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The three ProPublica reporters Justin Elliot, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski listen to Deborah Fisher, Director of the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies, ask about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his relationship with billionaire Harlan Crow on Nov. 19, 2024. (Photo by Noah McLane)

Pulitzer-Prize winning ProPublica journalists give talk at MTSU about Supreme Court

Siri Reynolds, Staff reporter November 20, 2024

ProPublica journalists Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski spoke to a crowd of MTSU students on Tuesday about their work uncovering Supreme Court justices’ undisclosed ties to billionaires. In...

Dr. Woodard speaks to author Ron Collins about his book, "Tragedy on Trial:The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial." (Photo by Noah McLane)

Author Ronald Collins talks to MTSU journalism students about Emmett Till’s legacy

Noah McLane, Lead news reporter October 8, 2024
Ronald Collins spoke to MTSU students and interviewer Jennifer Woodard about his book, “Tragedy on Trial: The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial,” on Monday and what he learned from the trial’s transcripts
Trailblazing journalist Wanda Lloyd speaks at MTSU about racism, sexism and perseverance

Trailblazing journalist Wanda Lloyd speaks at MTSU about racism, sexism and perseverance

CIM Digital February 11, 2020

Story by Toriana Williams / Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of the Montgomery Advertiser Wanda Lloyd, author of "Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism", spoke to the students, staff and...

Award-winning journalist Jack McElroy speaks on police accountability

Award-winning journalist Jack McElroy speaks on police accountability

CIM Digital November 7, 2019

Photos and story by Brandon Donoho / Contributing Writer Students gathered in the Student Union’s Parliamentary Room on Tuesday to hear Jack McElroy, executive editor of Knox News, speak on the difficulties...

Photo by Angele Latham/ MTSU Sidelines

Conversation with Beverly Keel, newly named dean of MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief October 26, 2019

Beverly Keel, chair of the Department of Recording Industry at MTSU, has been named the next dean of the College of Media and Entertainment, University Provost Mark Byrnes announced Wednesday. https://twitter.com/bevkeel/status/1187471924269477888 Keel,...

MTSU professor Leon  Alligood  accepts his induction to the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame.

MTSU professor inducted into Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame in fifth annual ceremony

CIM Digital August 16, 2017

Photo by Alexis Marshall / Assistant News Editor The Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame welcomed MTSU professor Leon Alligood to the Class of 2017  Tuesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center...

What student journalists should learn from ‘Spotlight,’ Flint water crisis

CIM Digital February 1, 2016

Unless you've been living under a rock the past few months, you should be aware that a state of emergency was declared for Flint, Michigan, in January. Over a year ago, the water supply there was contaminated...

Former Dean of Mass Communication Alex Nagy dies

CIM Digital January 23, 2016

Alexander "Alex" Nagy, longtime journalism professor and former dean of MTSU’s School of Mass Communication (now Media and Entertainment), died Sunday, Jan. 17, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro....

Music Journalist to Speak on Ralph Peer's Impact

Music Journalist to Speak on Ralph Peer’s Impact

CIM Digital January 20, 2015

Music journalist Barry Mazor will speak on his book Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music on Monday. Mazor, who's written for the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Nashville Scene, will...

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