College students are working to keep American journalism connected and relevant in the communities they serve. A recent study by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont used "FCC data, original research and outreach to stations to map the extraordinary overlap between America’s colleges and its public media outlets,"
reports CNN. Their research shows the "surprising breadth and scope of college student journalism at public media organizations." A few research highlights include:
- 88% of public media organizations provide opportunities for college students to help cover their community (282 of 319 NPR and/or PBS affiliates.)
- 59% of public media organizations provide intensive, regular and ongoing opportunities for college students (188 of 319 stations.)
- Some public media organizations (41 of 319) make teaching students their core mission.
- Students at these public media organizations serve rural, suburban and urban audiences, many in news deserts. Public radio signals reach over 95% of Americans.
- 50% of all public media organizations are licensed to a college or university (161 of 319 stations.)
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Yellow circles indicate some level of student reporting. Grey circles indicate little or no student reporting. Eighty-eight percent of NPR stations provide opportunities for college
students. |
Study researchers suggest that "even more student journalists could contribute to public media organizations through deeper news/academic partnerships involving both internships and in-class production."
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