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WKU graduate Al Cross receives SPJ’s highest honor

The Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s largest and most broad-based journalism association, awarded Western Kentucky University graduate Al Cross the 2011 Wells Memorial Key.  Cross was a member of the team awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for its coverage of the nation’s worst bus and drunk driving crash on the Ohio-Kentucky Border in 1989. 

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Journalism & Broadcasting: Faculty member elected to NPPA board

Brad Pfranger, assistant professor of broadcasting has been elected to the National Press Photographers Association Board of Directors. Pfranger replaces Mark Dolan, who was elected NPPA’s vice president.

WKU fusion journalists at center of media strategic discussions

NEW YORK CITY, NY — More than 450 top media executives from around the globe and a team of WKU multiplatform student journalists have gathered in New York City this week for meetings on the future of news brands.

Challenging an Old Narrative in Latin American Photojournalism

When the photographers Pablo Corral Vega and Loup Langton held the first Pictures of the Year Latin America contest in 2011, they had no idea how many submissions they would receive.

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WKU fusion journalists at center of media strategic discussions

NEW YORK CITY, NY — More than 450 top media executives from around the globe and a team of WKU multiplatform student journalists have gathered in New York City this week for meetings on the future of news brands.

Challenging an Old Narrative in Latin American Photojournalism

When the photographers Pablo Corral Vega and Loup Langton held the first Pictures of the Year Latin America contest in 2011, they had no idea how many submissions they would receive.

Bulldog Stars of PR Name Sam Ford Social Media Innovator of the Year

Winners of the 2011 Bulldog Stars of PR Awards for Outstanding Achievement by Communications Agencies and Professionals Have Been Announced

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