Special supplements or regular items in national newspapers—sometimes in
conjunction with radio and other mass media—have often been used in large-scale
distance education programs in such subjects as health care and rural development or in
national in-service teacher training programs. Using newspaper distribution networks is
often the most cost-effective way of getting educational material to large numbers of
readers. Newspapers are also used as a vehicle for communication and contact between and
among students, course developers, tutors, and instructors, and in-house student
newspapers are sometimes used to provide general information on an institution's courses.
