JMC Dept.
A Note from the Chair
There’s a lot going on in the JMC department. A revised curriculum, new hires, new technologyand a new media advisor to name a few. In the last JMC Journal, I was happy to report that our ACEJMC reaccreditation is secured. Wewere found compliant on all standards. So, “if it ain’t broke, why fix it,” might […]
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You Can Make a Difference at The Murray State News!
Since The Murray State News launched its donation page, alumni and friends have contributed more than $1,600 that can be used to help provide services and materials to the award-winning student-run news organization. Thanks to the contributions of our donors, The News took four students to the Kentucky Press Association winter convention in Bowling Green. […]
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The News Wins 24 KPA Awards
The Murray State News won 24 awards at the Kentucky Press Association’s Winter Convention in Bowling Green. The awards recognize work in news and advertising categories. The Murray State News won 23 awards in the news division and one award in the advertising division in Student Publications 1, the division for schools with under 10,000 […]
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JMC Professors Receive Kentucky Communication Association Awards
Public Relations Alumna Krista Kimmel (PR 2002) awarded Dr. Melony Shemberger and Dr. MarcieHinton top prizes at the 2023 Kentucky Communication Association (KCA) Annual Conference.In her capacity as First Vice-President of KCA, Kimmel presented the awards on behalf of theorganization to Hinton at a different state meeting, who accepted on behalf of Shemberger andherself. Shemberger […]
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Tarracina-Hartman Accepts First Amendment Award
Dr. Carol Terracina-Hartman, assistant professor in journalism and mass communications, was honored with the Louis E. Ingelhart First Amendment Award by the College Media Association on Oct. 31, 2023, at the organization’s fall national convention in Atlanta, Georgia. College Media Association President Chris Whitley said this award is not one that is presented everyyear, but […]
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A Note from the Chair:
The Fall ’23 semester is well underway, and the JMC department is busy! Having just accomplished our ACEJMC re-accreditation, we now return to the “re-imagining JMC” initiative that started pre-pandemic. Actually, it’s now less about imagining and more about implementation. So, there are a few changes coming about. The most noticeable change is with student […]
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Students enjoy valuable campus visit with alumnus
Murray State alumnus J.T. Waskowski visited Professor Bob Valentine’s Advertising Media Sales class on Sept. 1, 2023, and spoke about his job at advertising agency Starcom in Chicago. As associate director in the agency’s media planning division, Waszkowski leads a team helping clients buy the most effective advertising in a variety of media. He graduated in 2014 […]
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Alumni can now help support The News
The Murray State News launched a new donation site in August. The News is now revenue-dependent, meaning it relies on donations and advertising sales.Alumni and friends can donate to The Murray State News through this website:isupport.thenews.org. The Murray State News announced changes this semester to move to a digital-first newsorganization. Students will post content regularly […]
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Student media earns finalist in Pinnacle Awards
The Murray State News is a finalist for the Pinnacle Awards for weekly collegenewspaper through the College Media Association. The News is a finalist in the 3,000 to 9,999 enrollment division for weekly collegenewspaper. The other finalist is Rice University of Houston, Texas. The College Media Association Pinnacle Awards honor the best college mediaorganizations and […]
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High School Media Workshop highlights fall schedule
High school media students and their advisers will attend the fall Murray State University HighSchool Media Workshop on Monday, October 23 in the Curris Center. The JMC department typically hosts a fall workshop, but the recent pandemic altered thoseplans. The department could not offer the workshop in 2020, 2021 or 2022, but the workshopreturned in […]
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