The Media Institute promotes engagement with global media industries by supporting creative media practice, academic scholarship, and public-facing events initiated by the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Fairfield University community.
Media Institute
Cinefest Student Film Festival
Each year, Cinefest celebrates the hard work and creative talents of Fairfield’s up-and-coming filmmakers by screening an impressive line-up of original short films and videos produced by undergraduate students in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts’ film, television, and media arts program.
The Fairfield Mirror
A weekly newspaper reflecting Fairfield culture since 1977, The Mirror aims to project an independent and accurate student perspective with professional journalistic integrity. The Mirror strives to be the primary and most extensive provider of newsworthy content for the Fairfield student body and surrounding community.
WVOF 88.5 FM Radio
The voice of Fairfield University since 1970: live on 88.5 FM and on the internet anytime, anywhere. Home to news, music and Fairfield Athletics 24/7.
Stags in LA: Students from the Meditz College of Arts and Sciences spent spring break in Los Angeles, where they visited multiple media companies and agencies and were hosted by Fairfield Meditz alums.
The Fairfield Mirror was awarded with four Apple Awards from the College Media Association in New York City in March 2026.
Fairfield Meditz faculty Niall P. Brennan, PhD, Meryl O’Connor and Philip I. Eliasoph, PhD, moderated a conversation and Q&A with journalist, film critic, and author Elizabeth Weitzman in February 2026.
Sports Media major Hailey Toles ’26 was a GardenVision Production Assistant at Madison Square Garden during Knicks, Rangers and concert events.
Journalists from four Connecticut media outlets gave Meditz College students a behind-the-scenes looks at covering politics across the state.
Communication and Sports Media major Andrew Jamieson ’26 interned at Sports Illustrated and served as a reporter and writer covering the New York Mets.
