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November 17, 2019

Timeless Travel by Michelle Hanks

    The Bowling Green Greyhound bus station has stayed the same for the last 29 years yet new people come and go every day.

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February 11, 2019

WKUPJ KNPA Winners 2019

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 …

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May 15, 2018

WKUPJ wins Hearst Intercollegiate Championships in photojournalism and multimedia

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 …

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May 4, 2016

WKUPJ Scholarship Winners Announced

It is with great pleasure to announce the winners of the 2016 WKU Photojournalism scholarship winners. The pool of candidates that applied for a share of $12,400 in award money were …

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November 9, 2012

Congratulations to first round Hearst qualifiers!

After hours of sorting, editing, re-editing and then sorting again the WKU photo faculty is excited to announce the two finalists we have selected to represent WKU in the first …

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February 9, 2010

NPPA WKU student clip contest underway!

• Students should submit fully captioned photos; photos from fall semester until deadline are eligible. They do NOT have to have been published. • There are 5 categories: news, feature, sports action, sports feature, portrait/personality …

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January 26, 2010

WKU has a great day at KNPA!

The Kentucky News Photographer Association annual seminar and contest was held Jan. 22 and 23 in Lexington, Ky. WKU did very well in the student division as well as in …

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January 26, 2010

A Chance to get a $5,000 Grant

The Photocrati Fund offers $5000 grants to non-professional photographers to undertake important humanitarian and environmental photography projects. Our goal is to identify outstanding, up-and-coming photographers and give them the resources …

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February 28, 2009

Getty is now accepting applications for $5,000 student grants.

Getty Images believes that photojournalism is a powerful tool for telling compelling social, political and cultural stories. Getty also understand that creating and managing world-class photography assignments requires time, freedom, …

Read moreGetty is now accepting applications for $5,000 student grants.

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