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Would big-name universities pay a magazine to write puff pieces about them? You bet.
Guest: Francie Diep (chronicle.com/author/francie-diep?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-pay-for-play&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=24-10-08-slnk-e006-l1) , senior reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Would big-name universities pay a magazine to write puff pieces about them? You bet.
Guest: Francie Diep (chronicle.com/author/francie-diep?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-pay-for-play&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=24-10-08-slnk-e006-l1) , senior reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education
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• The Colleges That Pay for Positive Coverage (chronicle.com/article/the-colleges-that-pay-for-positive-coverage?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-pay-for-play&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=24-10-08-slnk-e006-l2)
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Even for ‘Mad Men’ Obsessives, Higher Ed Marketing Inspires Unease (chronicle.com/article/even-for-mad-men-obsessives-higher-ed-marketing-inspires-unease/?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-pay-for-play&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=24-10-08-slnk-e006-l3)
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Welcome to the Sponsored Campus (chronicle.com/article/welcome-to-the-sponsored-campus/?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-pay-for-play&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=24-10-08-slnk-e006-l4) : More parts of the college experience are up for sale than ever before, experts say.
For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters (chronicle.com/podcast/college-matters-from-the-chronicle?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-pay-for-play&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=24-10-08-slnk-e006-l5) .










