November 23, 2024

JMC 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.) Courier-Journal. Murphy spoke at Murray State for the inaugural McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility. In this interview, Murphy discusses his artistic process, the value of dissent and the role of a free press today.

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 […]