Students from throughout Kentucky and the across the nation have come to learn and practice journalism at Western Kentucky University’s Xposure High School Journalism Workshop, which hosted its 37th workshop June 11-19, 2022.

Xposure is hosted by WKU Student Publications, of the nation's leading collegiate media operations with the College Heights Herald newsroom, Talisman magazine, Student Publications Advertising and Cherry Creative branded-content studio.

Students who participate in Xposure show an interest in journalism and come to the workshops from a variety of backgrounds, including those under-represented in U.S. newsrooms. The 12 students selected for the Xposure stay on campus, and work in our state-of-the-art newsroom facilities.

Xposure is not a camp. We call it a workshop for a reason. During the workshop, students rise early for assignments and activities and work late into the night, every night, reporting stories, capturing images, writing and editing, posting updates and designing presentations.

There is no cost to students attending, as the workshop is funded through grants from news and journalism organizations as well as from Xposure alumni.

Alumni of WKU’s Xposure workshops fill newsrooms throughout the country, from Washington to Florida to New York and places in between. They help ensure that news gatherers at media outlets mirror the diverse communities they serve.