A Life on the Line: The <i>Christian Science Monitor</i> and Jill Carroll

This case treats the hard choices which confront a news organization when violence strikes one of its reporters. Students will have a chance to consider how to structure a crisis response; how to manage competing interests; and how to sustain an effort past the first adrenalin-fueled moments into weeks of frustrating but crucial work.

Case number: CSJ-08-0012.0
Category: Journalism Cases
Topics: crisis management, international
Teaching resources: Epilogue, Teaching note

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