Laura Cullen Glasscock
CCN Faculty Champion
Kentucky State University - Frankfort, KY
Center for Community News
BIO
Kentucky State University - Frankfort, KY
Program Summary: Create a local news bureau staffed by students to increase availability of student reported community stories.
Laura Cullen Glasscock is an assistant professor of journalism at Kentucky State University, an HBCU in Frankfort, and is publisher of The Kentucky Gazette, a public affairs journal also in Frankfort, the state capital. In the classroom, Glasscock stresses a hands-on approach to teaching reporting and writing, and in the Gazette newsroom, she writes analysis pieces covering Kentucky state government. Her dual role allows her to place students in highly relevant internships in media and state government, and to submit their work to local media for possible publication.
Bio
Kentucky State University - Frankfort, KY
Program Summary: Create a local news bureau staffed by students to increase availability of student reported community stories.
Laura Cullen Glasscock is an assistant professor of journalism at Kentucky State University, an HBCU in Frankfort, and is publisher of The Kentucky Gazette, a public affairs journal also in Frankfort, the state capital. In the classroom, Glasscock stresses a hands-on approach to teaching reporting and writing, and in the Gazette newsroom, she writes analysis pieces covering Kentucky state government. Her dual role allows her to place students in highly relevant internships in media and state government, and to submit their work to local media for possible publication.