Portland State is a humming hive of opportunity for students looking to diversify their skill sets. The student media associated with the university creates opportunities for students to participate in graphic design, camera work, film editing, radio DJing, poetry, prose, visual art and journalism. The wide range of student media also gives voice to students and better connects us as a community.
The Vanguard is one of the few opportunities around for students to dip a toe (or plunge) right into print journalism. With a presence in print and online, this paper has been around since 1946, delivering local and campus related news. You can find the Vanguard every Tuesday at marked newsstands, or for more frequent updates, read what’s happening on campus at psuvanguard.com.
KPSU is PSU’s radio station. Largely run by community and student volunteers, the radio runs 24/7 on their KPSU Radio app and at KPSU.org. The station provides a source of art and culture for PSU and the greater Portland area by creating a platform for counterculture and marginalized voices.
PSU TV presents an audio-visual experience tailored for PSU students. Their website, psu.tv, and their YouTube channel, psutelevision, hosts an array of programs exploring campus life. Students create scheduled programming spotlighting the arts, campus life, creative films, health and news. PSU TV provides students with a way to connect with the university, but also to develop their skills in reporting, camera work and more.
The Portland Spectrum is a monthly, full-color magazine that aims to provoke deep thought and debate among PSU’s students. Portland Spectrum seeks to establish voices otherwise marginalized and diversify the political debates that comprise PSU as both an institution and a community. The Spectrum can be found at marked newsstands around campus or read online at portlandspectator.org.
The Rearguard is PSU’s alternative news source with a strong emphasis on social justice and oppressed perspectives. The Rearguard focuses heavily on arts, culture and opinion articles. The Rearguard produces a monthly print issue at marked newsstands and archives their articles online at therearguard.org.
This PSU-based literary journal has been publishing poetry, prose and art nationally for nearly 60 years. Students can submit their own writing online through the journal’s website at portlandreview.com, where the journal also keeps a fantastic blog. Their seasonal issues can be bought at their website and through Amazon.
Composed of only student submissions, Pathos is a literary magazine published once a term. Because Pathos runs on student submissions, the magazine’s content is fluid and always changing. Each issue can be found easily at marked newsstands around campus and at their website pathoslitmag.com. Anyone looking to submit prose, poetry or visual art can do so through their website.
HOW TO JOIN
If you want to learn more about any of the publications and organizations listed above, head over to the student media hub. All student media positions are paid, and the rates for various positions can be found here. Positions include news writer, podcaster, copyeditor, photographer, designer, videographer and editor, among others. Applications to join student media can be found here.
