Listen: Preserving Local News in Rural North Dakota
When a longtime small-town publisher passed away, the future of two North Dakota newspapers hung in the balance. Ryan Janke, a Wishek native with a background in communications, stepped forward to keep the presses rolling. His journey from city employee and freelancer to owner of the Wishek Star and Ashley Tribune is both unlikely and deeply rooted in community. In this episode of Backstory, he reflects on the challenges of sustaining rural journalism and why preserving a local record still matters.
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