The Xposure Journalism Workshop

Students from all over the country have made up WKU's Summer Xposure Journalism workshop since 1982.

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Xposure19 at the top of the Hill.

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A rare look inside WKU’s Gatton Academy Olivia Brotzge gives you a virtual tour of the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics& Science in Kentucky. Students attend the Academy on WKU's campus and earn 60 credit hours toward their college degree.

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X17 is around the corner. Are you ready? DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION HERE x17-flierapp

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WKU has something brewing

In April, WKU opened the largest production brewery on an American college campus. The facility, run by Lexington-based Alltech, produces beer that is sold in Bowling Green at restaurants such as Double Dogs and Chili’s. College Heights Brewing has a research component with a student lab, said Andrew McMichael, assistant dean of the Potter College of Arts & Letters, who was involved in creating…

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Gabby finds her voice

Gabby finds her voice

By Zharia Harris Gabrielle Bunton remembers it like it was yesterday. She was just 5 years old when the bullying started. “I had a hormone imbalance,” said the 15-year old Bowling Green High School student, who remembers having to get shots in her bottom to treat her condition. “My bone mass was bigger than my body. It caused me to have at the age of 5 – I had the body of a 10 year old.” Bunton…

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A dancer with no limits

A dancer with no limits

By Sydney Tucker Ciara Grandberry stretches her body into a right split, legs flat against the floor and toes pointed. She holds. Grandberry switches to her left split, legs flat and toes pointed. She holds. She stretches one final time, spreading to the center, legs taut. She holds. Grandberry does these stretches before every dance practice and dance performance. It’s a routine she’s gotten…

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The Girl Who Hates Bugs

Written By: Eden Jordan She found home 7,941 miles away from home, flying alone for the last 842. Jennifer Lee was born in South Korea but moved to Texas with her mom, dad and older sister when she was 3. Lee’s parents felt the need to move to America once their children were old enough to attend school. The move was because of the lack of quality of Korean education, she said. In Korea, students…

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Lupe Medina wants to be remembered as a determined, hardworking and supportive

Lupe Medina wants to be remembered as a determined, hardworking and supportive

By Rodnesha Mcnea Silvestre Bautista and Imelda Medina moved to the United States without speaking English. It took a few years before their oldest child, Guadalupe Medina, brought the language home from school. From there, a bilingual family grew. Medina was just 5 months old when her family moved to St. Louis from Mexico. With the help of her sister, Lupe Medina’s conversational English became…

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2016 "Limited Edition" newspapers are hot off the press. Great job to Xposure designer @kgolliher for cranking out the pages, students, staffers and the Henderson Gleaner newspaper for the print job. From the photo, it looks like one of the nicest reproductions we've had in a while. Can't wait to see it. 33 years and counting. Xposure student Jennifer Lee from Houston took the front page picture at the Ali center in Louisville. #wkuxposure #wkuxposure2016 #highschooljournalists #wku #alicenter #MuhammadAli #limitededition @wkuxposure (at Daves Bar)

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Sights & Sounds: Bowling Green Hot Rods Video by Chris Kohley

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Autumn Alexander's Xposure Experience

Autumn Alexander’s Xposure Experience

On Saturday, June 4, 2016 I never would have thought that the 11 individuals I met during Xposure would be so great. Naturally I am very shy and it takes me a while to get to know people. It takes me at least a good 2 to 3 months to get comfortable enough with a person, so needless to say I was nervous about how I would make friends. I could not have imagined that these people I met a number of…

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The 2016 Xposure scholarship winners. The Gary Hairlson Scholarship was awarded to Chris "Brian" Kohley, from Napierville, IL., for his photojournalism and leadership skills. The the Carter-Katayama Scholarship was awarded to Gabby Bunton, from Bowling Green, Ky., for her reporting and writing skills. Congrats to these two deserving students and the other 10 workshoppers for a job well done. #wkuxposure2016 #wkuxposure #wku #highschooljournalists #highschooljournalism #awards #scholarshipwinner (at WKU Xposure Workshop)

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The 2016 Xposure group getting final words of wisdom from Chuck Clark during the awards banquet. #wkuxposure #wkuxposure2016 #highschooljournalists #highschooljournalism #wku #wkuLimitedEdition (at WKU Xposure Workshop)

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Ciara reacts to Michael's photo on the last night of the 2016 Xposure workshop. Ready for the banquet Sunday. #wkuxposure2016 #wku #highschooljournalists #highschooljournalism #limitededition (at WKU Student Publications)

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Yousef combs his "hair" as Xposure is in its last night before the banquet Sunday. @yousef_ela #wkuxposure2016 #wku #highschooljournalism #highschooljournalists @wkuxposure (at WKU Student Publications)

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What do some Xposure writing coaches come to work on? A Suzuki Hayabusa 1300 crotch rocket. #MotorCycleMama #wkuxposure #wkuxposure2016 #motorcycles #suzuki #crotchrocket #highschooljournalism #highschooljournalists (at Steamer Seafood Bowling Green)

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Deciding on the front page design for the 2016 Limited Edition Newspaper. Coming soon to wkuxposure.wordpress.com. #wkuxposure #wkuxposure2016 #wku #wkulimitededition (at Western Kentucky University)