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Seniors meet the pros
[wds id=”1″] JMC seniors had a chance to meet and learn from professionals in their field on Nov. 1. The department’s annual Meet the Pros events hosted professionals in advertising, graphic communications media, journalism, public relations and TV production. Advertising students were able to listen to Jamie Futrell, general manager, Bristol Broadcasting, Paducah; Areia Hathcock, […]
Read More‘The News’ launches online newscast
[wds id=”3″] Students in Dr. Stephanie Anderson’s JMC 398 Advanced Multimedia Reporting, launched an online newscast in the Fall 2018 semester called ‘”The College News.” The name was the original name of The Murray State News. As part of the class and the student media organization, student journalists are provided an experiential learning opportunity by […]
Read MoreClass gains real world sales experience
Students in the fall semester JMC 426 class sold over $14,000 in advertising to support the 2018 edition of Gateway Magazine, a product of The Murray State News. From the left they are: Row 1 – Mary Katelyn Hayden and Mary Kathrine Curtis; Row 2 – Instructor Robert Valentine, Savanna Hatfield, Jessica Wellington, Katelyn Suitor; […]
Read MoreOutstanding students recognized at annual honors banquet
The top graduating seniors were recognized at the department’s annual honors banquet. From left: Kyara Roberson, advertising; Abby Siegel, public relations; Shelby Smithson, journalism; Dr. Debbie Owens, chair; Adam Loehr, TV production; Alissa Sommerfeldt, public relations; and Brandi Gooch, graphic communications media. Allie Douglass, outstanding graduate student, is not pictured. Seven graduating students were recognized […]
Read MoreStudents win AP broadcasters college competition
A Murray State University student and an alumnus recently won awards from the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters college competition. Piper Cassetto, a freshman television production major, won second place in the Best College Videographer category for her story “Clear the Track: the Legacy of Racer One. Parker Franklin, a May 2016 graduate with a degree […]
Read MoreTwelve JMC seniors selected for “Who’s Who”
Twelve of the 99 MSU seniors selected to the 2017-18 “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” had majors in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. They were Mackenzie Chapman, Austin Gordon, Julie Graham, Ashley Horn, Connor Jaschen, Victoria (Tory) Lanaghan, Allison Laski, Abbey Malone, Nicole Schulenburg, Rachel Solomon, Kayla Speis, and Jaclyn Whoberry. […]
Read MoreUniversity grant provides professional-world exposure
Eleven Murray State University journalism and advertising students recently received training in digital media strategies thanks to an opportunity afforded by a QEP Bring Learning to Life grant. Leigh Wright, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, heard about the Lexington Herald-Leader’s successes with digital advertising campaigns during a retreat of the Kentucky Press Association […]
Read MoreMorris interns at NAB convention
John Morris runs camera during the StudioXPerience internship at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas. Morris is a 2017 graduate of Murray State University. When an injury sidelined John Morris from his dream of playing four years of college football, he decided to look at the positives. Morris, of Nashville, Tenn., chose […]
Read MoreThe News excels in annual Ky. Press Association contest
The Murray State News received 17 awards at the Kentucky Press Association Convention in January. The paper’s 2016 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers awards were: Best General News Story, first place–Abby Siegel; Best Ongoing Extended Coverage Story, second place; Best General News Picture, third place–McKenna Dosier; Best Sports Picture, second Place–Jenny Rohl; Best Sports Picture Essay, […]
Read MoreStudents attend storytelling workshop
Three JMC students attended a storytelling workshop featuring Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute at the spring meeting of the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters. During the workshop, Tompkins showed students how to create videos on their phones, how to create easy social media graphics from their phones and how to craft effective broadcast news stories. […]
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