December 4, 2024

Nashville photographer joins JMC/GCM

You’ve probably seen his work in Rolling Stone and on country music covers and not realized it.

Ed Rode, whose client list includes icons such as Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash, has brought his camera and talents to Murray State’s JMC/GCM this fall as an adjunct instructor. Rode was hired as a one-year emergency hire.

Rode teaches JMC 304 Multimedia Writing, GCM 250 Fundamentals of Photography, GCM 360 Portrait Photography and JMC 448 Media Enterprises.

Rode has brought new energy to the department. In JMC 304, students are creating short-form journalistic video content using TikTok and Instagram. His Media Enterprises students are creating YouTube channels.

Leigh Wright

Public Relations Alum Accepts Position Managing all North America Communications for Amazon Logistics

We recently caught up with Murray State JMC Alumnus, Heather Mix (PR 2017), to discuss the journey that took her from the classrooms of Wilson HALL to Internal Communication Specialist for Amazon. Q: What did your professional path after college look like?A: I like to think of my professional path as more of a winding […]

Faculty/Staff JMC Dept. Noteworthy

Dr. Debbie Owens Retires After 22 Years with Murray State JMC Department

Dr. Debbie Owens’ career in higher education spans 38 years, 22 of which have been at MurrayState University. She joined the faculty in 2002 as an associate professor with the Department ofJournalism and Mass Communications, in The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business. Whileat MSU, Professor Owens has held numerous leadership positions, including electronic mediasequence […]

Faculty/Staff JMC Dept.

A Note from the Chair

JMC was busy in SP ’24. Our updated curriculum is nearly ready for primetime. The Murray State News has a new vitality, both in-print and online. And several JMC faculty members have been recognized for their significant contributions. Leigh Wright and Dr. Marcie Hinton were inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. The Murray […]