Research director invited to Michael Davis Lecture

Dr. Reggie Murphy, director of research services for Gannett Co. Inc., will deliver the Michael Davis Lecture on Feb. 13 at Southeast Missouri State University. The lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public as part of the school's Black History Month festivities. The Michael Davis Lecture recognizes the contributions of blacks in the media. The event also honors the late Michael Davis, a mass communications student at Southeast who died as a result of a hazing incident. Murphy manages consumer research projects for Gannett's 101 daily newspapers and Web sites. The consumer-focused research studies are designed to assist newspaper management in efforts to increase readership, circulation, advertising revenue and brand loyalty.