Raleigh Hightower Contributing Writer rhightower@murraystate.edu In an effort to promote informed democratic participation, several Murray State faculty members participated in a virtual discussion panel on Sept. 14, titled “Democracy and the Informed Citizen.” The panel, which was sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council, examined the essential role journalism and the humanities play in creating informed Read More
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
Column by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Journalism is a peculiar profession. The job of a journalist is to inform their readers, viewers or listeners of current news that is timely, significant, proximate, prominent or involves a matter of human interest. And while our duty is to disseminate news, it is also our duty to do so in Read More
I joke about a lot of things – almost everything, in fact. I can make light of almost any situation. It’s a quality in myself that I both love and despise at the same time. Some find it endearing, others find it obnoxious, but such is my personality. I so frequently say “my life is Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. As journalists, our job at The Murray State News is to inform students about events on campus in an effective and accurate way. As students ourselves, we are writing for this publication to become better prepared as journalists in the professional Read More
As both a college student and a journalism student, there are discouraging comments that I constantly have to deal with. College students are subject to hear about how useless their degree is and how they are aggregating thousands in debt to end up jobless. Journalism students have to hear about how the news industry is Read More
Self-identified as “the bald one,” faculty member Robert Valentine combines jokes and journalism in a unique teaching style that makes him one of a kind. “I’m the bald one,” Valentine joked. “That is how I would describe myself to a stranger. I am acutely aware of my absence of hair.” Valentine has been a Murray Read More