Case Study: University of Kentucky achieves streamlined production and improved journalism with Quark Publishing Platform

The University of Kentucky’s Studentrun Daily Newspaper Scores with Quark Publishing Platform

The Kentucky Kernel, the University of Kentucky’s student-run daily newspaper with a readership of more than 30,000, needed to modernize its fast-paced production workflow to keep up with daily print deadlines, improve design quality, and free staff time for stronger journalism and web coverage. As a daily newsroom that must often meet late game-night deadlines, the Kernel sought a system that would speed collaboration and streamline editing and layout.

By self-integrating Quark Publishing Platform with QuarkXPress and QuarkCopyDesk, the Kernel created a collaborative, trackable workflow with native Photoshop and Illustrator support and a Web Client for remote editing. The change shaved hours off production, moved nights from 2 a.m. to around 9 p.m., allowed the team to work ahead, improve design and web content, reduce costs, and ultimately deliver higher‑quality, award‑winning journalism.

University of Kentucky

Kelly Wiley

Design Editor(Kentucky Kernel)