Understanding College/Media Partnerships: Call for Participants

Dear Colleagues,  

Lara Salahi, assistant professor of broadcast and digital journalism at Endicott College, and Christina Smith, assistant professor of mass communication at Georgia College, are preparing to launch a research project that explores how student media organizations/communication departments are working to fill information gaps produced by news voids in the U.S.

The study specifically aims to understand the sustainability of these partnerships between college and/or university groups and professional newsrooms as they produce content that assists in filling news voids.

We are asking for your help with the initial creation of a list of colleges and/or universities that have established an organization and/or created a partnership with off-campus newsrooms of any medium.

If your college/university, or if you know of a college/university that has created such an organization and/or partnership, please send an email to Lara or Christina (emails are below) with the following information:

1.     Name of college or university

2.    Name & contact information for person (professor, media adviser, department chair, etc.) within college or university to discuss the partnership

3.     Name of media organization/outlet with whom the college or university has a partnership

4.     Length of partnership

Sincerely,

Lara and Christina

Lara Salahi, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism

Endicott College

lsalahi@endicott.edu

978-232-2856

Christina C. Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication

Georgia College & State University

christina.smith1@gcsu.edu

(478) 445-8267