Rural

The Rural Journalism Collective is hosting a free webinar with tips on how journalists can tell more accurate stories about rural voters. The webinar will be held on Thursday, June 20, at 2 p.m., E.T. You can register here. ...As Americans head into the final months before November elections, rural journalists can help their communities fine-tune their political voices while supporting poll workers and election officials throughout the election cycle.  The discussion will touch on voter polling conducted by the Center for Rural Strategies, Native and Indigenous voters, and how journalists can use their reporting to lead their communities through the democratic process.

Morning Edition - Imagine you’re having a heart attack and the nearest hospital is almost an hour away. What do you do?That’s a situation some of the 46 million Americans who live in rural areas could find themselves in, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They’re more likely to die than someone who lives in an urban area due to having limited access to emergency services and specialized care. Morning Edition wanted to see first-hand what this challenge looks like, so we visited Elberton, Georgia, which bills itself as the “Granite Capital of the World.” The town with fewer than 5,000 people sits a couple of hours east of Atlanta near the South Carolina border.