The Reflector (Mississippi newspaper)

The Reflector is the student newspaper of Mississippi State University. The Reflector was established in 1884 as The Dialective Reflector, and its name was changed to The Reflector in 1889. During World War II, the newspaper was published under the name Maroon and White and operated only by the faculty between 1944 and 1945. The newspaper continues to remain today as the oldest college newspaper in the SEC (Southeastern Conference).[1][2]

This article is about the student newspaper. For other uses, see The Reflector.
The Reflector
TypeStudent newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Editor-in-chiefJoshua Britt[1]
Founded1884
HeadquartersHenry Meyer Student Media Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss.
Circulation~12,000
ISSN0893-3286
OCLC number9867061
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The newspaper was first published as The Dialective 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 continues to this day as 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
A Newspaper vending machine distributing The Reflector

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
  1. "About – The Reflector – Mississippi State University". 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  2. "The Reflector History Page". Reflector-Online.
  3. "Student Publications". Mississippi State University Libraries Special Collections. Mississippi State University Libraries. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. Elkins, Ashley (4 October 2003). "MSU student media center named for former Reflector guide". Daily Journal. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. "Enter the Internet". The Reflector. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  6. "MSU students garner regional, national journalism awards | Department of Communication". www.comm.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. https://www.nbs-aerho.org/convention2021/0-2020-2021%20Competition%20Results.pdf
  8. Team, ITS Web Development (2022-04-04). "The Reflector website receives 'finalist' honor at national competition | Department of Communication". www.comm.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  9. "Archive". The Reflector. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  10. "The Grisham Archive Project". The Reflector. Retrieved 2022-04-26.


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