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Eastern Standard: New Leadership In KY Higher Ed ~ Parachute Journalism ~ The Health Of Local News

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published January 10, 2019 at 11:00 AM EST

The budgets of Kentucky's public universities have been slashed. To compensate, tuitions and fees continue to rise pushing degrees ever further from the reach for many. These are the conditions inherited by Aaron Thompson as he brings a unique background and perspective to the helm of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Also: a solution to "parachute journalism" and the challenges of today's community newspaper.

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