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Mississippi Today reporter named finalist for national health journalism award
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (214+ words) Allen Siegler, a mental health reporter at Mississippi Today, has been named a finalist for the 2025 National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Awards. He earned the recognition for his investigation into how Mississippi officials allocated more than $124 million in…...
Decline in local newspapers threatens community problem-solving in Heartland
1+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) More than one-third of U.S. newspapers have disappeared since 2005, according to a report from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. The report, titled "The State of Local News 2025,' states that the number of news desert counties " areas lacking consistent local reporting…...