News & Notes
Calling All PRSSA & JMC Alumni
Newly elected officers of the Murray State Chapter of PRSSA are planning for a PR packed fall 2024 semester. An important part of the student organization’s plan focuses on a new “Let’s Talk PR” lecture series. To ensure its success, the students are asking to feature YOU, our Racer JMC Alumni. No matter what field […]
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Alumni News & Notes
Richard Shepherd (2001) recently joined the staff of WRDW/WAGT in Augusta, Georgia, as Broadcasting/IT Engineer. He most recently was the Director of News Operations at WALB in Albany, Georgia. Kelsey Randolph (2016) was recently hired as Marketing Manager for the Chicago Market at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the top three global CRE firms.
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Professor Emeritus Publishes First of Four New Textbooks
Professor Emeritus Roger Haney, Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication, has published the first of four textbooks dealing with the effects of the mass media entitled “An Introduction to The Effects of The Mass Media.” The textbook covers the basics of media research, through which the reader will learn the advantages of scientific research over […]
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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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Alumni Tales: From Murray State to Hollywood’s WGA Picket Lines
When I graduated from Murray State University with a public relations degree in 2019, the last place I expected to be in June 2023 was on a picket line outside of Disney’s gates. Surrounded by thousands of television and film writers, we held our signs high. We marched and we cried and we sang and […]
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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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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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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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