Rural Spark

Making the news: who will fill the gap in rural coverage?

November 04, 2019 Rural Spark Season 1 Episode 37
Rural Spark
Making the news: who will fill the gap in rural coverage?
Show Notes

Changes to news media are hitting rural Canada hard. From community papers closing or amalgamating to digital gaps limiting online solutions, access to stories about what's going on in rural communities is becoming increasingly difficult. This week we talk with Ryerson Journalism Professor April Lindgren about how we got here and what we can do about it. 

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