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Somnigroup’s Tom Murray to deliver 2026 Irwin Warren Lecture in Advertising and Digital Media

Tom Murray, chief marketing officer of Somnigroup International Inc., will deliver the 2026 Irwin Warren Lecture in Advertising and Digital Media 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in Pence Hall’s Wrigley Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.

2026 Winter Olympics photo by Silvia CozzI, Getty Images.

How athlete-created content is changing the Olympics

As the Olympic Games evolve in the digital age, so too does the way audiences experience them. With athletes now sharing behind-the-scenes moments, personal stories and real-time updates across platforms like TikTok and Instagram, the traditional boundaries between competitors and fans are rapidly disappearing.

Lovell Larkin, from Lexington, yells to cars passing by during the “No Kings” protest held on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. “I love this country,” she said. “Last time I demonstrated was during the Vietnam War.” The demonstrations are taking place in hundreds of cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump’s policies. Photo by David Stephenson

JAM faculty member wins Silver Award in AEJMC Faculty Photography contest

David Stephenson, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Media, won the Silver Award for Faculty Photography for a Single Photo in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's (AEJMC) Festival of Visual & Interactive Media.

The 2025 Journalism Hall of Fame inductees. Pictured left to right: Stephen Ford, Renee Shaw, Jamie Lucke, Dick Gabriel and Ron Garrison. Photo by Reese Durham.

6 to be inducted into Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame April 9

Six journalists whose work has driven reform, preserved history, shaped public opinion and chronicled the defining moments of life in Kentucky and across the globe have been selected for induction into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.