In communities across the U.S., student journalists now provide millions of people with trustworthy, professional local news coverage. Our mission is to grow and support partnerships between college reporting programs and local news outlets.
What's new at CCN?
The Impact of Student Reporting
Over 1300 colleges and universities are located in or near counties defined as news deserts by Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Fortunately, CCN research found that nearly 3,000 student reporters in university-led programs published more than 11,000 stories in local news outlets last year.
Explore our interactive map to see stories of programs across the nation.
Visualizing the Power and Potential of Universities
Visualizing the Power and Potential of Universities
Explore our new interactive tool that visualizes universities alongside data on student enrollment, school endowment, and demographic information on surrounding counties.
National Community News Wire
A collection of student reporting from across the U.S. from the next generation of great journalists.
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