Day: December 30, 2016
Department upgrades TV master control
The JMC department upgraded the TV-11 studios during the summer. High definition equipment was installed in master control. Future plans include updating the studio lighting..
Read MorePR 360 focuses on advertising, PR students
Dr. Bob Davies, president, Murray State University, welcomed attendees to the department’s PR 360 program on March 30. The day-long event provided a variety of workshops, seminars and career-related activities primarily for public relations and advertising students.
Read MoreAds Club participates in NSAC
Members of the MSU Ads Club wait their turn to present in the district round of the 2016 National Student Advertising Competition operated by the American Advertising Federation. The competition assignment asked AAF college chapters across the U.S. to develop a marketing and advertising plan that sells Snapple tea and fruit drinks in the Midwest, […]
Read MoreGravure Day brings professionals to campus
Stephanie Masco, director of content development, Savant Learning Systems, Inc., was one of the speakers for Gravure Day on April 1. This annual event gives graphic communications media students the opportunity to learn from industry professionals.
Read MoreEight JMC seniors named to “Who’s Who”
Eight of the 109 MSU seniors selected to the 2016-17 “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” had majors in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. They were Alexandra Buesking, Hailey Harrison, Elanor Lorenz, Megan Miller, Amanda Neat, Abigail Seigel, Shelby Smithson and Alissa Sommerfeldt. Buesking had a major in public relations with a […]
Read MoreThe News nominated for Pacemaker
The News was named one of 30 finalists for the coveted Pacemaker award from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). ACP gives the award out to four categories of publications: online, newspaper, yearbook and magazine. Teams of professionals judge the entries based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics, according to the ACP website.
Read MoreStudents study health issues
Students in JMC 597 Advanced Reporting delved into the world of health care reporting for their spring and fall 2016 projects. The spring 2016 class examined the challenges far western Kentuckians face when dealing with health insurance. Stories ranged from newsfeatures about people who could not afford insurance premiums to podcasts about recent action by […]
Read MoreShooting survivor gives perspective on media coverage
Missy Jenkins-Smith, front left, visited the Reporting for Broadcast and Online Media class to give her perspective on dealing with the media following a traumatic event. “I choose to be happy,” tells the story of Missy Jenkins-Smith being shot in the Heath High School shooting in 1997 and how she has since overcome the tragedy. […]
Read MoreBroadcasting students visit WPSD
JMC 398 Reporting for Broadcast and Online Media students visited WPSD Local 6 in Paducah to get a first-hand look at how a news station operates. The field trip was another example of the department’s emphasis on experiential learning. Students in JMC 398, Reporting for Broadcast and Online Media, visited WPSD Local 6 in October […]
Read MoreNorsworthy helps students find internships, jobs
Bob Norsworthy speaks with two graduating seniors at the 2015 Meet the Pros event. Norsworthy’s advertising industry insight helps students as they seek internships and jobs. Several years ago in a movie called “Dave” actor Kevin Kline played a look alike, stand-in of the president of the United States who had suffered a stroke. In […]
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