Day: January 5, 2018
Class gains real world sales experience
Students in the fall semester JMC 426 class sold over $14,000 in advertising to support the 2018 edition of Gateway Magazine, a product of The Murray State News. From the left they are: Row 1 – Mary Katelyn Hayden and Mary Kathrine Curtis; Row 2 – Instructor Robert Valentine, Savanna Hatfield, Jessica Wellington, Katelyn Suitor; […]
Read MoreOutstanding students recognized at annual honors banquet
The top graduating seniors were recognized at the department’s annual honors banquet. From left: Kyara Roberson, advertising; Abby Siegel, public relations; Shelby Smithson, journalism; Dr. Debbie Owens, chair; Adam Loehr, TV production; Alissa Sommerfeldt, public relations; and Brandi Gooch, graphic communications media. Allie Douglass, outstanding graduate student, is not pictured. Seven graduating students were recognized […]
Read MoreWatson receives alumni award
Amy Bryan Watson, award-winning broadcast anchor and journalist, was one of the 2017 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Murray State presents the Distinguished Alumni Award annually to alumni who have made meaningful contributions to their profession on a local, state and national level. Established in 1962, the award is the highest honor granted by […]
Read MoreWright elected interactive multimedia, emerging technologies vice chair
Leigh Wright, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, was elected vice chairman of the Interactive Multimedia and Emerging Technologies division of the Broadcast Education Association recently. Wright will serve two years as vice chair and then will move to the chairman’s slot for two more years. As vice chairman, Wright will manage the research […]
Read MoreStudents win AP broadcasters college competition
A Murray State University student and an alumnus recently won awards from the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters college competition. Piper Cassetto, a freshman television production major, won second place in the Best College Videographer category for her story “Clear the Track: the Legacy of Racer One. Parker Franklin, a May 2016 graduate with a degree […]
Read MoreTwelve JMC seniors selected for “Who’s Who”
Twelve of the 99 MSU seniors selected to the 2017-18 “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” had majors in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. They were Mackenzie Chapman, Austin Gordon, Julie Graham, Ashley Horn, Connor Jaschen, Victoria (Tory) Lanaghan, Allison Laski, Abbey Malone, Nicole Schulenburg, Rachel Solomon, Kayla Speis, and Jaclyn Whoberry. […]
Read MoreShemberger selected for Academic Leadership Academy
Dr. Melony Shemberger, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, has been selected as a fellow for the Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy, June 11-14, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU partners with the Scripps Howard Foundation each year to host 12 to 15 participants in […]
Read MoreAnderson named adviser for The Murray State News
Stephanie Anderson defended her dissertation in June. Her committee included, from left, Melony Shemberger, Teresa Clark, Anderson, and Robert McGaughey. She completed her doctorate in August. Dr. Stephanie Anderson has joined the JMC department as an assistant professor in the journalism sequence and advisor for The Murray State News. Anderson received all three of her […]
Read MoreWorkshop draws high school student media to campus
MSU President Dr. Bob Davies welcomed the students and faculty attending the High School Media Workshop. Students were able to choose from a number of workshop topics related to student media. The department’s annual High School Media Workshop attracted 284 students and advisers from 10 high schools to campus Sept. 22. Students and their advisers […]
Read MoreUniversity grant provides professional-world exposure
Eleven Murray State University journalism and advertising students recently received training in digital media strategies thanks to an opportunity afforded by a QEP Bring Learning to Life grant. Leigh Wright, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, heard about the Lexington Herald-Leader’s successes with digital advertising campaigns during a retreat of the Kentucky Press Association […]
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