And youre right, theres been a lot of change sort of even preceding the sale of the paper to Platinum and the new management team thats been brought in has been pretty focused on moving the business forward so, yeah, weve got a lot going on. I think, you know, what we try to do is bring people into that process and say heres what we know now and heres where we got it from. 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With developments taking place in the system of education in rural areas, the rural communities are able to recognize the significance of education and sustain their livelihoods better. Based on the premise, this study was carried out to investigate the utilization of the community newspapers to facilitate rural transformation and reduce rural-urban drift. Perceptions of the importance of local newspapers The survey indicated that newspapers play a far more complex role in the civic life of communities than many Americans believe. 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. The year began with . NELSON: Really? KARLO: And the fact of the matter is, is people want the choices. Rural development is considered to be of noticeable importance in the country today than in the olden days in the process of the evolution of the nation. So thats our work. 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. KARLO: and were there on all of the platforms right now. BARBARA (Caller, Vista): Yes, hi there. KARLO: And then television became really big, and then it redefined themself with home videos. The journalists working in a rural community newspaper basically live in that community or identify strongly with people in that community through certain communal bonds and shared expectations. To hear more from Reed Anfinson, I encourage you to watch these episodes on rural newspapers on Pioneer Public . NELSON: I mean, whats the matter with just getting it the old way? They know nothing about current events. And when we return, well continue talking about the rapid changes in how news is delivered and how local news organizations are changing as well. Who cares if its not something youd read in a big city newspaper? she said. 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. LIGHT: Things were edited down to manipulate the news and spread propagandathe death panel conversation came up. Rural India is today becoming the driver of our economy and its role in present day India especially in the light of Obama's comment is of utmost importance .". And I hear people just basically blatantly lying and it never gets called on and it really bothers me. Sincerity, truthfulness and accuracy: Good faith of the readers can be obtained through sincerity, truthfulness and accuracy which is the foundation of journalism. Our work in agriculture finance helps clients provide market-based financial services, and fund long-term and green investments to support sustainable agriculture and agri-food value chains. DAWSON: now thats her full time beat. Just to give you an example, like back, you know, last this last year, in the healthcare debate. Jeff Light, editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, Greg Dawson, news director for NBC 7/39, Grant Barrett, engagement editor for voiceofsandiego.org, and Tom Karlo, general manager for KPBS. You are consuming a media in the right way. So it seems to me to be plenty. It is almost impossible to do a live television or radio show and do instant fact checking. Country Australians are renowned for their resilience, but 2020 has so far tested even the most stoic. Theyre so much smaller today. 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LIGHT: Well, I would say we very much see newspapers now. Talk to us about that partnership a little and why thats important. But when the smoke cleared and small-town stores reopened, the tourists they wanted to return were told to stay away lest they bring COVID-19 with them. JEFF: I I read the bill. Just click and send or you can send it to me, editor@uniontrib.com and, you know, were obviously, this is the life blood of what we do. So weve got a lot of change coming up, already in the pipeline, and, you know, were working hard. Readership up? Id like to thank my guests this morning. What is Circulation in Newspaper Publishing? For them, school days leave indelible memories, supported by clippings of their feats from the local newspaper if there is one. These closures have cost the livelihoods of journalists, photographers and designers. IAD (Caller, San Diego): Hi, guys, I just I had a quick question regarding the international and technology on the news. NELSON: In this hour, were talking about how the changing media landscape is affecting local media companies and the news they deliver. Make sure attribution is there and so that its clear. LIGHT: Yeah, I mean, I would say that right now print is very, very strong. That said, you know, I guess Im not convinced that this worry of the intelligencia, that everybody else is getting dumber and theyre getting smarter, I just dont agree with that. 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. India is a country of about one billion people where more than 70% of the humankind inhabits in rural areas. NELSON: Theres a lot of people crying over their coffee right now with what you just said. 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. For these contributors, the act of writing gave them a sense of duty, of adding to the local conversation. And I believe its important for us pay attention to what Barbaras saying, KARLO: because I see young people who will say to me, oh, I get my news from The Daily Show. Every Thursday for almost 20 years, Albert Lyon (right) would buy The Bridge and read it to his good friend, Lenny Logan, beneath the shade of a wattle tree. I want to open this up to everyone. NELSON: making some grand declarations as a result of that. One big reason: local newspapers highlight and increase community pride. Finally, the essay provides ive points to consider in . The most important news, analysis and insights delivered to your inbox at the start and end of each day. Overview. One of Just to respond to what you just said, you know, at the Voice of San Diego, we make a practice of pointing out great journalism elsewhere. 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. LIGHT: So thats sort of the first order of business in getting those things taken care of. NELSON: based on foundations and philanthropists? NELSON: This is Greg Dawson from NBC 7/39. Grant Barrett, Voice of San Diego. HUGH (Caller, Mission Hills): Yes. We connect donors to learning resources and ways to support community-led solutions. DAWSON: And then the economy hit at the same time. There are two main reasons for the resilience of small-town newspapers. "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. The local newspaper gives enduring evidence of their efforts. Local newsletters are so important that the State Library of WA collects each one published from around the state to store in its archive. Please ??? Our year-on-year growth is up for every metric that you might possibly look at, user involvement, readership, donations from foundations, donations from individuals, commenting, following us on the social media. Majority of India still lives in villages and so the topic of rural education in India is of utmost importance. BARBARA: And a lot of people are brainwashed. BARRETT: Its fantastic. NELSON: Its pretty crucial to democracy. And we were taking information from people in the community on evacuating, where the fires are, where the road closures are. Thank you for being there. We'll look at the changing relationship between the media and public and how local news organizations will survive in the future. This is the reason why a ruralite is more influenced by nature than an urbanite. Even at present 80 percent of the population in India is rural. With specific reference to rural development programmes, the rural community newspaper plays essential role in increasing the awareness of rural dwellers and convincing them to adopt recommended ideas, technologies, practices and strategies. I mean, this is a problem with live television, as Grant has brought up, right? And it is neither flippant nor hyperbolic when I say that little country weekly newspaper is the only news organization on the planet Earth that gives the first tinkers damn about Sharkey and Issaquena counties, Mississippi. BARRETT: people are coming to their website but by putting in on air, it gets to in front of more people and, you know, its really all about serving the audience. Hows that working out? In the eighties, when ATM machines came out, people said, thats it. We may not follow breaking news when its happening. Youre listening to These Days in San Diego. In TV, we had the digital conversion where, you know, all of the signals went digital, which put far more people into digital cable that had more choices, which youre going to take advantage of. And I dont think that KPBS does it any differently, the Voice or the U-T or NBC, that we do strive for perfection. DAWSON: I think thats one of the, you know, one of the scary parts. When it comes to service-exporting jobs the difference is greater - in the rural areas 41 per cent of these jobs are high skilled, compared to 48 per cent in the hinterlands. We look for the San Diego angle, of course, so youre getting a little more than that. But theres probably more there than I would venture most people are reading every day. But certainly, who everybody missed that story. In survey after survey, it is these little community-minded newspapers that are continuing to thrive. DAWSON: And theyre going to come out very quickly and its going to continue to progress so. NELSON: Okay. The community newspaper is not some monolithic entity; its editor is not some ivory towered big shot. He or she is also a neighbor. I think. They cover the headlines and events globally, including local news and articles. But the bigger part of it is the message, right? 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. 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. DAWSON: that lead to that, that allow us to do things we never thought possible even two years ago. 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. BARBARA: Im talking about the people sitting. Contributions some of them in barely legible handwriting came from the mayor, the police sergeant, the progress association, members of parliament, teachers and schoolkids, sporting club secretaries and the town gossip, whose back page column was often the first read by nervous characters hoping their goofy mishaps of the past week didnt get reported. BARRETT: Well, the old Its not really about the medium so much as its about the content. The rural social system was marked with minimum of social differentiation and social stratification. //-->