WSU News is the central news office for Washington State University. The roots of the department date to 1907, when students with newspaper experience began sending news to northwest press on a volunteer basis. This informal start evolved into the Office of Publication, and in 1946 the College News Bureau was split off from that. Circa 1985 it became News and Information Services. Circa 2012, the Washington State University News Service and WSU Today merged to become WSU News.
The university began its internal news publication in June 1974 in the form of a newsletter titled the University Bulletin. In 1975, it changed to a tabloid format and the name was changed to the Bulletin/Calendar. In 1989, the Bulletin/Calendar was renamed as WSU Week, and in 2001, it became WSU Today. WSU Today ceased print publishing in 2009, moving to an online-only format.
WSU News and its predecessors have had varied responsibilities and ties over the years. During the earliest years of its existence the Office of Publication was loosely associated with the college s journalism program. During World War II it acquired responsibility for the college s alumni newsletter (the PowWow) and the athletic news service, though those were returned to their original departments following the war. By 2013 it is responsible for the campus daily news stories (delivered electronically), the alumni magazine, and the major campus social media sites.
The collection consists of iterations of a video, the Primal Power of Play with Dr. Jaak Panksepp, produced by WSU. There are final copies of the film in mov, mp4, and mpg formats, as well as three earlier versions in mov file.
The material is retained on the original flashdrive, and also has been copied to MASC’s archival storage directory, with some duplication deleted there.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
The material has been copied to MASC’s archival storage directory, with some duplication deleted there.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Office of News and Information Services The Primal Power of Play Video, 2010 (UA2022-10)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Rebecca Phillips of WSU donated this material to the Washington State University Libraries on October 4, 2022; it was retained at WSU MASC as UA2022-10. She had held the files in her own possession for many years, and donated them to MASC upon her retirement.
University Archivist Mark O’English accessioned this material in December, 2022. These videos need to be reviewed to determine which can be discarded and which need retained.
The video was placed on the Washington State University YouTube channel in 2010, and as of 2022 can be viewed at
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