JMC Dept.
A note from the chair
During the slightly more-than-a-year that I have served as JMC chair, I coordinated our efforts in the once-every-six years monumental task known as, “The Self-Study.” It is a comprehensive report on our department that is submitted to the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. Everyone in the department was involved, to some […]
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High School Media Workshop set to return in ’23
After a two-year absence because of COVID-19, the Murray State High School Media Workshop will return to campus in 2023. The High School Media Workshop is planned for Wednesday, March 15 on the third floor of the Curris Center. This workshop connects high school media students with JMC faculty, who offer workshops to enhance what […]
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Longtime GCM instructor Gross Magee dies
William Gross Magee, who taught photography and graphic communications at Murray State University, died Aug. 31 at Mercy Health in Paducah. Magee taught at Murray State for 25 years. He wrote and produced the book “Mammoth Cave Photographic Co. Then and Now.” The book took readers on a visual tour of the world’s longest cave […]
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McGaughey Fund tops $160K
To date, approximately $164,175 has been raised for phase 1 of the Robert H. McGaughey III Fund for Excellence. The goal is $250,000. Teaching today’s journalists starts from scratch. News has to be explained and then shown, and then explained again. It takes time, resources and dedication. More than teaching the rules of grammar and […]
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Seay: My Doc Story
By Roger Seay Any time spent with Dr. Robert H. McGaughey III was like traveling with Bob Hope on a U.S.O. Show. The one-liners never stopped. And sometimes you even got a musical number. I don’t believe I ever heard the same joke twice. There are few people in my life who are walking encyclopedias […]
Read MoreMore than $150,000 raised for McGaughey Fund
To date, approximately $154,000 has been raised for phase 1 of the Robert H. McGaughey III Fund for Excellence. The goal is $250,000. Teaching today’s journalists starts from scratch. News has to be explained and then shown, and then explained again. It takes time, resources and dedication. More than teaching the rules of grammar and […]
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New classes include DEI, podcasting
Three new JMC classes will be offered during the 2022-23 academic year. First, JMC 168, the introduction course for all journalism and mass communication students, received an update with a new name and inclusion as a University Studies elective. The course is now known as Media Literacy & Society. A team of faculty worked on […]
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Hail to the Chief
We remember L.J. Hortin as a pioneer of today’s JMC department By Bob Valentine L. J. Hortin played a large part in bringing Kentucky Dam and the boon it has been for west Kentucky. He led the effort to have Nathan B. Stubblefield recognized as an important inventor. In his spare time, he was an […]
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PR students launch travel website
JMC students in Dr. Marcie Hinton’s Content Creation class have partnered with the Murray Convention and Visitors Bureau in launching a travel website for all that Western Kentucky has to offer. The website, dubbed “Postcards From the Brink,” provides information to the public about everything from attractions and events to traditions and dine-ins located in […]
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A note from the chair: Dr. Kevin Qualls
Things are happening to, and in, Wilson Hall. This historic building is now equipped with new windows, everywhere. More updates are scheduled this summer as some classrooms will be updated with new floors, paint, ceilings, and updated instructional technology. This fine old building is preserved, and updated. Our facilities on the 8th Floor of the […]
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