{"id":13716,"date":"2026-10-14T12:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=13716"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:06:37","slug":"saint-peters-professor-georgia-kral-participates-in-national-community-news-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/saint-peters-professor-georgia-kral-participates-in-national-community-news-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Peter\u2019s Professor Georgia Kral Participates in National Community News Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn-300x122.jpeg\" alt=\"photo of Georgia Kral at the CCN\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13717 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn-300x122.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn-1024x417.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn-768x313.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn-120x49.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2026\/10\/ccn.jpeg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Georgia Kral, professor in the Department of Communication and Media Culture at Saint Peter\u2019s University, traveled to Burlington, Vermont, to participate in the annual Center for Community News (CCN) conference at the University of Vermont, joining faculty members from across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Center for Community News works to connect higher education programs with local newsrooms nationwide, with the goal of addressing the local news crisis in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named a Faculty Champion by the Center last spring, Kral continues her work training Saint Peter\u2019s students to report on and cover stories throughout Hudson County, providing opportunities for students to gain hands-on journalism experience while supporting local news coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Kral, professor in the Department of Communication and Media Culture at Saint Peter\u2019s University, traveled to Burlington, Vermont, to participate in the annual Center for Community News (CCN) conference at the University of Vermont, joining faculty members from across the country. 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