The Kentucky Kernel won 19 Best of the South Awards as well as four on-site competition awards during the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC).
SEJC, an academic organization created to encourage...
Jenisha Watts, University of Kentucky alumna and senior editor of The Atlantic, an American magazine, spoke on campus about the future of journalism and her own experience as a journalist.
Watts graduated...
Going to see “Blood at the Root” by Dominique Morisseau in Briggs Theatre took me straight into the heat of the Deep South with how humid it was there.
On Sunday, Feb. 26, the tiny theater was packed....
The Kernel won the General Excellence Award for the fifth straight year and placed in numerous news contest award categories at this year’s Kentucky Press Association (KPA) Winter Convention on Friday,...
UK students and faculty heard from School of Journalism and Media alumnus Ashley Westerman via Zoom about her experience covering the war between Ukraine and Russia, on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Westerman...
Noisy eyes. Eyes that not only observe the surface but the deep root. These are the eyes of true journalists – individuals responsible for sharing the panoramic view of the world around them for all,...
Like many other things, this column used to be much different.
Its original title was “Is my existence inherently biased?” and it was 700 words of me ranting and panicking about my issues with unconscious...
The public attitude toward journalism, especially by journalists themselves, is one of tumult and uncertainty.
According to a June 2022 survey published by the Pew Research Center, 72% of U.S. journalists...
Jack Weaver, managing and photo editor of the Kentucky Kernel, has been named a photojournalism finalist for the 2021-2022 Hearst National Journalism Awards Championship.
The championship brings together...
With all of my heart, I am going to miss being a part of the Kentucky Kernel. I wish that I had some profound analogy to accompany this lede, but frankly I'm just sad.
There's zero time to process...
It all happened so quickly. Wait, no, not really. We definitely saw it coming and it was definitely preventable.For context, back in September, the Kernel’s art director, Michael Clubb, and I were sitting...
On Thursday, the UK School of Journalism and Media hosted a panel of professional journalists to speak about their experiences in the industry. The six panelists, all affiliated with the Louisville Courier...
