Barn Raiser - Independent source for rural and small town news.
Barn Raiser connects local and national perspectives through a network of writers and contributors who live in and care about rural and small town communities. By giving voice to shared concerns, and by reporting on local organizing strategies, Barn Raiser will leaven the commons with local connections. Contact us: info@barnraisingmedia.com (708) 260-6323
Welcome to Barn Raiser: Your independent source for rural and …
2022年12月9日 · Joel Bleifuss is Barn Raiser Editor & Publisher and Board President of Barn Raising Media Inc. He is a descendent of German and Scottish farmers who immigrated to Wisconsin and South Dakota in the 19th Century. Bleifuss was born and raised in Fulton, Mo., a town on the edge of the Ozarks.
Our Favorite Rural Stories in 2024 - barnraisingmedia.com
3 天之前 · This year Barn Raiser took on the complexities of the farm bill in our new column “Inside the Farm Bill,” launched new Special Reports like “Charting a Path of Rural Progress,” which featured interviews with rural policy experts and organizers from around the country, broke ground in our reporting on rural nursing homes and PFAS and expanded coverage of Native Life, the environment and ...
Hope in Turbulent Times: Native Leaders Take the Long View
2024年12月16日 · In the wake of the 2024 election, Barn Raiser talks to prominent Native leaders and mentors, who tell us in edited interviews how and why their communities have long endured, even in divisive and unsettled times. Right now, all of us who live together on this earth face not just political instability but the “dual crises of climate change …
In Rural News Deserts, Trump Won Big - Barn Raiser
2024年12月15日 · Paul Farhi is Project Editor and Contributor at Northwestern University's Medill Local News Initiative’s The State of Local News Project. The Washington Post's former media reporter, he left the paper at the end of 2023 after nearly 36 years as a staff writer, during which he also covered business, politics and general assignment features.He has also been a senior contributing editor to the ...
Why Democrats Lost in Rural America. Again. - barnraisingmedia.com
2024年11月6日 · There will be many stories about the 2024 election. Still, at its core, Donald Trump’s victory was built on expanding his margins and vote totals even further in rural counties across the country, particularly in the swing states where campaigns, especially the Democrats, invested hundreds of millions of dollars.
About - Barn Raiser
Mission Statement: Barn Raiser publishes independent news, analysis and information to support diverse, civically engaged and dynamically connected rural and small town communities. We champion the free exchange of public dialogue by bringing together underrepresented voices and perspectives on the intractable issues facing communities and policymakers.
The Grassroots Electoral Movement Reshaping Rural Politics
2024年10月23日 · As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom, Barn Raiser relies on reader donations to bring you the news about what's happening in rural America. Through Dec. 31, you can match your one time donation 4x thanks to NewsMatch, the Joyce Foundation and a generous community donor.
2024 General Election Analysis - Barn Raiser
2024年11月2日 · The below analysis is based on the Associated Press VoteCast, an extensive survey of both voters and nonvoters that aims to tell the story behind election results. Conducted for the AP and Fox News by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, it’s a detailed snapshot of the American electorate that helps explain who voted, who didn’t vote, what issues they care about, how they feel ...
Indigenous Artists Give Minnesota a Map Makeover - Barn Raiser
2024年12月5日 · The following is the first installment of “Reimagining Rural Cartographies,” a new Barn Raiser series exploring innovative and nontraditional forms of mapping. It is guest-edited by Lydia Moran and funded by Arts Midwest’s Creative Media Cohort program. A t the southeastern edge of the Twin Cities, the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers converge at a place known in the Dakota language as ...