Weekly newspapers and other local, small-town media outlets create community cohesion by documenting local history and reporting critical news and information for residents. Through this …
Category: Research
Seeds of Knowledge: A roundup of recently found rural research and news items
I’m constantly scouring the Internet for news and information that might be useful in my research about rural media and community journalism. So as part …
ISWNE conference showcases strong state of local news
My eyes widened staring down at the plate. It was heaped with French fries topped with cheese curds and slathered in brown gravy. After one …
Vogts wins ISWNE/Huck Boyd research paper competition
Following his 2023 publication of “U.S. Student Media Associations’ Mission Statements Provide Discursive Leadership in Support of Civic Culture” in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator (JMCE), Todd R. Vogts, …
Rural Media Research debuts with Cultivating Misinformation’s birth
My name is Todd Vogts. I grew up in central Kansas, living in a farming community. During my formative years, I developed a respect for …