BARRY: It was how do you get a point across to the news media when local government has failed in their duty? That goes to KPBS and their whatever they do about it. Many editors were skeptical of the notion out of a desire to retain independent from even perceived government influence. I really I just dont I dont really agree with that perspective. JEFF: I I read the bill. NELSON: Grant Barrett, engagement editor for the Voice of San Diego and a familiar voice to San Diegans as co-host of Public Radios A Way with Words. Everyone is vying for their piece of the pie, or the web, and everyone is trying to figure out how to make it economically sustainable. The increasing number of drug overdose deaths in the United States has hit rural areas particularly hard. And one of the things that Im concerned about is that there is these bloggings that are out there and these sites and these news sources that are not checking their facts, theyre not checking what theyre saying, theyre biased in their own way. I think the demise of print journalism, and I see it as that, we are subscribers to the U-T and weve noticed the difference in the size of the papers. This could reduce the number of undernourished people in those countries by as much as 17 per cent . Not all those decisions, I think, were strategic or thoughtful or the right decisions about, you know, how to staff these organizations. And, you know what, I just want to reiterate that to our staff all the time that we have to do this, and this is one of the checks and balances. Local newspaper owner and CRPD board member Reed Anfinson talks with us this week about the the importance of local newspapers, the impact of the Internet and why this matters to communities. The condition of roads, bridges and other infrastructure is a major problem for 36% of urban, 27% of suburban and . Make sure attribution is there and so that its clear. Importance of Nursing in Rural Communities Published On: November 07, 2019 The rural nurse plays an essential role in providing healthcare for citizens of small and isolated communities across the U.S. 1 In 2015, they surpassed the death rate in urban areas. And some new technologies that Im sure well talk about. But what you get over the course of your consumption of media, be it from one outlet or many outlets, is you get a steady improvement of the kinds of facts and detail that youre getting. BARBARA: And a lot of people are brainwashed. This is how a rural community newspaper plays its rural mobilization function. Responsibility: the right of a journalist is to write and attract the readers to the issues of public welfare. Rural newspapers have been closing "left and right" over the past two decades, but it's important to keep them open, especially in communities with schools,according toa column in theMinot Daily Newsin North Dakota by former lieutenant governor and political-science professor Lloyd Omdahl. We may not follow breaking news when its happening. I just wanted to go back for a second to the conversation about speed and propaganda. And all you had to do was read the page that they even said and a lot of these newspaper things and on TV and radio, if you just read the page that theyre talking about, you could see that it wasnt true. Rural marketing is a different ballgame that drives marketing gurus to unlearn the traditional concepts. Country Australians are renowned for their resilience, but 2020 has so far tested even the most stoic. BARRETT: We do. And those individual programs may not have a, quote, profit or a net, KARLO: revenue return. Im glad that someone brought up the Duke Cunningham story for which I think the previous San Diego Union received some journalism award. I think the whole idea of having the audience kind of participate in this and call us out on it is one dimension of this kind of interactive dimension that we have with the news media these days. The year began with . And for us, as a nonprofit organization, weve actually been growing. Im Dean Nelson sitting in for Maureen Cavanaugh and youve been listening to These Days on KPBS. Persistent poverty is also prevalent. For those two weeks, alongside the headline news, we published stories on the opening of a new boat ramp, a golden wedding anniversary, the reopening of an old pub, the relocation of the butcher's, Christmas preparations, a hay bale blaze and the senior citizens' debutante ball. In May this year, News Limited announced it would cease printing and in some cases publishing up to 100 of its newspapers throughout rural and regional Australia. KARLO: and well take calls and information and we rely very much on people and their information to help get to our editorial team in terms of focusing on stories, especially when there are disasters. And, you know what, theres been a couple of examples the last year that Im not going to talk about where we actually said something that wasnt accurate because we got it from a blog and we didnt check it. It is the time when the . In fact, Im going to let one of our callers ask him. So I. Most of our food products come from the country crops, fish, poultry, you name it and chances are it originated . NELSON: Listeners, wed also like to invite you in on this conversation. Its been tried and its almost always a big failure. But in our realm at KPBS, in the nonprofit mode, we raise money in a variety of ways, KARLO: including membership, corporate support and philanthropy to, in fact, produce programs that are of value. Who is the they youre referring to? It simply isnt. As Stephen Colbert would say, were winning the war against liberal journalism because the actual size of the paper is shrinking. Improving the lives of rural communities: A direction for 2022 Ive heard all the talk, but I dont believe it until I read in the paper, she told me. GREG DAWSON (News Director, NBC 7/39 TV): Good morning. Now, it may not be as robust in terms of the circulation but I think people want choices and thats what were in, were in the business of providing the content in the way people want to use it. Youre on These Days. HUGH (Caller, Mission Hills): Yes. They had the page up and so you go to the you pulled it up online, read the page, and theres It was talking about end-of-life counseling and it was talking about how when people are, you know, towards the end of their life, how theyll provide a counselor for the rest of the family. Grant Barrett, Voice of San Diego. Thats why I think what, you know, what Voice of San Diego is doing in a particular way, those are important things for our communities. It doesnt say death panel at all. It is a matter that we make a decision on a program on its content and value, KARLO: and not on its return on investment. I actually agree with Barbara that Im not sure our populous is well informed and well educated on important issues when they go to the ballot box. Theyre so much smaller today. But the stoicism that serves country people so well ensures the paper is still printed every Thursday. LIGHT: Yeah, and it was done with ill intent, right? Welcome back, Jeff. The story starts out vague, it becomes specific. Rural small businesses need local solutions to survive - Brookings We are a nonprofit too. Rural newspapers have been closing "left and right" over the past two decades, but it's important to keep them open, especially in communities with schools, according to a column in the Minot Daily News in North Dakota by former lieutenant governor and political-science professor Lloyd Omdahl. BARBARA: behind the screens who are reading. The Union-Tribune has gone through some pretty major changes over the past decade. Read the full article about rural newspapers by Heather Chapman at The Rural Blog. What are we This was a part of my earlier question. Were talking about how the changing media landscape is affecting local media companies and the news they deliver. NELSON: Im Dean Nelson, director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University and Im sitting in for Maureen Cavanaugh, and youre listening to These Days on KPBS. This is what makes a good country newspaper successful: that as well as informing people of the major decisions and events taking place in their town, it also includes the local populace in its pages, which in turn makes them feel significant. With people able to get their news anytime, anywhere, how important is it for you to focus on delivering local news? Im joined in studio by Jeff Light, editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Greg Dawson, news director of NBC 7/39, Grant Barrett, engagement editor for Voice of San Diego, and Tom Karlo, general manager for KPBS. KARLO: and then home videos have gone away. Rory Devine is now almost exclusively doing education, which she was always kind of doing education but. KARLO: And so its a new concept because what Im trying to do is think about the fact that maybe in 10 or 15 years, well still be producing local, thoughtful news analysis of the issues that are important to San Diego but our shipping department might change. The newspaper is part of the community or is perceived so by people in that community. And so they want to know why does it matter to me and were, BARRETT: And thats why weve partnered, is to really better serve the audience. You know, those are the things that are very powerful in peoples minds and its really the job of everybody who traffics in honest information to help people look at the facts rather than these emotional issues, you know, that they want to believe which often, as in this case, are untrue and damaging. In the eighties, when ATM machines came out, people said, thats it. BARRETT: being in touch with that. I handballed the task to a less cynical journalism student who accompanied me for the two weeks and soon gave me a lesson in small-town pride. This is a book on rural social work practice as it exists in the United States during the first decades of the twenty-first century. But to go back to Barbaras original point, her passion is amazing and I find that in the e-mail and the calls that we get and the personal one-on-one conversations that we get from our readers at the voiceofsandiego.org, there are an immense number of people who have an insatiable curiosity about this community and have an unending need for news and they cannot get enough of it. KARLO: Yeah, theres a contact, you can go to the website. LIGHT: Quickly trying to figure out in the heat of battle what to do. LIGHT: Yeah, no, I dont buy into any of that. They rebuild community collective action and cooperative business entities that improve herders' ability to access resources and markets more equally by distributing benefits to all community members. Rural Social Work Practice on JSTOR KARLO: Well, I think local news is what were supposed to be reporting on, too. Mass Media Coverage Of Rural Development News. A Content - Projectng I think that the world of the screen has really dumbed down a good deal of Americans, too many. Now putting it in perspective, you know, probably not well enough but thats not, you know, necessarily our expertise either in predicting what thats going to do down the road. KARLO: Well, you know, just to start off on that conversation, thats something that Im very concerned as we see this explosion of media and people able to create their own blogs, their own news sites, and these are news things that dont have the checks and balances. I sit next to him and I gotta tell you, the mans a hes amazing. DEAN NELSON (Guest Host): I'm Dean Nelson, director of the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University, and I'm sitting in for Maureen Cavanaugh during this hour of These Days on KPBS. The paper examines rural or community development in Nigeria with emphasis on the institutions, agencies, policies and strategies employed to bring about the much needed . So investigative reporting is something that is on our radar screen and we hope that we dont miss, in the future, those kinds of stories because I think theyre important. DAWSON: And theyre going to come out very quickly and its going to continue to progress so. But theres probably more there than I would venture most people are reading every day. Rural hospitals have been and always will be a critical part of the nation's health care delivery system. The poverty rate within rural communities is higher than the national average16.5 percent of rural community members live below the poverty line, compared to 14.8 percent nationally. NELSON: Where were all of you on this whole pension thing? Thats just part of the process. And that has been the role and I think weve always encouraged people, no one source should be your only source for news and information. These losses will also affect many more people for whom the local paper meant so much. Challenges Facing Rural Communities - National Conference of State In a small town the local newspaper is not like the local hardware store. have not only recognized the fact of the important roles which the rural sector plays in the generation of national wealth but also that over 70% of Nigerians live in rural . Rebuilding rural community cooperative institutions and their role in According to a. Go ahead. KARLO: and a web department, and I really brought them all together and said were going to be one content division and were going to focus on producing thoughtful news analysis, longer format stories of important issues that are affecting our community. BARRETT: Thats right. The old office of The Koondrook and Barham Bridge newspaper, also known simply as The Bridge, in Murray Street, Barham. Community cooperative institutions effectively address individual needs and priorities by clarifying entitlements and market-based networks. The year began with bushfires destroying the lives, and livelihoods, of tens of thousands of people. 00:00. The primary task is to . We I assume the same is happening at all of your places and then we have citizens writing back in and calling us on it and saying, hey, you got this wrong. So we have to protect that and being five minutes behind or five hours behind, I dont believe, you know, is important enough to risk that mistake. Were not trying to get in the breaking news business, were trying to get into the thoughtful news analysis where people have a chance across television, radio and the web to be well informed. Fortunately, we have a veteran staff, people who do ask those questions and stop and think before publishing, you know, hopefully, and not that we dont all have our mistakes in the past. KARLO: and there are certain people that might want to pick up a paper. Lenny was blind, so every Thursday for almost 20 years the two would round the corner and, beneath the shade of a large wattle tree out the front of Cath Langs house, Albert would read Lenny the newspaper. Because I was just thinking, if I were a corrupt politician, I would think these are the happiest days for me because nobodys going to be investigating me. You know, we, as journalists, are responsible for guarding the public trust, right? How Small Town Papers Have Kept Community Trust : NPR Given equal resources, women could contribute much more. Hi, Greg. DAWSON: That I think were all on the same page. In fact, I want to hear from the rest of you on this very topic, but first I want to take a call. he issue of identity and role in community development outreach is then explored. JEFF (Caller, La Mesa): Hi. NELSON: And do Greg Dawson from NBC 7/39, youve heard this about television probably your entire professional career. In Nigeria for instance, most people who dwell in rural communities have their relations living in the city. 2. I dont think it will. Theyre doing great work, you know. NELSON: Im Dean Nelson sitting in for Maureen Cavanaugh. Were not the engineers who are dreaming up those next gadgets. "Looking at rural communities, you really get a sense of where the country's going to be 10 to 20 years from now." A top-line problem among rural areas is keeping hospitals open.

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