Rural Journalism

Through Dec. 31, the Institute for Rural Journalism's donation page is dedicated to raising money for Kentucky Health News, which is now a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News and its NewsMatch program, which will match your donation!

Do you appreciate Kentucky Health News? Here's a chance to help make it even better, and get your gift matched! By Al Cross , Publisher, Kentucky Health News Director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky For more than a doze...

At the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues we are displaying most of the work that won Sam Adams and Ben Gish the Al Smith Award for public service through community journalism, presented Thursday night. https://irjci.blogspot.com/2023/07/mountain-eagle-editor-and-reporter-win.html

Community journalism brings people together, and it's more trusted than journalism in general. There's a lesson in that.

Rural journalists 'knit communities together', have answers for problems in journalism, says USA Today's Susan Page Susan Page listens to a question as moderator Benjy Hamm, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism, listens. (Photo by Patti Cross) "R...

Looks like an easily localized story that could even generate a little advertising.

Rural residents rely on private wells, but many are contaminated; experts recommend yearly testing Midwestern wells can be contaminated with bacteria and nitrates. (Photo via the Iowa Environmental Council) While millions of rural America...

In which I say what a newspaper means to a small town.

While many small-town newspapers are vanishing, these Coloradans are working to keep local news alive As many local news outlets scramble to publish after the closure of a Colorado printing press, towns look at options to preserve their voices

Editors and publishers, ask yourself: Which side are you on?

Kansas case is an inflection point for rural newspapers By Al Cross Director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky After local police raided the office of the Marion C...

Report for America has made a special effort to recruit rural news outlets to apply for next year's corps of reporters, and there's a new angle that may appeal to rural editors and publishers.

Apply by Sept. 18 to qualify for a subsidized reporter from Report for America, who could be a local recruit By Al Cross Director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky Report for America has become well known for sending p...

Welcome, Benjy Hamm, as director of the Insfir Rural Journalism!

Moving forward: New director's thoughts on the Institute for Rural Journalism's exceptional foundation and future Benjy Hamm By Benjy Hamm Director, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues The media world has changed significantly since Al ...

This week's Marion County Record came out on time, then a local judge ordered the city police to return computers and other materials they seized from the Kansas newspaper on Friday. The paper's been investigating the police chief but hasn't published a story. Yet.

Kansas paper publishes on schedule despite police seizure of computers etc., which attorney and judge get returned Marion County Record Publisher Eric Meyer talked with journalists after his weekly newspaper hit the stands Wednesday. The subhead reads "bu...

https://irjci.blogspot.com/2023/08/these-are-hitler-tactics-and-something.html

'These are Hi**er tactics and something has to be done.' Meyer pronounced her first name "Joann." “These are Hi**er tactics and something has to be done.” Those were some of the last words said by...

Uvalde, Texas, was very unlucky last May. But it is lucky to have such a good newspaper.

Uvalde Leader-News Publisher Craig Garnett wins Gish Award for courage, integrity and tenacity in rural journalism Uvalde Leader-News Publisher Craig Garnett (OPA photo) Craig Garnett, publisher of the Uvalde Leader-News in southwest Texas, is the winner...

This always-excellent event overlaps with the National Newspaper Association convention in D.C., but some of us have been known to make both conventions in the same weekend (plus the SPJ convention, which will be in Las Vegas, too far away to do that this time).

'Radically Rural' N.H. summit including journalism sessions announces panels and new, affordable pricing scheme Radically Rural , the two-day national summit that features sessions on community journalism, is offering a big program and a new pricing sc...