McGaughey Fund for Excellence
A Note from the Chair
It’s been a busy Fall semester in JMC. Already we have had the McGaughey Lecture, our annual High School Media Workshop, a student-organized cookout on the quad and “Meet the Pros.” Leigh Wright and students from The News have traveled to a college media conference, and Ed Rode traveled with students to the Atlanta Photojournalism […]
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Valentine reflects on Murphy’s lecture, Doc’s legacy
By Simon Elfrink JMC student Despite retiring in 2021, former Murray State professor of advertising Robert Valentine got the opportunity to watch more fruit of his labor bloom at the Inaugural Doc McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility. Dozens of media enthusiasts poured into Lovett Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 14, to witness the lecture, […]
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Public relations students learn skills through working with McGaughey Lecture
By Eli Pitcock JMC student Students in the Murray State University public relations capstone class (JMC 491) got a first-hand education in creating public relations materials during the first McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility recently. The Murray State Department of Journalism and Mass Communications held the first McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and […]
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Cartoonist discusses ‘value of dissent’ during McGaughey Lecture
By Katie Coleman JMC student Political cartoonist Marc Murphy believes there’s a fine line between informing and inflaming. Murphy, editorial cartoonist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, spoke at the inaugural McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the newly renovated Lovett Auditorium at Murray State University. The lecture benefitted the Robert […]
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McGaughey lecture: If you missed it, here’s the recording
Courier-Journal political cartoonist Marc Murphy spoke about the value of dissent during the inaugural McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Murray State University. In case you missed it, here’s a link to the lecture:
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Noted C-J cartoonist to headline McGaughey Lecture
The McGaughey Lecture on Press Freedom and Responsibility willbring noted political cartoonist Marc Murphy to the stage of LovettAuditorium at 7 p.m., Feb. 14. “In colonial America, publishing political cartoons critical ofgovernment and its leaders was often a criminal offense, resulting inheavy fines and even jail. The First Amendment was ratified, in largepart, to protect […]
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Seay: My Doc Story
By Roger Seay Any time spent with Dr. Robert H. McGaughey III was like traveling with Bob Hope on a U.S.O. Show. The one-liners never stopped. And sometimes you even got a musical number. I don’t believe I ever heard the same joke twice. There are few people in my life who are walking encyclopedias […]
Read MoreMore than $150,000 raised for McGaughey Fund
To date, approximately $154,000 has been raised for phase 1 of the Robert H. McGaughey III Fund for Excellence. The goal is $250,000. Teaching today’s journalists starts from scratch. News has to be explained and then shown, and then explained again. It takes time, resources and dedication. More than teaching the rules of grammar and […]
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Kendall: My Doc Story
By Tony Kendall There are so many, but my first memory of Doc came during my sophomore year of high school when my then high school journalism teacher, Ann Landini, took the newspaper staff to a workshop at Murray State. Doc and Bob Valentine put on their Dr. Trey and Dr. Vee show for us. […]
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We need your Doc Stories
Those of us who have roamed the hallways of Wilson Hall or the eighth floor of the Fine Arts Building from the 1970s to the 2000s hold many fond memories of the one and only Doc. Whether we were the recipients of one of his Atta Boy awards or a Doc Hot News Tip or […]
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