Visualizing the Power of Universities: Maps & News Desert Solutions
CCN research found that 2,000 student reporters in university-led programs published more than 10,000 stories in local news outlets last year.
Over 1300 colleges and universities are located in or near counties defined as news deserts by Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. What is the relationship of news deserts to college campuses? Explore our new maps to learn more about how universities can support local news.
CCN research found that 2,000 student reporters in university-led programs published more than 10,000 stories in local news outlets last year.
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa’s independent student newspaper, purchased two local newspapers in early February — and with that, became what is believed to be the first college paper in the country to own two community outlets, according to Melissa Tully, director of the university’s journalism school.
When South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson called for the criminalization of AI-generated “child sex abuse materials” in 2023, University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications' Brandon Shulleeta recalls one of his journalism students launching an investigative report.
From the Arizona statehouse to the nation’s capital, Arizona State University students are reporting on the issues that matter to their readers. In the past, statehouse reporting was just one piece of what politics beat reporters would cover in the Cronkite News class—a capstone class for upperclassmen majoring in journalism. Now, more focus is being placed on statehouse reporting as news organizations struggle to fill growing reporting gaps in legislatures nationwide.