Across the country, there are fewer and fewer places for young journalists to go for internships to learn. More and more newsrooms are going dark – or cutting back on staffing. That means that those who want to thrive and succeed in serving society’s need for professional news have fewer[Read More…]

Malheur Enterprise Editor Les Zaitz makes a phone call earlier this year. (E.J. Harris/East Oregonian.) Again, the Malheur Enterprise’s aggressive turnaround under owner and editor Les Zaitz will be honored with a national award. The Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues announced Tuesday that Zaitz was nominated for and[Read More…]