Professor at TX State, teaching Web design, coding & digital product concepts. β13-β14 JSK Fellow at Stanford. Live in Austin, love live music.
Austin, TX
Joined March 2007
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The Austin Business Journal has named TXST President @kdamp the 2026 CEO of the Year. #TXSTNews
news.txst.edu/accolades-and-β¦
I am going to miss Stephen Colbert beyond words. But these segments last night remind me how much I miss the glorious, unexpected chaos of David Letterman.
This is GLORIOUS
David Letterman & Stephen Colbert on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theatre bringing back the classic @Letterman routine one last time
This is how you go out, @StephenAtHome! π
And may @CBS implode literally the same way without you
I am deeply grateful for this recognition!
Cindy Royal, Ph.D., has been named 2026 Piper Professor, recognizing her impact on students and digital media education. #TXSTNews
news.txst.edu/accolades-and-β¦
My 2026 prediction was inspired by something I heard from the very first keynote at the @newsproduct Summit. I discuss how product teams will lead the way to unlocking the value of AI for media organizations in three areas: agents, archives and vibe coding.
.@cindyroyal: βArchives can be used to create new value from decades of reporting, becoming a living, dynamic asset rather than an attic of locked-away, hidden gems.β
niemanlab.org/2025/12/news-pβ¦
Cindy Royal retweeted
Save the Date! π¨ The NPA Summit 2025 is happening October 23β24 in Chicago! π We're meeting in person for the first time, transforming our valued virtual gathering into an immersive, face-to-face experience.
newsproduct.org/summit
Cindy Royal retweeted
In fact, HTML is the most significant computing language ever developed. Underestimate it at your peril. wired.trib.al/PnAtjHe
Cindy Royal retweeted
AI inspires innovation in journalism education buff.ly/4f5Dtvp
I am deeply honored to be recognized with the Regentsβ Teacher Award from the Texas State University System. I am lucky to work with amazing students and colleagues at an institution that supports my vision for innovative curriculum.
Congrats also to Sean Kerwin, @JillPruetz (who is current doing research at a field school in Costa Rica!), @CindyRoyal, and Elizabeth Eger, the @txst recipients of the 2024 @TXStateUnivSyst Regents Awards! Very proud of you all!πΎ
This sounds like a product approach, but I am leery of creating a separate newsroom for βservice and social journalism.β And the focus on video and AI seems limited. washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/0β¦
Thrilled to be on the team that proposed and will work on this initiative!
Congratulations Dr. Apan Qasem for receiving $2.64 million dollars in grant funding from the National Science Foundation to support the STEM-CLEAR: Creating Contextualized Learning Pathways across Academic and Cultural Boundaries project!
#computerscience #highereducation #STEM
Congrats @Cande313, @ryanpitts and @joeruiz and all new fellows for the @JSKstanford Fellowship! You are in for an exciting year!
Another platform is getting into games.
LinkedIn launches gaming: three logic puzzles aiming to extend time spent on its networking platform tcrn.ch/44pnog1
The majority of my research over the past 8 years has dealt with nuances of managing digital products in a newsroom context. I have addressed including ethical considerations and journalism sensibilities into digital products. Great to see this from NYT.
mckinsey.com/industries/techβ¦
Love seeing news orgs embrace product as central to journalismβs mission. Presentation by @AndrewRCalderon, data project lead of @MarshallProj. #isoj2024
Couldnβt have said it better myself, @Digidave!
βIf journalism schools want to succeed in their mission, they must teach students to succeed across the whole industry, not just as reporters,β @Digidave writes.
poynter.org/commentary/2024/β¦
