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Congratulations to WKU Gabriel Scarlett the 2020 Student Still Photographer of the Year for the White House News Photographers Association annual photography and video competition. Michelle Hanks 2nd place in …
We Can Do Hard Things by Emma Steele To view the entire story visit: We Can Do Hard Things “You’ll never get over it. You don’t want to,” Davidson said. …
Family Values – A look at the roll of a midwife in Kentucky. Story by Lily Thompson, To view the entire story visit: Family Values Tracey Moore is a midwife, …
WKUPJ senior, Michael Blackshire, won the 2019 Rich Mahan Best Student Portfolio recently at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. You can view his winning entry here. In 2018 and again in …
For a complete list of this year’s winning images, visit: CPOY Winning Images Photography – Sports Feature | GOLD: Morgan Hornsby Diana Loe, Jonica Louis, and Calouna …
The Bowling Green Greyhound bus station has stayed the same for the last 29 years yet new people come and go every day.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Photojournalist J. Scott Applewhite has lived a life being in the middle of the major news stories around the world. He was recently honored as the …
The Wrongful Imprisonment of Jose Luis Garcia Story by Gabriel Scarlett and Skyler Ballard Residing in in the Unites States for 50 years and a current green card holder, Jose …
The Pain We Cause: The entanglement of addiction and incarceration in Kentucky, told in two parts. By Morgan Hornsby and Gabriel Scarlett Upon her release from jail for drug-related offenses, …
En Muerto En Vida Stuck in limbo, a family fights their father’s deportation. BY SKYLER BALLARD In the thirteen years that Jorge and Christina Zaldivar have been married, the family …
Michelle Hanks has been chosen to attend the Danish School of Media and Journalism this spring as part of an exchange program used to give students a chance of engaging …
WKUPJ Students win big at the 2019 Kentucky News Photographer’s Association competition. Student Photographer of the Year: Gabriel Scarlet After 19 days of imprisonment and 12 hours of transportation between …
Defying All Odds A mother’s determination to make a change for herself and family By Kathryn Ziesig Work hard, go to college, get a good job, meet your mate, settle …
She had the life others could only dream of, a career as a musician in the music city – Nashville, Tennessee. She was talented, and she was beautiful. There was …
In a world where wheelchairs seem to go as fast as “Sonic” and basketballs that can turn into “Dragonball Z spirit bombs,” 15-year old David Moore from Bowling Green, Kentucky …
We are a proud group of WKUPJ faculty, staff and alumni and are always amazed by the dedication and talent of our students. Once again, WKUPJ has won the Hearst …
Michael Blackshire started his journey to document victims of gun violence last semester in Louisville, Ky. What started as a series of portraits evolved over time as he came closer …
Congratulations to our WKUPJ student Shaban Athuman, 2nd place, and graduate Nick Wagner, 3rd place finish in the annual Hearst Feature/News competition. Shaban wins $2,000 scholarship and Nick wins $1,500 …
Undocumented, Unafraid Video produced by Nick Wagner Diana Lopez is familiar with the non-English speaking courtroom in Nashville. She’s been there twice before to settle two different charges of driving …
Summer’s Solstice Human trafficking survivor empowers women with a grassroots Christian ministry BY SAWYER SMITH Summer Dickerson, 38-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky, is a human trafficking survivor and former prostitute. Within two …
