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Jabin Botsford and Demetrius Freeman became friends at Western Kentucky University a decade ago. Now, they see history unfold first-hand as photographers for The Washington Post.
WKU’s renowned photojournalism program in the School of Media & Communication will undergo a change as it adds a new track, renaming itself to Visual Journal- ism and Photography, while dropping the photojournalism minor. Currently, there are 25 photojournalism majors in the already existing program, with 20 seeking admission into the new Photojournalism and Photography...
“Appalachia’s Burden” is a new online project created through a collaboration between the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center’s Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program and Western Kentucky University’s photojournalism program. The goal of the collaboration is to bring Appalachia cancer patients’ stories to life.
National Press Photographers Association Thursday, April 8th, 2021 WKU Photojournalism Professor Jeanie Adams-Smith is this year’s recipient of the National Press Photographers Association’s Robin F. Garland Educator Award, which recognizes outstanding educators who shape a new generation of visual communicators and photojournalists through their lessons. “I love the culture here and I love being part of the growth of these kids,” said Adams-Smith, who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s in communication from WKU. “They leave and they go do amazing things out...