Picture perfect: Preserving the rich legacy of local photojournalism
December 14, 2022They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In that case, the University of Louisville just became the keeper of billions of words and stories thanks to an incredible donation of images that document decades of history.
Read more about how a media company, photographers from the city’s preeminent newspaper and a former publisher’s family worked with the university to find a home for The Barry Bingham Jr. Courier-Journal Photographic Collection in the Fall/Winter 2022 edition of UofL Magazine.
Along with the historic preservation of the photo archives, the issue shares how students are getting out of class to participate in internships, service and other engaged learning experiences, and highlights how a College of Education and Human Development staff member is providing hope through horses with his latest endeavor.
Erica Walsh is the marketing director for the Office of Communications and Marketing. Her job lets her share UofL’s good news in all avenues of communications including publications, advertising, content marketing and branding. Walsh joined UofL in 2014 after previously serving as the public relations specialist at Indiana University Southeast. Prior to her career in higher education communications she was an award-winning newspaper reporter. Red is one of her favorite colors and it’s a good thing, too, because she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University and her master’s in communication from UofL.