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DIY’s Not Dead

How local indie publications survive in a post-Rookie, ad-filled world

With low voter turnout, local news outlets step up to increase local political coverage

For those who feel misrepresented or underrepresented in mainstream media, independent publications can be the key to filling the void.

The RRJ recommends you read Chuck Klosterman’s meditation on “Mad Men” protagonist Don Draper, “A New Don,” written for the now... Read more →

The RRJ recommends that you watch Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr released in 2015, and directed by Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard.... Read more →

The RRJ recommends you read “A Death In Emergency Room One” and “A Part of Cop’s Past Lies Dead” by the... Read more →

The RRJ recommends you read “When Things Go Missing” by Kathryn Schulz, from the Feb. 13, 2017 issue of The New Yorker.... Read more →

The best health stories are about empathy, about seeing clearly that all that separates you, the reader, from the story’s... Read more →