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JMC faculty to teach one-credit residential college classes
How would you like to take a class about Star Trek? What about movies in journalism? Or social justice? Those are the themes of three one-hour elective classes that will be taught in the residential colleges during the second-half semester. These courses are listed as IDC 199 in MyGate. Dr. Debbie Owens will teach “Let’s […]
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Valentine reflects on Murphy’s lecture, Doc’s legacy
By Simon Elfrink JMC student Despite retiring in 2021, former Murray State professor of advertising Robert Valentine got the opportunity to watch more fruit of his labor bloom at the Inaugural Doc McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility. Dozens of media enthusiasts poured into Lovett Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 14, to witness the lecture, […]
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Public relations students learn skills through working with McGaughey Lecture
By Eli Pitcock JMC student Students in the Murray State University public relations capstone class (JMC 491) got a first-hand education in creating public relations materials during the first McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility recently. The Murray State Department of Journalism and Mass Communications held the first McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and […]
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JMC Journal Podcast: The man behind the political ink
The JMC Journal podcast is a production of the Murray State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. In this podcast, we will have conversations with students, faculty and alumni and tell their stories about creating media. In this first episode, JMC student Simon Elfrink interviews Marc Murphy, a political cartoonist for the Louisville (Ky.) […]
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McGaughey lecture: If you missed it, here’s the recording
Courier-Journal political cartoonist Marc Murphy spoke about the value of dissent during the inaugural McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Murray State University. In case you missed it, here’s a link to the lecture:
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JMC classes participate in Scholars Week
Two classes in the JMC department participated in Scholars Week in November 2022 under the guidance of Dr. Melony Shemberger, associate professor of mass communication. Scholars Week, organized by the Office of Research and Creative Activity (ORCA) on campus, is a weeklong celebration of scholarship held each semester. The event in the fall was held […]
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JMC faculty present research, teaching ideas on national stage
JMC faculty provide service and discuss their research at a variety of national conferences. * Dr. Carol Terracina-Hartman, adviser to the Murray State News, presented her paper “How a pandemic and social justice movement prompted student journalists to rethink the campus magazine” at the AEJMC national convention in Detroit in August 2022. She also was […]
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Noted C-J cartoonist to headline McGaughey Lecture
The McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility willbring noted political cartoonist Marc Murphy to the stage of LovettAuditorium at 7 p.m., Feb. 14. “In colonial America, publishing political cartoons critical ofgovernment and its leaders was often a criminal offense, resulting inheavy fines and even jail. The First Amendment was ratified, in largepart, to protect […]
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Nashville photographer joins JMC/GCM
You’ve probably seen his work in Rolling Stone and on country music covers and not realized it. Ed Rode, whose client list includes icons such as Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, has brought his camera and talents to Murray State’s JMC/GCM this fall as an adjunct instructor. Rode was hired as a one-year […]
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Meet the Pros returns as campus event
More than 25 alumni and professionals spoke with graduating seniors during our annual Meet the Pros event on Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Curris Center. This year’s event marked a return to an in-person event after two years of virtual Meet the Pros during the pandemic. Students met with professionals during a one-hour session and […]
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