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Local Media Know the Problems; How About Helping Communities Get to Solutions?

In Vale, Oregon, everyone was concerned about the community college, but no one was talking about it. The local paper took a chance by producing an event to get the conversation started. An editor argues that, in some cases, the media’s job goes beyond just reporting news to helping prompt discussion that could lead to action.

Community journalists are uniquely poised to serve as more than billboards for local information. They have an opportunity to pull segments of a community together, focusing them on an issue of importance, whether it’s how to drive down local poverty or replace a dangerously aging school.

By Les Zaitz

Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/local-media-know-the-problems-how-about-helping-communities-get-to-solutions/2017/03/30/18449/

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