About

High school students from throughout Kentucky and the region have come to learn and practice journalism at Western Kentucky University’s Xposure Journalism Workshop, now in its 34th year.

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 the state-of-the-art newsroom of the award-winning College Heights Herald and WKUHerald.com, Talisman Magazine and WKUTalisman.com.

There is no cost to students attending, as the workshop is funded through grants from Xposure alumni, WKU’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting, Office of the Provost and Student Publications, as well as news organizations throughout the region.

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.

About

2016 Workshop Staff

Director: Chuck Clark, Western Kentucky University

Co-Director: Bob Adams, Western Kentucky University

Photo Director: Gary Hairlson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Coordinator: Kathy Williams, Western Kentucky University

Writing Coach: Michael Casagrande, AL.com

Writing Coach: Toni Mitchell, Gaylord Entertainment

Writing Coach: Malcolm Knox, H.H. Gregg

Design Coach: Kayla Golliher, Gannett Design Studio-Nashville

Writing Assistant: Kae Holloway, Western Kentucky University

Photo Assistant: Peter Champelli, Ithaca College

 

2016 Workshop Participants

Autumn Alexander (Atlanta, Georgia)

Yousef Alsdudi (Lexington, Kentucky)

Gabrielle Bunton (Bowling Green, Kentucky)

Ciara Grandberry (Memphis, Tennessee)

Zharia Harris (Lexington, Kentucky)

Eden Jordan (Vanceburg, Kentucky)

Chris Kohley (Naperville, Illinois)

Jennifer Lee (Houston, Texas)

Rodnesha McNeal (Memphis, Tennessee)

Guadalupe Medina (St. Louis, Missouri)

Edward Streeter (Louisville, Kentucky)

Sydney Tucker (Louisville, Kentucky)

 

If you are a former workshop participant or staffer and you want to volunteer, please contact us.

We’d love to have you.

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