SJMC weekly TV newscast to make smashing return

February 03, 2016

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Electronic media students are preparing this week for the return of Bobcat Update, the SJMC's weekly television newscast.This year marks the highest number of students enrolled in the program, with over 80 students participating in the making and airing of the show.For more than 20 years, Bobcat Update has been known for airing over the local cable networks, but now the show is also streamed online over a service known as Ustream."We love digital," said Dr. England, the electronic media sequence coordinator. "We love it when a story blows up online."By expanding beyond the limitations of traditional television, Bobcat Update has reached a much wider audience online. Students share every piece of news on Facebook and Twitter.Bobcat Update's first airing of the semester is Feb. 24. The show can be viewed live at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays via online streaming, or on Grande Cable Channel 19 and Time Warner Channel 16.Many of the show's previous newscasts can be watched on the Bobcat Update YouTube Channel.