Class Work
WKUPJ Wins 23rd Overall Photojournalism in the Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition
WKUPJ Wins Overall in Hearst Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition. Hearst Journalism Awards program recognized Western Kentucky University as the overall winner in their Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition. This marks the 23rd year that …
Stitched Past by Sawyer Smith
Stitched Past WKUPJ student Sawyer Smith examines the impact of the social enterprise company Krochet Kids who’s mission is to empower women to move out of poverty through education and work. Sawyer …
On Poisoned Land by Gabriel Scarlett
On Poisoned Land How the Navajo still suffer from a country’s flirtation with nuclear war. WKUPJ student Gabriel Scarlett examines the effects from decades of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation’s …
The Way We Love by Lauren Nolan
The Way We Love Love may be the only experience we all share. It makes us human. It’s part of our story. Love brings us to the extreme ends of …
Love You Forever
Love You Forever WKUPJ Student Srijita Chattopadhyay documents Melanie Hack’s struggle to carry on following the death of her 12-year-old daughter Reagan, who died from an overdose of prescription pills. …
Decision to Dance
Decision to Dance Photographs by Lydia Schweickart The decisions people make for family is the subject of a photo story by WKU student Lydia Schweickart, who documented the double life …
Through Our Eyes – 1/24/17 – Winter Edition
|Video by Shaban Athuman
At the end of the American Dream
At the end of the American Dream Six years ago,Ayaz Sadal left his family in Pakistan with the hope of creating a better future for himself in the United States. Now married, …
Brotherhood
Brotherhood Overcoming the loss of family, Chris Stafford builds a new bond within his Engine Company After the life-long dream of becoming a professional football player didn’t pan out, he pursued another …
Through Our Eyes – 10/25/16
|By Ashley Cooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plVVgBdrhMo |By Lex Selig |By Josh Newell |By Jeffrey Brown
Tough Love
Tough Love After spending over two decades in and out of prison, James Davis’ dream of success was deferred. But when he adopts his two nephews he also receives a …
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. …
In Their Shoes
United States Muslims find themselves unwanted by the communities they live in. In the aftermath of attacks in Paris and San Bernadino, there lay a new weight on the shoulders of …
Los Rancheros
Los Rancheros Marcos Espinoza, 17, who is half Guatemalan and Mexican is born and raised in the U.S. He’s a son of illegal immigrants. He represents a generation of Hispanics, …
The Dream and the War
[iframe id=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/128497219″ align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no” maxwidth=”954″] Vito Tisdale, formerly “Big V” of the two-time Grammy nominated hip-hop group Nappy Roots, navigates life after fame. Vito works to be a stable …
Radio Silence
[iframe id=”https://player.vimeo.com/video/127685548″ align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no” maxwidth=”954″] The story of one family’s battle to be heard and find hope in treating the mind. Watch the documentary above and be sure to …