What is the Future of Rural Media?
Consolidation, Corporate Ownership, Social Media, and More...
As One Country Project gets ready for the 4th Annual Rural Progress Summit in July, we are taking a look back to highlights from past Rural Progress Summits every Friday.
In this conversation from the 2024 Rural Progress Summit, Michelle Rathman, Isaac Wright, and Richard Fawal join The Hotdish Podcast co-host Joel Heitkamp to discuss what the future landscape of rural Media will look like. Communicating with voters in rural America has changed significantly over the last two decades. Radio, once the dominant medium, has faced new challengers from social media and podcasting. At the same time, local news reporting and local newspapers continue to decline precipitously.
Next, in this conversation from the 2023 Rural Progress Summit, Joel Heitkamp from The Hotdish Podcast, Pat Kreitlow from Up North News, and Jourdan Bennet-Begaye from Indian Country Today join Rep. JD Scholten to discuss the current landscape of rural media, and what the future of rural media is likely to be.
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