Journalism Case Studies Initiative To Offer Webinars for University Faculty Worldwide

Aug. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- Columbia University announces that it will offer two (2) webinars for its highly successful journalism case studies funded by the Knight Foundation. Completely free of charge, these webinars are for faculty members at university journalism schools worldwide.  

If you would like to register for one of our Case Method and Journalism Case Study Webinars hosted by program director Kirsten Lundberg, please register via e-mail (jcaseorders at columbia.edu) with the following information: Name, Institution, Courses Taught, and Webinar Date (Wed., September 9th @ 1 p.m. (EST); Thurs., September 10th @ 4 p.m. (EST); or type in “Other Date” if you would like to receive information about future webinar dates).

Also visit http://www.knightcasestudies.org/ to browse all twenty-two (22) compelling and original journalism case studies written by one of the best journalism graduate programs in the country, Columbia University.  The web site offers free and fee-based case studies for download.

The Knight Foundation's case-based courses written by Columbia University develop students’ analytic, decision making, management and leadership skills. Through class discussion, students have the opportunity to examine in depth a wide range of editorial, ethical and economic issues.

Some cases are relevant to news organizations in general, while others highlight the special concerns of print, broadcast, online and radio news outlets. The majority of cases feature U.S. news gathering organizations; a significant number also examine the challenges facing non-American publications and broadcasters.

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The Knight Case Studies Initiative was launched in February 2007 with a grant from the Knight Foundation. The program aims to enhance the way journalism is taught by giving teachers powerful new tools for the classroom. The goal is to train students to think like newsroom managers and news industry leaders.