Faculty and students show how reporting is done when a university partners with local news

By Teri Finneman, Professor of Journalism, University of Kansas
Pamela E. Walck, Associate Professor of Journalism, Duquesne University

Catherine Bilskie, the advertising and office manager for the newspaper in Solon, Iowa, had seen many local news outlets close. So she was sure her job at the Solon Economist was about to go one Friday morning in February 2024.

But to her surprise, a new owner, Jason Brummond, appeared. He not only promised to keep her and her co-worker employed at the weekly paper but assured them raises if they agreed to an unusual new venture. And he wasn’t a wealthy benefactor or a representative from a private equity firm – he came from…

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