Columbia University Publishes Journalism Case Studies on Editorial Ethics

Columbia University has released an educational case study on journalism ethics that will be available to faculty at universities around the globe for use in their classrooms. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, "New England Cable News and the Terry Glenn Story" is one of over 20 case studies in the Knight Case Studies Initiative library. The study--one of the video cases in the collection--focuses on New England Cable News (NECN) and the arrival of a fax about the New England Patriots football team. The case allows the instructor to use video in real time in the classroom, and gives students the experience of newsroom deadline pressures. "New England Cable News and the Terry Glenn Story" and other case studies in the collection are now for sale at knightcasestudies.org (http://www.knightcasestudies.org/). Case-based courses 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.


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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.

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