(s) to showcase work from the magazine.

  • The Content Editor should have strong English and grammar skills, strong creative writing ability in fiction or poetry, a dedication to literature, a willingness to work with faculty advisors, a commitment to deadlines, leadership skills, and (preferably) prior experience working with a student publication at the high school or college level.
  • The Layout Editor should be proficient withAdobe Illustrator or InDesign and be responsible for laying out the magazine, helping create or select the cover design, reviewing and correcting proofs, producing and publishing all publicity for the magazine, building and maintaining the Fall Line Review Web site content.

Other positions, not paid include:

  • Additional editors may be selected by the Content Editor as s/he desires. This may range from Art Editors to specific content editors such as a Fiction Editor or Poetry Editor. These additional editors will assist the editorial staff with the Fall Line Review production and publicity.

Requirements for all editors include a 2.5 GPA and enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for fall and spring semester. Applicants must also have successfully exited all Learning Support requirements and be willing to complete training as assigned, including the Macon State College Recognized Student Organization training session.

Those applying for Content Editor should submit a cover letter indicating the editorship that the student is applying for as well as briefly outlining some of the student’s best qualifications, a resume, and writing sample of either two poems and/or no more than five pages of a prose piece. Any additional photographic or artistic work is a plus. Those applying for Layout Editor should submit a resume and portfolio of artistic and graphic work. Please send to thefalllinereview@gmail.com by Aug. 30 at 9 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macon State College Student Media offices are located in the Student Life Center, Room 120. The Student Media Center offers a network of Apple computers, hard-disk drives and laser printers to typeset copy, design ads, create other graphics and assist in video production. The system and the various programs available for student use offer considerable flexibility in the production process. Cameras, recorders and related equipment are available for use in assigned projects. These must be signed out from leaders or the Student Media Coordinator. Software and applications are the property of Macon State Student Media.

Macon State Student Media are open to all students, regardless of major. For more information contact the Student Media Coordinator or visit the Web sites of each media.

To Apply for Student Media

The Student Media Coordinator's office is in SLC-117, phone is (478) 471-5333. Applications are available from the Student Media Coordinator in person, by e-mail or here.

Please send all the required infomation below to the Student Media Coordinator. You will be contacted shortly thereafter by a member of the student media and/or the Student Media Coordinator.

 

Last updated June 2010


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