The Courier Journal is doing a Good Job

Over the past few weeks, students of Mr. Millers class performed a study of several local Louisville news outlets to examine what percentage of the news outlets content was devoted to a variety of categories, including Business, Politics, Crime, and several others. The Courier Journal was included in this study, and the results of the study, found here, have shown that the Courier has done a good job in the past month of balancing the news they provide. Unlike other news outlets, they did not have a heavy emphasis on crime (less than 15% of their stories fell in the category), and instead reported more heavily on politics, the economy, and human interest stories. The Courier should be commended for its admirable adherence to the seven yardsticks and nine principles of journalism.