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Friday, March 25, 2022

Quick hits: Apply by March 31 for business journalism fellowship; Americans cut back on pricey meat analogues

Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.

An anonymous donor has given Washington State University its largest gift ever for an initiative aimed at bringing more pharmacists to rural Washington. Read more here.

A journalism professor has a list of 21 types of political spin journalists should know about, and how to spot them. Notable entries include the "dead cat bounce." Read more here.

One columnist shares how her sons' experiences in growing up on the farm will serve them well as adults. Read more here.

Got an idea for an investigative or enterprise journalism project involving business, finance or economics. Apply by March 31 for a fellowship of up to $15,000 from The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism at the City University of New York. Past fellows have produced rural-centric stories, including a recent one from the Center for Public Integrity on Black farmer debt. Read more here.

The National Press Foundation and the Society of Professional Journalists are seeking journalists to fill out a short survey to help the nonprofits design journalism training that serves newsrooms best. Take the quiz here.

The Agriculture Department has named new Farm Service Agency and Rural Development state directors for North Dakota and South Dakota. Read more here.

As inflation rises, consumers are cutting back on purchases of expensive plant-based meat alternatives, and 54% said in a recent survey that such products are too expensive. Read more here.

Amid a severe truck driver shortage, a new study says 90% of long-haul trucking could be done by self-driving trucks. There are some logistical hang-ups and the trucks would have to get better at bad-weather driving, though. Read more here.

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