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Our cornerstone: A salute to RJI fellows
Small-town print goes big-time digital
October 31, 2018
Mark Nienhueser worked for Service Noodle, an online platform that made it easy for businesses to develop a website and a digital footprint. When he moved to the MPA, in 2013, he realized there were a lot of untapped digital opportunities for newspapers.
Our cornerstone: A salute to RJI fellows
Why it works
October 31, 2018
By 2017, it was clear to Janine York that she had to act. “Our newspaper is our core product, but we knew we needed to expand,” says York, the advertising director at the Missourian, a twice-weekly newspaper in the small town of Washington, Missouri.
Tyus Monroe: A Talk Story, Write Story success story in progress
August 31, 2017
Tyus Monroe received a full-ride scholarship to Columbia College in Missouri, thanks in part to Talk Story, Write Story. She wants to become a teacher.
Talk Story, Write Story
Missouri high schoolers in Talk Story, Write Story offered more than $700,000 in scholarships
May 1, 2016
Talk Story, Write Story had never before used volunteer coaches to work one-on-one with students to win scholarships. The program began without name or direction 18 years ago in my 80 percent Native Hawaiian community of Hana, Hawaii.