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According to the 2011 results of an annual survey conducted by he National Newspaper Association and the research arm of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism, readers in areas served by community newspapers continue to prefer the community newspaper as their source of local news and advertising.

A University of Missouri study debunks most of the negative talk about newspapers and shows they remain prime information sources

Local newspapers remain the dominant source of news in small towns and rural areas, according to the results of a new survey performed by the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Insight and Survey Center and the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism on behalf of the National Newspaper Association.

The 2011 results of an annual survey conducted by the National Newspaper Association and the research arm of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism show that 74 percent of people in communities served by a newspaper with circulations under 15,000 read a local newspaper each week.

The grant from the Department of Defense Federal Voting Assistance Program will fund research and development of a system to help those voters properly vote and be counted.

A team of Missouri researchers trained in technology, cyber-security and elections management will use a $740,000 Department of Defense grant to explore Internet-based and mobile phone voting applications.

A $740,000 federal grant was awarded to the Boone County Clerk for collaboration with MU and the Missouri secretary of state to develop a new voting system that utilizes the Internet and mobile technology.

While some people still perceive news tied to traditional media, others now hold a much broader perception of how the process goes beyond what is reported by journalists, the Information Research journal reports.

To Roger Fidler reading the newspaper means getting ink on his hands and charging up his tablet.

A study performed by the RJI Insight and Survey Center found strong ties between newspapers and their communities.

The survey, in its sixth year, shows consistent trends. Readers prefer the printed copy to the online version, with 48 percent saying they never read the local news online.

The NNA survey said 48 percent of those surveyed never read local news online, and 51 percent preferred getting advertising in the printed newspaper while only 11 percent preferred to see ads on the Internet.

New research from the University of Missouri shows that Internet users often do not make the conscious decision to read news online, but they come across news when they are searching for other information or doing non-news related activities online, such as shopping or visiting social networking sites.

The Missouri School of Journalism and the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) formally announced today that they will partner with HCD Research to conduct a national study among 18-70 year-olds to determine their media use and reactions to various media images.