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. Greg Dawson, lets go back to the whole accuracy and speed thing. It doesnt say death panel at all. And, you know, or watch, you know, KPBS. After all, the media exists to serve you, the public. Many of them do not know the difference between a fact and an opinion. NELSON: Yeah, theres a chance to reinvent for everybody, isnt there? However, both these areas are home to a much lower proportion of high-skilled export jobs than city centres, where 66 per cent of service exporting jobs are high skilled. How does the nonprofit work and is that really the way of the future? DAWSON: the technology, though, will drive a lot of that, I mean, you know. NELSON: Okay. These losses will also affect many more people for whom the local paper meant so much. It is a newspaper that primarily focuses on the coverage of issues, events and developments in a specific rural community. NELSON: Advertising sales dollars up? Weve been talking about local news and the changing landscape of the news media here. Locals find a piece of themselves in the country newspaper - and will lose it if the paper folds. It is the time when the . NELSON: This is a radio and TV guy talking here. They used to have deep faith in religion and duties. Are we ever going to see newspapers again? 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. Thank you for being there. Articles I first thought mundane turned out to be very important, especially those that highlighted an achievement. This was home to the paper from 1919 to 2004. And that, in a nutshell, is the secret to the continued success of community newspapers. Rory Devine is now almost exclusively doing education, which she was always kind of doing education but. "Anybody can audition for a show. It is a newspaper that primarily focuses on the coverage of issues, events and developments in a specific rural community. Those may include safe access to schools, healthcare and new employment opportunities. Seeing their stories and their names in print gives meaning to their lives and their part of the world. Toggle navigation. 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. And what is the source thats giving me this information? NELSON: Thats one of the problems with online. 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. Such an emphasis is important for a number of different reasons. And that's the key to much of the news that fills a country newspaper: its about printing what matters to the local people. Theyre doing great work, you know. LIGHT: Yeah, and it was done with ill intent, right? Nobody ever said that. They usually allocate a sizable budget for the promotion and development of libraries and community centers. Concern over racism is roughly comparable in urban and rural communities - 21% of urban residents and 17% of rural residents say this is a major problem. If youd like to comment about this or any topic weve discussed today, go to KPBS.org/thesedays. KARLO: and there are certain people that might want to pick up a paper. And when radio was strong in the forties and television came, there was a bunch of people that said, shut off the radio, its dead. A Pew Research study found that as of 2016, about 25 percent of Americans express high levels of trust in news they get from local news organizations, while about 15 percent trust information. EIN: 85-1311683. philanthropy is funding innovative local newsrooms. How Important Is Local News To A Community? Tom Karlo. 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. Were going to keep doing that. Become a newsletter subscriber to stay up-to-date on the latest Giving Compass news. In fact, Barry, if youre there, were going to take a call here from Mission Beach. So weve really got to be careful about that. We are born in error, we die in error. 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. Your email address will not be published. I dont have to worry about a 20% margin or a profit to investors or shareholders or a corporate company. DAWSON: And then the economy hit at the same time. Newspapers are crucial for communities and benefit from reporting on youth and community development initiatives. It starts out mildly accurate to perfectly accurate. Tom, lets start with you. 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. "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. And to be anything other than in error is an improvement on our normal condition. Hello to you, Tom. Weve been talking about how changing the changing media landscape is affecting the delivery of local news. Putting Smart Growth to Work in Rural Communities, EPA and the International City/County Management Association (2010): Focuses on smart growth strategies to meet three main goals: support the rural landscape by keeping working lands viable and conserving natural lands; help existing places thrive by taking care of investments and assets; and create great new places by building lively and . To me, being first is much less important than being correct, so Im much more focused on having things be accurate. LIGHT: Well, I would say we very much see newspapers now. And it is a concern is, is the public getting well informed information? Talk to us about that partnership a little and why thats important. Occasionally, well take a national story and put a local spin on it just like any of the media organizations in town will do but, yeah, local news, thats our focus. Donate to Giving Compass to help us guide donors toward practices that advance equity. Tom Karlo, KPBS has the advantage of being a TV, radio and web media service. Most rural schools and the communities that they serve are not broken. Responsibility: the right of a journalist is to write and attract the readers to the issues of public welfare. As I said at the beginning of the program, voiceofsandiego.org, on a nonprofit model, has shown year over year increases in the amount of revenue thats come in. Its just not going to happen. But we leave the leave the national news or the statewide news or the international news to those sources that have the resources to do that, which were not going to spend the money or the time on it because we couldnt possibly do it well. For them, school days leave indelible memories, supported by clippings of their feats from the local newspaper if there is one. Welcome back, Jeff. And, KARLO: you put commercials on and it has to have a return on investment. Well, we know whats going to happen. Youre on These Days. 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. Good, and I want to hear from the rest of you on this local news thing but first I want to take a caller, Iad (sp) calling from San Diego. Rediscovering the Importance of Rural Communities. And the work that each of our content producers develops, will be able to be distributed to the way people are using media. And so in our partnership with NBC, we can take that kind of journalism, package it up, and say, look, here is this issue explained in a nutshell. The importance of organizing diverse local residents to help shape local development cannot be overstated. The pages roll off an 1894 Miehle printing press at The Bridge's office in 2003.Credit:Ian Kenins. I think people want choices. I do. Sincerity, truthfulness and accuracy: Good faith of the readers can be obtained through sincerity, truthfulness and accuracy which is the foundation of journalism. Are we ever going to see newspapers again? Were doing that kind of stuff. MassmediaNG, Rural Community Newspaper! BARBARA: And a lot of people are brainwashed. Having a local news organization brings interests in the community together to create a personal impact . So Im not concerned that that will go missing. KARLO: Well, Dean, over the last couple of years weve seen dramatic change in the media landscape, KARLO: both locally, nationally and internationally. NELSON: And, finally, Tom Karlo, general manager for KPBS. It matters to her grandmother and all her friends and family, and they read this paper.. LIGHT: So thats sort of the first order of business in getting those things taken care of. 00:00. 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. GRANT BARRETT (Engagement Editor, Voice of San Diego): Howdy. NELSON: I want to ask a different question of Jeff Light. Theres a lot of factors involved. The primary task is to . LIGHT: is a big story across America and the Minneapolis StarTribune won the Pulitzer on pension coverage two I guess two years ago, so its not impossible to catch.