2026 Mass Comm Week Schedule

The Mass Comm Week schedule is still growing and programming is still being finalized. Additional speakers, sessions and event details will be added as information becomes available.

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  • The Documentary Producer: From Story Idea to Screen
    Elizabeth “Betty” Buckley
    Office for The Documentary Producer: From Story Idea to Screen located at President - Environmental Arts Alliance President - Environmental Arts Alliance

    5:15 - 6:15 PM | Tuesday, 10/13 | In person |  OM 212

    What does it take to transform a compelling idea into a finished documentary that reaches an audience? Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer Elizabeth “Betty” Buckley takes students behind the scenes of documentary production, drawing on more than 25 years of experience creating content for PBS, HBO, HISTORY, National Geographic, CuriosityStream, and other major media outlets. 

    From identifying the story and shaping its narrative to producing, directing, collaborating with creative teams, and navigating distribution, Buckley will explore the decisions that move a documentary from concept to screen. She’ll also share lessons from her recent films The Stars at Night and What’s the Story Wishbone? and offer practical insights for students interested in turning their own stories into compelling visual media.

    		 
  • Journalist Discusses First Break into the Industry
    Andy Sevilla
    Office for Journalist Discusses First Break into the Industry located at Managing Editor at the Austin American-Statesman Managing Editor at the Austin American-Statesman

    12 - 1 PM | Wednesday, 10/14 |  Online and In person |  OM 320

    Sevilla will share how he broke into journalism after graduating from Texas State and built a career that led to newsroom leadership and nationally recognized coverage. Students will hear practical insight on standing out early in their careers, earning responsibility and developing the judgment needed to work on major breaking and investigative stories.

  • Inside the Executive Boardroom: Turning Ideas into Organizational Buy-In
    Julie Laulis
    Office for Inside the Executive Boardroom: Turning Ideas into Organizational Buy-In located at Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for Cable One / Sparklight Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer for Cable One / Sparklight

    3:30 - 4:50 PM | Wednesday, 10/15 |  Online |  OM 201

    Calzada will take students behind the scenes of a career spent documenting major news events, professional sports and everyday life through photography. He will discuss visual storytelling, gaining trust in sensitive situations and adapting to new tools such as video and drone journalism.

  • Project reporting - the lifeblood of media
    Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
    Office for Project reporting - the lifeblood of media located at Senior Projects Reporter San Antonio Express-News Senior Projects Reporter San Antonio Express-News

    9:30 - 10:50 AM | Thursday, 10/15 |  Online and In person |  OM 232

     Martinez-Johnson will discuss her trajectory to becoming the Express-News' prime senior projects reporter from working on the editorial page
  • Through the Lens: A Career in Visual Journalism
    Billy Calzada
    Office for Through the Lens: A Career in Visual Journalism located at Freelance Photographer and Drone Pilot Freelance Photographer and Drone Pilot

    12:30 - 1:50 PM | Thursday, 10/15 |  Online and In person |  OM 238

    Calzada will take students behind the scenes of a career spent documenting major news events, professional sports and everyday life through photography. He will discuss visual storytelling, gaining trust in sensitive situations and adapting to new tools such as video and drone journalism.

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