Intercollegiate Print Trade
We are getting together with OU to kick off our first Print Trade of the Semester! So pick your favorite image (think of something you would want to hang on a wall) and send it to wkunppa@gmail.com by February 19th at Midnight!
After you’ve sent it in we’ll print it, you’ll sign it and we’ll send it to OU so we’ll skype and trade with our new friends on March 3rd (time and place TBD).
Remember you can not participate in Print Trade unless you have paid your NPPA dues!
P.S. each person is limited to one print
Career Night
Are you curious what it takes to put together a portfolio? What kinds of images should I represent in my online presentation? How do I write a cover letter and what should I put in my resumé? Well, fear not because the student chapter of NPPA at WKU has you covered. Come to rm. 118 in MMTH and listen to your fellow classmates explain how they got their internships, see examples of portfolios and listen to presentations that describe what you need to do to get started in this business.
Frankfort | The Land Between
The School of Journalism and Broadcasting’s photojournalism department is pleased to announce the opening of Frankfort | The Land Between. This gallery exhibition of 37 prints and 22 video stories, collected form the more than 40,000 images and hundreds of hours of video, is the result of WKU Photojournalism’s annual Mountain Workshops. For one week in late October, 2015, more than 140 professional and student visual journalists from across the country gathered in Frankfort to teach one another and improve their skills as visual storytellers.
Here we see the glorious dome of political power, and enjoy the beauty of the river called Kentucky. Here we hike the hills and rocky bluffs that tower over it. But mostly, here is where we find the story of a place we know: home. Here we document the lives of our neighbors. Not the rich and famous who control our government and culture, but the worker bees who keep Kentucky buzzing: schoolteachers and kids, hairdressers and dressmakers, storekeepers and shoppers, farmers and truck drivers, moms and dads.
This is their story. It’s what the Mountain Workshops are all about.
Frankfort | The Land Between
MMTH Gallery
Sunday: 3:00 – 9:00 pm
Monday – Wednesday: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
On display until March 18
Through Our Eyes – 2/9/16
Greeson, Wagner selected for second round of the Hearst Photojournalism competition
Congratulations to Nick Wagner and Brittany Greeson for being selected to represent WKU photojournalism in the second round of the Heast Photojournalism competition. Wagner’s story depicts the personal sacrifice a legal immigrant must endure to try to earn money for his family. Wagner traveled between Bowling Green and Mexico to cover both sides of the immigration process. Greeson’s story is a comprehensive and unnerving look at the community of Flint, Mich. as they deal with the current water crisis. We wish both of them our collective luck in the competition.
Career Day
Come and visit with regional photojournalism professionals as they critique your portfolios and conduct a round table discussion about what makes a good employee.
Screening of the documentary “Overburden”
Former WKU PJ student and faculty member Chad Stevens will be on campus to screen his documentary film “Overburdened” followed by a Q&A session with the award winning director.
Major’s Meeting (Spring’16)
We Fear The Water
How the push of a button has ignited an almost year-long battle over clean drinking water and how residents of a City stuck in financial turmoil are trying to cope.
It was April 2014 when, at the push of a button, the Flint River — which hadn’t been treated for daily use in over 50 years — became the city of Flint, Michigan’s main water source. The responsibility of water treatment was passed from the Detroit Water and Sewage Department to the shoulders of the local water plant. Government leaders cited a potential savings of around $5 million over the course of two years for a city staring into the face of financial emergency.
As water plant operators used more chlorine to fight bacteria in the water, the presence of trihalomethanes (THMs), an EPA regulated carcinogenic, spiked. Many began buying bottled water and would do so for the coming months, refusing to drink the toxins coming from their taps.
Later that year, elevated levels of lead were found in many of the City’s homes, as well as in the blood of children. State officials however, did not alert their citizens. It wasn’t until an independent study conducted by Virginia Tech showed the rise of lead levels that state officials began taking action.
Today, the City of Flint is under a state of emergency declared by recent mayor elect Karen Weaver. It’s citizens are left coping with a failing infrastructure, a lost trust in their government system, and a looming sense of fear for their health. READ MORE