journalism and mass communications

WKMS and journalism department partnership:Students gain investigative reporting experience through unique collaboration

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Dionte Berry Features Editor dberry11@murraystate.edu Gaining experience in their areas of study is important for college students, so the journalism and mass communications department is collaborating with WKMS to give students the opportunity to get experience diving into the world of investigative journalism.  The first time investigative journalism fellowship with Murray State’s NPR Station WKMS Read More

Murray State University professor selected to join Solutions Journalism Educator Academy

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Paige Bold Contributing Writer  pbold1@murraystate.edu   Murray State University’s Leigh Landini Wright, associate professor of journalism, is among 17 journalism professors across the country that were selected for the Solutions Journalism Educator Academy at the University of Oregon. Wright has taught journalism at Murray State since 2011 and also serves as curriculum coordinator for the Read More

Murray State alumnus starts VoiceBox Media nonprofit

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Journalism and mass communications department students, faculty and staff were invited on March 27 to hear presenter Holly Wise, founder of VoiceBox Media and Murray State graduate, speak about her recently founded nonprofit news organization. VoiceBox Media’s mission is to embed journalists with non-governmental organizations to help tell the story of people whose lives are Read More

Murray State revises student worker policy

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Almost 95 percent of University students receive some form of financial aid, usually coming in the form of Federal Work Study, scholarship obligations, student employment or other campus career opportunities. In order to maximize earning power and help afford the rising costs of education, many students sought employment in multiple departments or conducted research. So Read More

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