Three reports on rural journalism

In preparation for upcoming discussion, here are three reports that offer some insight: Copy and paste this link - www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/IRJCI/Survey2007.doc - and find the results of a 2007 survey survey of those who run rural media outlets, and what they think of their newest hires. The second is a sort of the state of the business report on rural journalism. Finally, here is the most recent issue that I can find of the Rural Report, a newsletter published by the IRJCI.