Solutions Journalism in Rural Communities

Rural communities are developing practical and innovative responses to local challenges, from expanding child and elder care to organizing around land and infrastructure decisions and improving access to health services through telehealth and crisis response programs. Drawing on reporting from The Daily Yonder, this session uses a solutions journalism lens to explore how these efforts emerge and why storytelling about rural innovation matters. What stories about your community feel missing or overlooked in the news, and what solutions, resources, or ways of caring for one another would you want others to better understand?