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Mustang Media Group Wins College Media Company of the Year for Third Consecutive Year, Earns 44 Additional Awards
Within the past month, Mustang Media Group took home a total of 45 awards, including 13 for first place. Most notably, MMG has been named the national College Media Company of the Year for the third consecutive year, a remarkable feat within college media.
Learn more about the group's impressive 45 awards.
The Poetry of Community
For English Department lecturer Caleb Nichols (M.A., English, '20), the arts are more than a passion — they’re a purpose. Now, as San Luis Obispo County’s 2025-27 poet laureate, he’s working to foster a local network of literary artists to find community.
Read more about his journey from indie rock band member to poet virtuoso.
Ask an Expert: How Has AI Changed Misinformation — And What Does That Mean for Consumers?
Since 2020, misinformation has become a dominant part of public online discourse: unequivocally false claims about the 2020 election, COVID-19, hurricanes and presidential candidates have swirled, driven further by the rise of AI. Cal Poly News sat down with Kim Bisheff, an assistant professor in Cal Poly’s Journalism Department who studies how misinformation spreads online, for a chat about what digital media consumers face, how misinformation has changed — and what we can do about it.