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 The
Community Newspaper Showcase of Excellence features
some of the best community newspapers in the United States selected
by judges for the National Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper
Contest.
The goal of the project is to highlight excellence in community journalism, both for students and professionals. The project is in its seventh year. The newspapers featured in this publication represent a cross-section of community journalism, from dailies in large towns to small weeklies in rural areas. Students in Gloria Freeland's Newspaper Management class do the bulk of the writing. The NCCM then puts the publication together and an NNA-member newspaper prints it. The publication is a joint project of the NCCM and the National Newspaper Foundation.  This statue near Marysville recalls the Pony Express heritage of the plains. Discover Kansas Trails is a cooperative effort between several northeast Kansas newspapers and the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media in Kansas State University's Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Now in its eighth year, the purpose of the tourism tabloid is to let visitors know about the interesting places to see and about the important history in this part of Kansas. Also, the tabloid is an excellent opportunity for a school of journalism and community newspapers to work together on a practical project. This year's edition pays tribute to the participants' local setting - the beautiful Flint Hills region of Kansas. This geographic feature in eastern Kansas stretches from near the Kansas/Nebraska border south almost to the Oklahoma border. The rolling hills with their abundant natural grasses are prime grazing land for beef cattle, and are home to a wide variety of native plants and wildlife. For firsthand enjoyment of the prairie habitat, you can visit the Konza Prairie just south of Manhattan or the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, south of Council Grove on K177.
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