Create a 8 page essay paper that discusses Rules of Engagement: Community Issues and Calls to Action.Local newspapers, even the rural ones, are often published only once a week (Cherry), still leaving

Create a 8 page essay paper that discusses Rules of Engagement: Community Issues and Calls to Action.

Local newspapers, even the rural ones, are often published only once a week (Cherry), still leaving the rural public with a less than timely news source(s). With this being said, timely reporting of rural news is most certainly a community issue that needs to be addressed (Cherry). Providing means of keeping your rural communities up-to-date concerning its own local news is ideal, and is much easier and more cost efficient than one may think. By setting up a community news website and asking the community to get involved and to support it, it is possible for rural areas today to have an up-to-date, timely, daily news source that will cover the important rural news that metropolitan newspapers and television stations alike often overlook while reporting what they consider to be “big” news. Creating and setting up a rural, community, daily website, depending on how elaborate and detailed you want it, could cost several thousand dollars (Walker) but most certainly would be worth the money in order for your rural community to have unlimited access to rural community news. The first thing one would need to do would be to talk with various web-designers, and tell them that you are looking to build a community news website. Make sure they are qualified and have experience (Walker). Then, ask the web-designer for any information that he/she can give you, including but not limited to. cost to create, design, and also maintain the up-keep on the site. If you find a website designer willing to help, he/she may even set up your community news site and maintain it for free, if you offer his/her company free lifetime advertisements. If you and the web-designer do indeed decide to go this route, sign something legally binding, a contract of sorts, so that each party knows for sure what is expected of them before the co-venture begins. No doubt, this idea could most certainly offer a solution to the issue of timely news reporting in rural communities, especially deep rural communities (Cherry). Next, you will need to get the “word out” and inform your rural community of what your intentions are concerning providing them with an up-to-date web news medium, which will be covering THEIR local news, the news often missed my metropolitan newspapers and television stations. Because many rural communities are not used to change (Cherry), the people of your rural community may or may not be in support of your venture. If they are not, don’t proceed. Wait until they are convinced to go along with your idea, because you will need all the rural support--civilian, business, etc. that you can get in order to ensure the success of your venture (Cherry). The venture is to help them, but if they are not “on board” with you, then no matter how great your idea is, it will not “fly”. On the other hand, if your rural community accepts your venture with and is willing to support it, then your next step will be to go for it! Be sure to let the community know that you are interested in what they would like to see and read about on the “new” news site. Make sure that the people of the public know that you are interested in them, their stories, and ideas for the site.