Sports Media

Throughout the fall 2026 semester, students in JMC 384 Sports Media wrote chapters for the new course e-book, titled On the Court, Field & Screen: A Modern Introduction to Sports Media, Culture, and Communication. The book is published on the Pressbooks open education platform registered through Murray State University. Chapters focus on history of sports media development, media coverage of female athletes, athletes’ use of social media, athletes as activists in the media, negative impacts of social media on female athletes, and other topics. This course was led by Dr. Melony Shemberger, professor of journalism and mass communications. During the 2026 Fall Scholars Week, the students will discuss their chapter contributions. The following students participated in the project: Avri Daughterty Ian Drenner Ethan Fowler Derek Hess Anna Knasel Matia Price Chaney Sandlin Isabel de Santos Gomez Ava Wilson Mattilyn Zehr