PRSSA Wins Bid, Hosts First District Conference
By: Natalie Gardner The Murray State Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) proudly hosted the 2025 East Central District Conference this March 29–30, bringing together students and professionals from across the region under the dynamic theme, “PR Here, There & Everywhere.” The two-day conference showcased the expansive and diverse landscape of […]
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A Note From the Chair
In this edition of the JMC Journal, you can read about numerous accomplishments byour students. They are many and evidence mastery in multimedia journalism, visualcommunication and strategic communication. They have the awards to show for it. AndI think I know why. Yes, their accomplishments result from the very hard work of developing skills andapplying scholarship. […]
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The Murray State News wins big at the Kentucky Press Association convention in Lexington, Kentucky
MURRAY, Ky. – The Murray State News won 45 awards, including first place in its division and College Journalist of the Year, at the Kentucky Press Association (KPA) convention Jan. 24 in Lexington, Kentucky. The Murray State News won first place in Student Publications 1, the division for schools under 10,000 enrollment. Kristopher Fister, photography editor for The Murray […]
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Murray State News Wins National Awards
The Murray State News won five national awards at the recent AssociatedCollegiate Press/College Media Association fall national conference in New Orleans.The News won ninth place in the ACP Best of Show contest for newspapers andnews magazines at schools with less than 15,000 enrollment. This award is given as partof an on-site competition. The News won […]
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Terracina-Hartman Heads Magazine Media for Journalism Education Organization
A JMC FirstGen faculty member was elected to serve as head of magazine media in a national journalism and education organization in 2024. Assistant Professor Carol Terracina-Hartman was tasked with developing education and research panels for a national conference held in Philadelphia in August. She also helped expand outreach on a national student magazine contest, which […]
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Alumni News & Notes
Tab Brockman, JMC/RTV ’81, is currently working as a consultant after several decades in management and public relations for a variety of well-known municipalities and organizations. He currently resides in Paducah, Kentucky. Chrissy (Stubblefield) Driver, PR ’01, is currently working as a Territory Manager for Zoll Medical. She lives in Benton, Kentucky. Curt Hart, TV […]
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WKMS: Connecting Local Students to National Opportunities
By Isabella Shevetz WKMS, Murray State’s local NPR station affiliate, won a prestigious Murrow Award, and the station continues to provide opportunities for student reporters to connect to the larger world of broadcast news. Mason Galemore (‘23), a former student reporter at WKMS, authored and researched the piece that won. WKMS won the Murrow Award […]
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A Note from the Chair
It’s been a busy Fall semester in JMC. Already we have had the McGaughey Lecture, our annual High School Media Workshop, a student-organized cookout on the quad and “Meet the Pros.” Leigh Wright and students from The News have traveled to a college media conference, and Ed Rode traveled with students to the Atlanta Photojournalism […]
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McGaughey Lecture Series Features KET’s Shaw
By Lindsey Gipson Renee Shaw, Kentucky Educational Television (KET) Director of Public Affairs and Moderatorwas the guest speaker for the McGaughey Lecture series on Press Freedom and Responsibilityheld September 19, 2024, on the Murray State campus. Shaw, who has more than 30 years of journalistic experience, spoke about journalistic integrity,representation in media, connecting with audiences […]
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JMC Hosts Regional High School Media Workshop
By Kelsey Brewer Nearly 100 regional students and their teachers attended the Journalism and Mass CommunicationsDepartment’s High School Media Workshop this fall. The workshop included breakout sessions withJMC professors, students and media professionals. It also featured special guest Renee Shaw of KET. Current Murray State students discussed hot topics in journalism, strategic communications and media […]
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