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Evans with her husband Chris and daughter Elliot, after the Lady Rockets won the 2nd Region All A Classic in January. Photo courtesy of Allison Evans.

Alumna advocates for community journalism

Laurel Brown, Staff Writer March 14, 2024

March is not only Women’s History Month but also Colon Cancer Awareness Month. As the owner and editor of The Crittenden Press, Allison Mick-Evans utilizes...

Photo courtesy of Wesley Hammer

Our view: Support local journalism, protect democracy

Sydney Harper, Opinion Editor November 3, 2022

In today’s world, the words “fake news” seem to be everywhere. Social media, biased news sources and people uneducated on the news they spread continue...

To view the panel visit the Kentucky Humanities Council at kyhumanities.org. (Screen capture of the panel's discussion.)

Panelists discuss journalism, democracy relationship

September 22, 2021

Raleigh Hightower Contributing Writer [email protected] In an effort to promote informed democratic participation, several Murray State faculty...

Murray State University’s Leigh Landini Wright, associate professor of journalism, is among 17 journalism professors selected through a competitive process for the Solutions Journalism Educator Academy through the University of Oregon.

Murray State University professor selected to join Solutions Journalism Educator Academy

July 22, 2020

Paige Bold Contributing Writer  [email protected]   Murray State University’s Leigh Landini Wright, associate professor of journalism,...

Objectively biased

Objectively biased

April 24, 2015

Column by Mallory Tucker, Staff writer Journalism is a peculiar profession. The job of a journalist is to inform their readers, viewers or listeners...

Accidentally in love

Accidentally in love

March 27, 2015

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...

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Ignoring student media hurts us all

October 10, 2014

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...

Don’t trash my degree

April 4, 2014

As both a college student and a journalism student, there are discouraging comments that I constantly have to deal with. College students are subject...

Professor utilizes humor while teaching

April 18, 2013

Self-identified as “the bald one,” faculty member Robert Valentine combines jokes and journalism in a unique teaching style that makes him one...

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