2025 Benchmark Study on Student Reporting Programs
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2025 Benchmark Study on Student Reporting Programs
May 14, 2025
2025 Local News as a Public Good -- University led media newsletters (PDF)
April 20, 2025
2025 Statehouse Reporting Data
April 9, 2025
CCN Annual Report, 2024 (PDF)
December 11, 2024
Defensive Journalism in Bangladesh: Consequences of the Digital Security Act on Journalism Practice
November 12, 2024
Student-Reported Stories Were Published Nearly 12,000 Times Last Year, Reaching Potentially 25 Million Readers
August 6, 2024
Faculty Research Summary (PDF)
Visualizing the Power of Universities: Maps & News Desert Solutions
December 12, 2023
Public Radio/University Collaborations
November 6, 2023
Authors: Greta Solsaa, Meg Little Reilly, Hannah Kirkpatrick
Why Student Statehouse Reporting Matters
October 10, 2023
More than 14 Million Views: The Impact of Student Reporting
Updated September 8, 2023
CCN Annual Report: 2022-2023 (PDF)
June 20, 2023
Authors: Richard Watts and Hannah Kirkpatrick
University-Led Statehouse Student Reporting Programs (PDF)
March 31, 2023
Authors: Sarah Gamard, Richard Watts, Emily Sheftman & Hannah Kirkpatrick
Academic-News Collaborations (PDF)
January 18, 2023
Author: Richard Watts
Funding for Academic-News Partnerships (PDF)
December 2, 2022
Author: Richard Watts