Student Media
Through its member groups, Student Media continued to provide news, information and entertainment geared to the UA student body and to the larger, extended community of the University of Arkansas. The Office of Student Media stewards four member groups. These are The Arkansas Traveler, a color broadsheet newspaper published during the fall and spring semesters, as well as an on-line edition with world-wide readership; the Razorback, a yearbook, published in the fall; UATV, a student-produced television station reaching about 85,000 homes in Arkansas; and KXUA, a 500-watt radio station with coverage extending throughout most of Northwest Arkansas and with an on-line feed reaching listeners around the world.
Each of the groups fosters a sense of community for the UA campus. Through their coverage, Student Media groups highlight the diversity of our student groups, individual students, faculty and staff. The Traveler expressly acknowledges this important principle in its Philosophical Statement on Diversity, which states: Our success depends on creating an environment that embraces mutual respect, acceptance of differences and the desire to help all reach their full potential. Our newspaper must also reflect the people and concerns of the community we serve.
Students who participate directly with a Student Media group gain valuable knowledge and expertise in the medium they choose to work. Student Media enhances student learning by providing a real-world experience in publishing or broadcasting, which compliments and puts into practice the skills and practices explored in the classroom. Because Student Media operates as closely as possible to its counterpart in the professional world, student participation promotes professional and personal development though the training and practice of producing the various publications and broadcasts offered by member groups.
Student Media promotes responsible journalism and advocacy by adhering to the ethical standards expressed in the Society of Professional Journalists and Associated Collegiate Press codes of ethics. Further, Student Media actively strives to be technologically advanced and to offer innovative programming and publications that reflect the dynamic acceleration of technological advancement within the publishing and broadcasting industries. A primary goal of Student Media is to prepare its student employees and volunteers to be successful in their chosen fields. By keeping abreast of industry trends, Student Media better prepares its students for success after college and provides a better, more efficient and accessible product for the UA community.