This publisher launched a contest to give her newspaper away for $1

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Longwell, Karen (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    URL:
    https://rrj.ca/this-publisher-launched-a-contest-to-give-her-newspaper-away-for-1/
    Published:
    Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11425
    Journal Title:
    Ryerson Review of Journalism
    Subject Term:
    communities, economics, information issues, innovations, newspapers, publishing, rural communities, trends, value of information, contests, publishers, rural communications, ownership, creativity, Canada (North America), and community journalism
    Notes:
    8 pages., Online via Ryerson Review of Journalism website. Published on February 19, 2020., Tara de Ryk, owner and publisher of a rural Saskatchewan weekly newspaper, decided after 21 years to retire from the newspaper business. This article describes how community interest in local news and an adventuresome spirit prompted her to conduct a give-away contest in late 2019. Interested persons were invited to write an essay (500 words maximum) about how they would be ideal owner and publisher of the Davidson Leader. The article describes the contest and winning entry, which led to change in ownership.

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