Western Kentucky University Journalism

Our journalism program is designed to prepare students for a changing media environment by focusing on content, ethics, and technology. All work featured on this site is original work produced by WKU students in our program’s journalism courses.

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Student Published Works

Our students within the WKU Journalism department spend time writing in their classes to gain hands on experience. We are proud to share their work with you!

News

WKU Journalism students cover a wide variety of news events. If you’re looking for the latest news from politics to community events to pop culture and more, take a peek at our students’ perspectives on current events.

Lifestyle

What’s trending? WKU students know what is popular both on and off campus. Whether it’s fashion, food, travel, or culture, our students have got you covered.

Entertainment

We take sports pretty seriously at WKU and we like to celebrate what’s going on in the community. Our journalism students will keep you up-to-date on the latest in entertainment.     

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First Amendment

The Fleishaker -Greene First Amendment Studies class reports on First Amendment issues and utilizing open records.               

 

 

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Spotlight

Honoring people and sharing their personal experiences is powerful. WKU Journalism students like to take the time to give individuals a voice and a chance to tell their stories.

About WKU Journalism

The WKU Journalism program is one of seven programs within the School of Media and Communication at Western Kentucky University located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Students enrolled in the program can earn a Bachelors of Arts in Journalism within four years.

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If you are a current WKU Journalism student, we encourage you to submit your work here! Your writing might be featured on our website so we can recognize you as an outstanding student and journalist.

Recently Published Articles

The heart of faith

Aaron Burden: Upsplash Micah 6:8 He has shown you, o mortal lord, what is good. And what does the lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy And to walk humbly with your god By Jake McMahon Brandon Long’s favorite Bible verse—Micah 6:8—has long been a...

The heart of the faith

Aaron Burden: Unsplash Micah 6:8 He has shown you, o mortal lord, what is good. And what does the lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy And to walk humbly with your god By Jake McMahon Brandon Long’s favorite Bible verse—Micah 6:8—has long been a...

One of ‘nun’

On a mission from Nigeria to Bowing Green Read more: https://domdipalermo.com/one-of-nun

The night it all went wrong

(Editor’s note: The following events and the victim’s background information are documented through Maddilyn Marcum’s account and supported by Marcum’s appeal of her 2016 case. Her appeal was denied.) By Olivia Estep On Dec. 31, 2013, Maddilyn Marcum attended a New...

Gender battles behind bars

(Editor's note: Photo provided by Unsplash) Transgenders in prison face a tide rising against them By Olivia Estep When the phone rings and a despondent voice repeats to me the monotonous “press one to accept this free call from . . .” I already know it’s Maddilyn...

Game, set: Will volleyball be a match?

Drew Hudson takes off for a spike. (Photo by Bo Gabbard) By Cole Scott As the clock wound down in the fourth quarter, the boys in black and grey, the South Warren High School basketball team, stood moments from their 14th district tournament run ending on their home...

Tackling a men’s game

The Conquer Chargers participated in an all-girls flag football hosted by the Los Angeles Chargers on April 11, 2024. (Photo by LA Chargers) By Lynda Eernisse Females in the United States have infiltrated a male safe space and comfort zone, and they don’t plan on...

The Wizard of Western sees the Yellow Brick Road ending

“To my students, for whom I set a high bar, a bar that I turn to whenever I realize I am not producing my best work.” — Mac McKerral, “A Journalist’s life: People, Places, Things.” Gordon D. “Mac" McKerral nears completion of 21 years on the faculty in the School of...

Chasing the Great White Whale

Graham Martin drives toward Louisville, Kentucy from Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Interstate 65 on April 2, 2024 “Aye, aye! and I’ll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition’s flames before I give him up. And...

College athletes collecting with the ‘Collectives’

Above: (Redshirt senior guard and forward Dontaie Allen analyzes the play before making a move during a game in E.A. Diddle Arena. | Photo by: Wyatt Richardson) By Molly St. Clair When the Red Towel Trust launched in 2022, “Name, Image and Likeness” called NIL for...

Plant-based diets: trend or lifestyle?

By Autumn Wheeler Hayley Burgett, an animal studies major at Eastern Kentucky University, decided to start pursuing veganism almost two years ago. Burgett said that what made her decide to start a...

Single mothers pave way for their children

By Ebony Cox Angel Shoemake, 25, of Bowling Green was not always a single parent and didn’t always attend Western Kentucky University. Shoemake, a Russellville native, went to a private liberal arts...

The Move Toward Her Dreams

By Shantel-Ann Pettway Tears of defeat were flowing through Lauren Cunningham’s fingers as she explained to her mother figure, Lynne Holland, how she’d lost sight of her vision when she lost her dream job in 2009. In hopes to comfort her colleague and friend, Lynne, a...

Q&A with Sheriff Jerry ‘Peanuts’ Gaines

By Lauren Nolan Lifelong Warren County resident Jerry “Peanuts” Gaines has been the Bowling Green Sheriff for 35 years. Prior to that, he was a Warren County magistrate. In 2010, Gaines was chosen National Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriff’s Association...

Recovery: WKU student fighting for a healthy body, mind

By Ally Griggs Seven. Zero. Zero. Start. Inside the microwave, a fairly large sweet potato sits centered on a revolving plate. Turning back to the stove, placing one hand around the arm of the skillet and using the other to grasp the spatula, 21-year-old Hillary Bacon...