What does it say about the state of journalism (and the newspapers business) when an award winning, 20-something is out of work? Adam Sulfridge, who was recently profiled by CBS 60 minutes, is that journalist. His efforts were instrumental in exposing big corruption in a small town along Kentucky’s southeastern border involving a good sheriff gone…
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Imagine a place where everyone knows everybody else. A place that has a resilient, authority challenging, underdog, can-do, go get ‘em determination. A place where forces outside of its control have forced ingenuity, bootstrapping scrappiness, and a belief in bottom-up decision making. When the conditions are just right, they can cause a cultural spark that…
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