A Life for Them
WKUPJ Sophmore Rhiannon Johnston examines the challenges faced by a refugee when you no longer have a family to watch over you. After fleeing from the Bosnian War nearly 28 …
The Life After, By Arthur H. Trickett-Wile
WKUPJ junior, Arthur H. Trickett-Wile looks at the challenges one faces while being a force to challenge students on a daily basis. Dr. Craig T. Cobane built the Western Kentucky …
Coming Alive By Allie Schallert
WKUPJ Senior Allie Schallert looks at the paths one chooses and the influence family has over those choices. Karen Davis was recognized from a young age for her artistic talent …
Carry On
From the moment the world learned of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on the evening of September 8, 2022, to the funeral held at Westminster Abbey on September 19, …
Painting by Number by Gabi Broekema
WKU Photojournalism senior Gabi Broekema during her 6-month winter internship for Mlive tells the story of a Kalamazoo artist whose durational painting project documents mass shootings as they happen across …
Nourishing the Soul by Kennedy Gott
Kennedy Gott’s WKU Photojournalism capstone project, examines a family as they tackle the challenges of sourcing their own food in a more healthy manner. Ellen Aldridge practices modern homesteading by …
All in for Grayson County – by Anna Leachman
As Grayson County High School’s first female principal, Lacy Cox works to build a welcoming community like she knew when she was a student there. But she finds herself pulled …
Growing the Legacy – by Allie Schallert
Land in Grayson County has been farmed by the Cain family for a century. The family’s passion for tending the land continues through its current owner, Sammy Cain. Story by …
Arthur Trickett-Wile
Arthur Trickett-Wile a sophomore in WKU Photojournalism program spent summer of 2022 as an intern for the Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously he had spent the summer of 2021 as …
Gabi Broekema
Gabi Broekema a senior in the WKU Photojournalism program returned to her family’s roots while documenting for six-months on an internship with MLive: Kalamazoo Gazette Branch in Southwest Michigan this …
Drifting Through Life
Cooper Briggs is a 12-year-old boy who was born deaf and has recently been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. As he goes through his first year of middle school, he faces …
Swimming Lessons by Sam Mallon
Senior Photojournalism student, Sam Mallon document the legendary swim coach Bill Powell during our in person Mountain Workshops this past fall. Most know of Powell’s victories but now we learn …
Witnessing the Destruction
Western Kentucky University photojournalism major, Gunnar Word, woke up early the morning after the devastating tornado outbreak that had ripped through the western portion of the state leveling communities and …
Mountain Workshops returns to campus
Mountain Workshops returned to WKU campus this year as we offered the options of a Remote workshop or a Live experience for our WKU students. Seniors Brenna Pepke and Gabi …
Sam Mallon – Finding stories that feed your passion
During Sam Mallon’s past four years at Western Kentucky University the photojournalism major has alway made a point to give a voice to subjects she is passionate about. This past …
Zane Meyer-Thornton
Zane Meyer-Thornton, a senior photojournalism major from Los Angeles, California has recently seen success following his summer internship at the Cincinnati Enquirer. His image of a protester won a 1st …
WKUPJ Alumni Look Back on 9-11 and their Journey to Cover History
“It made me question if I was holding the right tool, but a camera is the tool of my trade,” – Michael Bunch Twenty years ago WKU Photojournalism students decided to journey to …
Looking Inwards
LOOKING INWARDS As the global pandemic transitioned from novelty to reality, Western Kentucky University college students realized their lives would be altered forever When students of the School of Media at …
Write-In by Alex Maxwell
Senior Photojournalism major Alex Maxwell follows the unlikely campaign of Tom Morris who was running as a write-in candidate for Mayor of Bowling Green, Ky. Longtime Bowling Green resident Tom …
Delayed: Resilience in the Face of a Life-Altering Pandemic
WKU Photojournalism major, Sam Mallon, a Junior from Silver Springs, Maryland, documents college student Maggie Smith as she learns to navigate a pandemic as a student in a field that …
A Relative, A Revelation | by Chris Kohley
Senior WKU Photojournalism major Chris Kohley depicts in this multimedia project how history lives on for local historian Tommy Hines as he uncovers facts about his ancestor with the same …
Driving Change | by Sam Mallon
Sam Mallon, a junior WKU Photojournalism major, documents Bowling Green’s Mobile Grocery Bus, that was established by the Housing Authority of Bowling Green to address the growing problems of food …
Chris Kohley: Experience comes in the field
Internships and on-campus staff positions has provided WKU Photojournalism Senior Chris Kohley experience and opportunities to advance his skills beyond the classroom. Interning for the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA …
Eleven years later and still waiting for answers
A Wounded Soldier WKU Journalism and Photojournalism students, Sara Krog and Sofie Mortensen tell the story of Veteran Megan Karr who suffers PTSD caused by her experience of …