WV Uncovered project highlighted in Chronicle of Higher Education

Known for helping small, rural newspapers transition to the digital age, the “West Virginia Uncovered” project is being touted by one Iowa State University professor as an “inspiration to revitalize” journalism schools and the journalism industry as a whole.

The School of Journalism’s “West Virginia Uncovered” project was recently featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s technology news section. The article discusses how the School’s unique approach to online journalism has helped more than a dozen small newspapers make the digital leap. In addition, it features the School’s “Mobile Main Street” project – an extension of “West Virginia Uncovered” headed by Assistant Professor Dana Coester – in which faculty and students are working to create smartphone applications for legacy news organizations in rural areas. Read the full story at http://chronicle.com/article/West-Virginia-U-Helps-Local/128121/.