February 4, 2026

Alumni can now help support The News

The Murray State News launched a new donation site in August.

The News is now revenue-dependent, meaning it relies on donations and advertising sales.
Alumni and friends can donate to The Murray State News through this website:
isupport.thenews.org.

The Murray State News announced changes this semester to move to a digital-first news
organization. Students will post content regularly to TheNews.org and will produce five monthly
tabloid-sized printed editions this fall.

The News employs students from the JMC department as well as from across the university.
These jobs prepare students for careers in the media.

Elizabeth Thomas

JMC Alum Roars with 2025 Detroit Lions

By Natalie Sturgeon (PR ’25) What originally sold me on Murray State was the clear dedication that the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications faculty members had for their students. Even as a prospective public relations major, it was obvious that the professors and administrators cared for each student’s education – and their dreams. Once […]

Alumni Featured News & Notes

Alumnus wins Emmy for Outstanding Achievement-Magazine Program

Congratulations to JMC Alumnus Eric D. Seals (’09), Founder and Director of Digifé, Chicago’s award-winning documentary production house, on winning its first Chicago/Midwest Emmy® Award for their series You Don’t Know CHI. Eric and his team took home the Emmy® for Outstanding Achievement for Magazine Program – Single Program/Series.

Faculty/Staff JMC Dept. Noteworthy

A Note from the Chair

It has been an honor to serve on the JMC faculty for 18 years, with the last five as its chair. And I will continue to enjoy that honor until the end of June. But all good things must come to an end, so that other good things can begin. Such as retirement. The department has made […]