The Reflector (Mississippi newspaper)
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| Type | Student newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Editor-in-chief | Ivy Rose Ball[1] |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Headquarters | Henry Meyer Student Media Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss. |
| Circulation | ~12,000 |
| ISSN | 0893-3286 |
| OCLC number | 9867061 |
| Website | reflector-online |
The Reflector is the editorially independent student-run newspaper of Mississippi State University. It publishes articles in print and online every Wednesday.
The Reflector was established in 1884 as The Dialectic Reflector and its name was changed to The Reflector in 1922. During World War II, from 1944 to 1945, the newspaper was operated and published by faculty under the name Maroon and White. Archives at the Mitchell Memorial Library at MSU hold copies of The Reflector from as far back as the 1880s.
The Reflector remains the oldest college newspaper in the SEC (Southeastern Conference).[1][2]
History
[edit]The newspaper was first published as The Dialectic Reflector between 1884 and 1889 before its name being shortened to The Reflector.[3] It had subsequently published under its current name except for a brief period between 1944 and 1945 when it was operated by faculty and was named Maroon and White during World War II.[3] Following the war, the newspaper resumed publication under its previous name The Reflector. It is the oldest running college newspaper in the SEC.
In 2003, the office complex housing the student publications was renamed to Henry F. Meyer Student Media Center in the honor of former university newspaper advisor Henry F. Meyer.[4]
Website
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The Reflector On-Line was created in December 1996. The original web URL was www.reflector.msstate.edu[5]
The Reflector launched their non-edu website on February 02nd, 2001, swapping to the www.reflector-online.com domain.
While operating, the Reflector website has gathered various awards and honors from statewide, regional and national outlets. It received two national NBS Aehro awards (2020[6] and 2021[7]) while managed by Brandon Grisham, the former Online editor. It received finalist recognition in 2022[8] while managed by Joshua Britt.
Grisham's archival work led to the creation of the Digital Issue Collection[9] and the GAP (Grisham Archival Project,[10] created with resources collected through the Mitchell Memorial Library). Both projects offered digital articles and e-editions of older published materials.
The current website offers access to images, online e-editions, news articles, and podcasts.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About – The Reflector – Mississippi State University". 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "The Reflector History Page". Reflector-Online.
- ^ a b "Student Publications". Mississippi State University Libraries Special Collections. Mississippi State University Libraries. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Elkins, Ashley (October 4, 2003). "MSU student media center named for former Reflector guide". Daily Journal. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Enter the Internet". The Reflector. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "MSU students garner regional, national journalism awards | Department of Communication". www.comm.msstate.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "58th Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition" (PDF). National Electronic Media Association. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Reflector website receives 'finalist' honor at national competition | Department of Communication". www.comm.msstate.edu. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "Archive". The Reflector. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ "The Grisham Archive Project". The Reflector. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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