During
a sabbatical leave during the Spring 2014 semester,
KU Journalism Professor David W. Guth conducted research on areas of
declining population in and around the High Plains. Specifically, the
focus was on the role community journalism plays in maintaining
community cohesion. In addition to conducting a pair of surveys of the
region's journalists and community leaders, he also made a 1,500-mile
road trip through four states to conduct extensive interviews. A result
of this research is a four-part series broadcast by Kansas Public
Radio, the public radio voice of the University of Kansas, in March and
April 2015. KPR aired a one-hour documentary on June 28, 2015.
This website provides two
sources for listening to the reports/documentary: From this (Snapping
Turtle) website and from the website maintained by Kansas Public Radio.
Program scripts are also available for download.
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