April 27, 2024

You Can Make a Difference at The Murray State News!

Since The Murray State News launched its donation page, alumni and friends have contributed more than $1,600 that can be used to help provide services and materials to the award-winning student-run news organization.

Thanks to the contributions of our donors, The News took four students to the Kentucky Press Association winter convention in Bowling Green. The News came home with 24 awards, including second in general excellence for Student Publications 1, or those schools with enrollments less than 10,000.

The account, administered through the MSU Foundation, allows for monthly recurring autopay or for one-time contributions. To access the account, visit isupport.thenews.org.

Elizabeth Thomas

Featured JMC Dept. News & Notes

A Note from the Chair

February 7, 2024

There’s a lot going on in the JMC department. A revised curriculum, new hires, new technologyand a new media advisor to name a few. In the last JMC Journal, I was happy to report that our ACEJMC reaccreditation is secured. Wewere found compliant on all standards. So, “if it ain’t broke, why fix it,” might […]

The News Wins 24 KPA Awards

The Murray State News won 24 awards at the Kentucky Press Association’s Winter Convention in Bowling Green. The awards recognize work in news and advertising categories. The Murray State News won 23 awards in the news division and one award in the advertising division in Student Publications 1, the division for schools with under 10,000 […]

Jordyn Rowland (PR '19) joins picketing WGA strikers outside the Disney Studios gates in Hollywood, Ca.

Alumni Featured News & Notes

Alumni Tales: From Murray State to Hollywood’s WGA Picket Lines

When I graduated from Murray State University with a public relations degree in 2019, the last place I expected to be in June 2023 was on a picket line outside of Disney’s gates. Surrounded by thousands of television and film writers, we held our signs high. We marched and we cried and we sang and […]