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Depression Can Be Hard To Talk About, So Farmers Turn To Twitter For Support

Maggie Mullen

December 07, 2018 |

Wyoming Public Media |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

#Agtwitter provides a space for social connection among farmers. What started as a hashtag to disseminate advice about farming practices and farm equipment has grown into a digital space where people can connect and even vent about their personal challenges. In a region characterized by high suicide rates, Agtwitter helps lessen the often-isolating expanses of America’s mountain west.

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Remote work may bring some MT workers big-city wages.

Eric Dietrich

December 06, 2018 |

Montana Free Press |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

Workers across Montana look to remote work to bring them higher wages without having to move to a large city. While the far reach of the Internet brings more economic opportunity for techies in rural Montana and other small towns, telecommuters note that remote work can be challenging. Officials in the state are working to make this type of career more easily accessible and better paying.

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How you can get a low cost computer in CLE

Homa Bash

December 05, 2018 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Since launching in October, PCs for People have collected, refurbished, and distributed at an affordable cost to hundreds of people. They have also distributed hot spots to libraries for patrons to check out.

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Landlords Are Powerful. Here's A Way Renters Are Regaining Some Control.

Oliver Balch

November 09, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A growing number of tenant-focused websites are trying to level the power dynamic between shoddy landlords and tenants by giving tenants a voice. “There is a big power mismatch in today’s rental market, but it doesn’t have to be that way.” Amongst those is Rentlogic, which grades 1.1 million apartment buildings, but rather than relying on subjective comments the website provides a grade based on an algorithm.

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First developed by women to report on rural villages in India, Khabar Lahariya is now a national phenomenon

Kiran Nazish

November 08, 2018 |

Splice Media |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

Originally developed as a tool for women in rural India to learn how to read and write, Khabar Lahariya has grown into an important outlet of Indian journalism. Covering events in small, rural communities whose isolation has often bred corruption, Khabar Lahariya is spreading information and holding people accountable.

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These election tools are here to help you make sense of your long, complicated ballot

Adele Peters

November 02, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

Easy-to-use web apps provide information about candidates and referendums, gathering information all in one place for voters. BallotReady and We Vote are two such tools.

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Women in tech are mobilizing to improve access to abortion providers

Rina Raphael

November 01, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

A collaboration between pro-choice activists and tech workers is—in the face of increasing restrictive policy—creating access to services and information. Events like the Abortion Access Hackathon provide a means for collective action to create websites detailing the location of clinics and each state’s law regarding abortion.

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The Pirate Cell Towers of Rural Mexico

Martha Pskowski

November 01, 2018 |

New York Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Talea de Castro, Oaxaca

Indigenous communities in rural Mexico have typically faced challenges accessing internet and cell phone service. This is changing thanks to TIC, a nonprofit cell service provider. Lower costs, local community management, and open source technology keep the service affordable. After overcoming several legal battles, the nonprofit cell model is spreading to other areas in Mexico, Brazil, and more.

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Legal immigration is a mess. These startups are trying to help

Katharine Schwab

October 30, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Services like Boundless and Borderwise are helping immigrants navigate what is often a confusing and complicated process: applying for greencards. About 7,000 people a month use Boundless and so far they’ve had a 100 percent success rate. Boundless also has a network of vetted lawyers who review the applications. Services like these are increasingly more useful since the Trump administration is passing barriers that makes it easier for USCIS to reject applications. It’s turned into a world where it’s never been more important to get the paperwork done right the first time."

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A Rural Colorado Coal County Was Struggling. Then A Tech Company Brought New Jobs

Kirk Siegler

October 19, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Hotchkiss, Colorado

After “the shock” that laid off many coal miners in Delta County, Colorado, the area is experiencing a resurgence. Population is growing, finally, and a fiber optic internet company has stimulated the economy with new jobs. The company, Lightworks Fiber, has been on hiring spree, with 40 positions they are still looking to fill. It’s still a big transition from the coal economy - but not necessarily a bad one.

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