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- Title
Friendships sustain volunteer newspaper for 21 years.
- Authors
Smethers, J. Steven; Bressers, Bonnie; Mwangi, Sam C.
- Abstract
After the community of Almena, Kansas, lost its newspaper, citizens formed an all-volunteer organization to publish the hyperlocal Prairie Dog Press, which has existed for 21 years. This study examines the dynamics of the organization and volunteer's motivations and finds collective efficacy and civic engagement at least partially explain the organization's longevity. Volunteer's strong bonds with one another have been key to sustaining the newspaper's production.
- Subjects
NEWSPAPERS; PRAIRIE Dog Press (Newspaper); MOTIVATION (Psychology); VOLUNTEERS; COMMUNITY involvement; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Newspaper Research Journal, 2017, Vol 38, Issue 3, p379
- ISSN
0739-5329
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0739532917722984