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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, […]
Read MorePublic 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 […]
Read MoreCartoonist discusses ‘value of dissent’ during McGaughey Lecture
By Katie Coleman JMC student Political cartoonist Marc Murphy believes there’s a fine line between informing and inflaming. Murphy, editorial cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, spoke at the inaugural McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the newly renovated Lovett Auditorium at Murray State University. The lecture benefitted the Robert […]
Read MoreJMC 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.) […]
Read MoreMcGaughey 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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