Into the Breach: Should Student Journalists Save Local Political Reporting?

This case allows students to consider the societal debate over the business models for future journalism, whether universities have a role to play, and whether good journalism is a civic obligation. The University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University have an opportunity in 2009 to create a student-run news bureau in the state capital, Frankfort.

Case number: CSJ-10-0031.0
Category: Journalism Cases
Topics: strategic management, politics reporting, media business
Teaching resources: Epilogue, Teaching note

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