Students, news media partner to better inform the public
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NEWS PARTNERSHIPS COMMENTARY: College students engaged in academic reporting partnerships with professional press outlets in Michigan and elsewhere produce thousands of stories a year with crucial information for the public, new research from the Center for Community News shows. Student reporting helps fill major gaps in coverage at a time when many local outlets have merged, shrunk staffs, been acquired by mega-corporations or gone out of business. Findings are based in part on data from MSU’s Capital News Service. For news and commentary sections. By Eric Freedman. FOR ALL POINTS.
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