Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies are excited to share the stories produced from the $100,000 in grants that were awarded last year to newsrooms and freelance reporters. The effort was part of the Rural Newswire project, a content-sharing service to support the rural U.S. news ecosystem, which both organizations launched in 2023. As part of the grant, these stories now live on the Rural Newswire website.
“These reporting grants showcase the power and potential of rural journalism,” said Tim Marema, vice president at the Center for Rural Strategies and editor of the Daily Yonder, the rural news platform published by the center. “The impressive work of these organizations can drive continued investment in news and media that support a healthy democracy.”
“We’re so pleased by the quality of stories and the incredible breadth of topics the grantees were able to cover,” said Katherine Bagley, Grist’s executive editor. “This was an amazing opportunity for us to be able to partner with the Center for Rural Strategies to support repor... Read more
