Murray State News
The Murray State News Receives Four Awards at Southeast Journalism Conference in Georgia
The Murray State News received four awards at the recent Southeast Journalism Conference in Cartersville, Georgia. The conference is a vibrant learning community of collegiate journalists from member colleges across the Southeast. Schools from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee are members. The schools represent large public universities, regional universities and private […]
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The News Wins Big in Kentucky Press Association Winter Awards Conference
The Murray State News won 15 awards, including third-place general excellence, in the student division at the Kentucky Press Association’s winter conference Jan. 23 in Louisville. The contest recognizes the best work across writing, reporting, visual journalism and design for Kentucky newspapers and news sites. The Kentucky Press Association holds contests in advertising and news […]
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The Murray State News Wins Big at MediaFest
The Murray State News won seven Pinnacle Awards, including two first places, from the College Media Association during MediaFest in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15-18. The Pinnacle Awards recognize top student media work. The contest attracted more than 3,300 entries across several enrollment divisions, with 1,165 finalists across eight categories. Winners were: The News competes in Division II, […]
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Murray State News Launches Weekly Digital Newsletter
The Murray State News(letter) details top stories from every section of The News website each week. Edited by Associate Editor MacKenzie Rogers, the newsletter lands in email inboxes every Thursday. The newsletter allows The News to connect with Murray State students, faculty, staff, community members and alumni. Advertising opportunities for local businesses are available by contacting adviser […]
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A Note From the Chair
In this edition of the JMC Journal, you can read about numerous accomplishments byour students. They are many and evidence mastery in multimedia journalism, visualcommunication and strategic communication. They have the awards to show for it. AndI think I know why. Yes, their accomplishments result from the very hard work of developing skills andapplying scholarship. […]
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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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First-Generation Students Study Abroad in London as Part of Innovative Grant Program
Learning in a classroom setting can be fun, but getting to see the world for class is somuch better. A study abroad experience can open students up to countless new possibilities.They experience a sense of independence, understand new cultures and create long-lastingrelationships that would never happen without study abroad. In 2024, the Murray State study […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Celebrating one of JMC’s unsung heroes
Do you know JMC’s Orville Herndon? Along with a long list of duties, he is the publication manager for The Murray State News. Orville has been involved with The Murray State News since the early 1980s. First as a student and then as a Murray State employee, Orville has seen The News through a lot […]
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