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Showing posts with label citizen journalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label citizen journalism. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Culture wars fill vacuum left by weakened local journalism

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"Weakened local journalism has created space for the modern culture wars," says the Los Angeles Times headline over a piece by J...
Friday, February 25, 2022

Free online class trains locals to do community journalism

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Many rural newspapers struggling to stay afloat must rely on untrained volunteers to report the news, often going for presence and quantity ...
Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Small New England newspapers make Editor & Publisher's annual, renamed list of 10 News Publishers That Do it Right

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A theater in scenic downtown Keene, N.H., is the headquarters for Radically Rural, which uses several venues nearby. A New Hampshire ne...
Saturday, September 22, 2018

Recovering addict who writes a column for Kentucky and Tennessee newspapers publishes a book about experiences

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Phillip Lee, a recovering drug addict who writes a column for newspapers in Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee, has published a book, Th...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Forum on news coverage of Appalachia to be held in Whitesburg, Ky., on Saturday from 11:30 to 2:30

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Since national and international news media rediscovered Appalachia in the 1960s, residents of the region have complained about depictions ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Kansas' likely oldest working journalist dies at 102

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Brown, writing a column (Wichita Eagle photo by Beccy Tanner) When Protection Press community columnist Bonnie Brown gathered news fo...
Thursday, December 22, 2016

Fake 'news' is more than just stuff made up; it's also lazy journalism, showing the need for good reporting, especially rural, Moyers staffer writes

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The rise of fake news has proven, that now more than ever, quality reporting is essential to keep people informed, especially in smaller co...
Monday, October 10, 2016

9-year-old newspaper reporter signs deal to write series of sleuthing books for children

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Hilde Lysiak A nine-year old reporter in rural Selinsgrove, Pa., on whom we have previously reported , could soon add "children...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Newsrooms should train community members to provide skillful, responsible breaking-news reports

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With the widespread use of smart phones with cameras, newsrooms have a responsibility to train the community in verification, news literacy...
Wednesday, April 06, 2016

9-year-old rural reporter who broke murder story fires back at critics who questioned her skills, age

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A nine-year old reporter in rural Selinsgrove in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River Valley, who broke the news of a local murder, fired bac...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Goodbye to a barn cat: 'It was a strange but very fulfilling relationship'

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Donald Gregg with Shadow (undated photo) Barn cats have long been a staple of rural life, but are less a part of daily life than house ...
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Tuesday, September 08, 2015

8-year-old rural journalist self-publishes monthly newspaper, doesn't shy away from hard news

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An eight-year-old girl in rural Selinsgrove in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River Valley is the brains behind a community newspaper that doesn...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Social media alert pages popping up in rural areas served by weekly newspapers

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Rural areas typically only served by a weekly newspaper are seeing an increase in Facebook pages that offer up-to-the-minute local media al...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Society of Professional Journalists announces winners of Sigma Delta Chi Awards

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The winners of the Society of Professional Journalists ' 2014 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism have been announced a...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Community service gives journalism students a better understanding of their surroundings

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Journalism education programs should require students to serve in the community to gain a better understanding of their surroundings, write...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Independent journalist says drones can be used to skirt 'ag-gag' laws and obtain aerial footage

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An independent journalist says he has found a way to get around ag-gag laws by using drones to fly "over large livestock operations t...
Thursday, June 05, 2014

Crusading, award-winning weekly closes after less than 3½ years when grocery chain cuts weekly ads

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The Yancey County News , an award-winning, crusading weekly newspaper in western North Carolina, shut down operations last week after less ...
Friday, March 07, 2014

Watchdog Wire asks citizens to audit government sites, report accessibility in Sunshine Week

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In honor of Sunshine Week, scheduled March 16-22, Watchdog Wire , part of the conservative Franklin Center for Government and Public Inte...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

Weekly newspaper tells amazing tale of two hugely successful expatriates who died in the same week

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By Al Cross Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Some of the best stories to be told in rural news media are those of suc...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Here's stuff for National Newspaper Week, Oct. 6-12

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Community newspapers are the lifeline to the heart of a community, reporting about everything from local news and sports to announcements...