McGaughey Fund for Excellence
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, […]
Read MorePublic 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 […]
Read MoreCartoonist 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 […]
Read MoreMcGaughey 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:
Read MoreNoted 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 […]
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 […]
Read MoreRemembering, honoring Doc McGaughey on his 79th birthday
By Bob Valentine We celebrate the birthday of the man who left a legacy of laughter, a legacy of caring and a legacy of learning: Dr. Robert H. McGaughey III, the man we all affectionately called “Doc.” Doc would have been 79 on Feb. 18. Doc died at age 76 in June 2019. The legacy […]
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